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PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1301 bring a civil action to enforce this section in any district court of the United States. SUBTITLE Vra—PIPELE^S CHAPTER Sec. 601. SAFETY 60101 603. USER FEES 60301 605. INTERSTATE COMMERCE REGULATION 60501 CHAPTER 601—SAFETY Sec. 60101. Definitions. 60102. General authority. 60103. Standards for liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities. 60104. Requirements and limitations. 60105. State certifications. 60106. State agreements. 60107. State grants. 60108. Inspection and maintenance. 60109. High-density population areas and environmentally sensitive areas. 60110. Excess flow valves. 60111. Financial responsibility for liquefied natural gas facilities. 60112. Pipeline facilities hazaydous to life and property. 60113. Customer-owned natural gas service lines. 60114. One-call notification systems. 60115. Technical safety stanmu'ds committees. 60116. Public education programs. 60117. Administrative. 60118. Compliance and waivers. 60119. Judicial review. 60120. Enforcement. 60121. Actions by private persons. 60122. Civil penalties. 60123. Criminal penalties. 60124. Annual reports. 60125. Authorization of appropriations. . §60101. DeHnitions (a) In this chapter— (1) "existing liquefied natural gas facihty"— (A) means a liquefied natural gas facility for which an application to approve the site, construction, or operation of the facility was filed before March 1, 1978, with— (i) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (or any predecessor); or (ii) the appropriate State or local authority, if the facility is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.); but (B) does not include a facility on which construction is begun after November 29, 1979, without the approval. (2) "gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or toxic or corrosive gas. (3) "gas pipeline facility" includes a pipeline, a right of way, a facility, a building, or equipment used in transporting gas or treating gas during its transportation. (4) "hazardous liquid" means— (A) petroleum or a petroleum product; and (B) a substance the Secretary of Transportation decides may pose an unreasonable risk to life or property when transported by a hazardous liquid pipeline facility in a liquid state (except for liquefied natural gas).