PUBLIC LAW 107-355—DEC. 17, 2002 116 STAT. 2999 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.—T here is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for carrying out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006. (2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006. (3) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology for carrying out this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006. (4) GENERAL REVENUE FUNDING. — Any sums appropriated under this subsection shall be derived from general revenues and may not be derived from amounts collected under section 60301 of title 49, United States Code. (g) PIPELINE INTEGRITY PROGRAM.—Of the amounts available in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9509), $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Transportation, as provided in appropriation Acts, to carry out programs for detection, prevention, and mitigation of oil spills for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006. (h) PARTICIPATING AGENCIES DEFINED. —In this section, the term "participating agencies" means the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. SEC. 13. PIPELINE QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS. (a) VERIFICATION PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 601 is further amended by adding at the end the following: "§ 60131. Verification of pipeline qualification programs "(a) IN GENERAL. —Subject to the requirements of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall require the operator of a pipeline facility to develop and adopt a qualification program to ensure that the individuals who perform covered tasks are qualified to conduct such tasks. "(b) STANDARDS AND CRITERIA.— "(1) DEVELOPMENT.— Not later than 1 year after the date Deadline. of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the Department of Transportation has in place standards and criteria for qualification programs referred to in subsection (a). "(2) CONTENTS.— The standards and criteria shall include the following: "(A) The establishment of methods for evaluating the acceptability of the qualifications of individuals described in subsection (a). "(B) A requirement that pipeline operators develop and implement written plans and procedures to qualify individuals described in subsection (a) to a level found acceptable using the methods established under subparagraph (A) and
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