PUBLIC LAW 109–468—DEC. 29, 2006
120 STAT. 3489
authority to receive the grant, the Secretary shall review the State’s damage prevention program to determine its effectiveness. ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under this section to a State authority may only be used to pay the cost of the personnel, equipment, and activities that the State authority reasonably requires for the calendar year covered by the grant to develop or carry out its damage prevention program in accordance with subsection (b). ‘‘(f) NONAPPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION.—A grant made under this section is not subject to the section 60107(a) limitation on the maximum percentage of funds to be paid by the Secretary. ‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided to carry out this section may not be used for lobbying or in direct support of litigation. ‘‘(h) DAMAGE PREVENTION PROCESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘damage prevention process’ means a process that incorporates the principles described in sections 60114(b), 60114(d), and 60114(e).’’. (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 601 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘60134. State damage prevention programs.’’.
(c) STATE PIPELINE SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 60107(a) is amended by striking ‘‘not more than 50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 80 percent’’. (d) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Section 60107(b) is amended by striking ‘‘spent—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘spent for gas and hazardous liquid safety programs for the 3 fiscal years prior to the fiscal year in which the Secretary makes the payment, except when the Secretary waives this requirement.’’. (e) DAMAGE PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—Section 60114 (as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section) is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(g) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to any organization or entity (not including for-profit entities) for the development of technologies that will facilitate the prevention of pipeline damage caused by demolition, excavation, tunneling, or construction activities, with emphasis on wireless and global positioning technologies having potential for use in connection with notification systems and underground facility locating and marking services. Funds provided under this subsection may not be used for lobbying or in direct support of litigation. The Secretary may also support such technology development through cooperative agreements with trade associations, academic institutions, and other organizations.’’. SEC. 3. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 61 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 6109. Public education and awareness ‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall make a grant to an appropriate entity for promoting public education and awareness with respect to the 811 national excavation damage prevention phone number.
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