AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS. Section 17(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1684(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (4); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(6) $3,733,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988; “(7) $3,978,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989; “(8) $4,086,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990; and “(9) $4,270,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991. The Secretary may credit to any appropriation authorized under this subsection funds received from non-Federal sources for reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Secretary in providing training. The Secretary may expend in fiscal year 1989 or fiscal year 1990 not to exceed $50,000 of funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection for such fiscal year for establishing a training program for persons who install, operate, and maintain a system of providing natural gas for more than one unit in a definable area (including a building or series of buildings, a mobile home park, a housing project, or an apartment complex) through use of a master metering system in lieu of separate meters.”