FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

SEC 209. FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. Section 212 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2011) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Coordination Procedures.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, after consultation with appropriate State officials, shall establish procedures to promote more effective coordination between the agencies of the United States and of the States with regulatory authority over pipeline facilities with respect to responses to pipeline accidents.”.