PUBLIC LAW 109–468—DEC. 29, 2006
120 STAT. 3491
(2) in subsection (a) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); (3) in subsection (a) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.—At least the first 3 grants awarded under this section shall be demonstration grants for the purpose of demonstrating and evaluating the utility of grants under this section. Each such demonstration grant shall not exceed $25,000. ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL FINDINGS.—Each recipient of a grant under this section shall ensure that— ‘‘(A) the technical findings made possible by the grants are made available to the relevant operators; and ‘‘(B) open communication between the grant recipients, local operators, local communities, and other interested parties is encouraged.’’; and (4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT TRANSPARENCY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 (as amended by section 2(b) of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 60135. Enforcement transparency ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(1) provide a monthly updated summary to the public of all gas and hazardous liquid pipeline enforcement actions taken by the Secretary or the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, from the time a notice commencing an enforcement action is issued until the enforcement action is final; ‘‘(2) include in each such summary identification of the operator involved in the enforcement activity, the type of alleged violation, the penalty or penalties proposed, any changes in case status since the previous summary, the final assessment amount of each penalty, and the reasons for a reduction in the proposed penalty, if appropriate; and ‘‘(3) provide a mechanism by which a pipeline operator named in an enforcement action may make information, explanations, or documents it believes are responsive to the enforcement action available to the public. ‘‘(b) ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY.—Each summary under this section shall be made available to the public by electronic means. ‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO FOIA.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to require disclosure of information or records that are exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 601 (as amended by section 2(b) of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end:
Deadline. Public information.
‘‘60135. Enforcement transparency.’’. SEC. 7. DIRECT LINE SALES.
Section 60101(a) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: ‘‘(6) ‘interstate gas pipeline facility’ means a gas pipeline facility— ‘‘(A) used to transport gas; and
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