PRIORITIZATION OF RULEMAKING.

SEC. 112. PRIORITIZATION OF RULEMAKING. (a) Rulemaking.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule with respect to the portion of the proposed rule issued on April 8, 2016, entitled “Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines” (81 Fed. Reg. 20722; Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023) that relates to the consideration of gathering pipelines. (b) Study.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) review the extent to which geospatial and technical data is collected by operators of gathering lines, including design and material specifications; (2) analyze information collected by operators of gathering lines when the mapping information described in paragraph (1) is not available for a gathering line; and (3) assess any plans and timelines of operators of gathering lines to develop the mapping information described in paragraph (1) or otherwise collect information described in paragraph (2). (c) Report.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the review required under subsection (b), including any recommendations that the Comptroller General of the United States may have as a result of the review.