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PUBLIC LAW 102-508—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3301 ing areas that are unusuedly sensitive to environmental deimage, the Secretary shall consider including earthquake zones and areas subject to substantial ground movements such as landsHdes; areas where ground water contamination would be likely in the event of the rupture of a pipeline facility; freshwater lakes, rivers, and waterways; and river deltas and other areas subject to soil erosion or subsidence from flooding or other water action, where pipeUne facilities are Ukely to become exposed or undermined.". (b) MAPS. —Section 203(i)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2002(i)(2)) is amended by inserting "including an identification of areas described in regulations issued under subsection (m)," after "supplementary geographic description,". (c) INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PLANS. —Section 210 of such Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2009) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(4) by inserting "and the protection of the environment" ailer "public safety"; and (2) in each of subsections (c)(2)(D) and (d)(2)(D) by inserting "the proximity of such areas to areas that are unusually sensitive to environmental damage," after "pipeline facilities are located,". SEC. 203. INCREASED INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. Section 203(k) of the Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2002(k)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (2) by inserting "(1) FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS.— " after "INSPECTION DEVICES. —^"; (3) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, and moving such paragraph (1) (including subparagraphs (A) and (B), as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) 2 ems to the right; (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following new sentence: "The Secretary may extend such regulation to require existing transmission facilities whose basic construction would accommodate an instrumented internal inspection device to be modified to permit the inspection of such facilities with instrumented internal inspection devices."; and (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.— Not later than 3 years after Regulations, the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall issue regulations requiring the periodic inspection of eacn pipeline identified pursuant to subsection (m) by the operator of the pipeline. In issuing the regulations, the Secretary shall prescribe the circumstances, if any, under which such inspections shall be conducted with an instrumented internal inspection device. In those circumstances under which an instrumented internal inspection device is not required, the Secretary shall require the use of an inspection method that is at least as effective as the use of such a device in providing for the safety of the pipeline.". SEC. 204. TECHNICAL PIPELINE SAFETY STANDARDS COMMITTEE. Section 204 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2003) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3) by striking the period and inserting ", including 2 members who have education, background, or