Authorizes funding for federal pipeline safety programs for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and modifies inspection, enforcement, penalty, and emergency response rules for gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.

• Sets annual funding levels for pipeline safety programs, emergency response grants, and state damage prevention programs for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
• Raises the maximum civil penalty figures from $200,000 to $400,000 and from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000.
• Requires risk-based inspections of in-service breakout tanks, with routine external monitoring and secondary containment where internal inspections become less frequent.
• Requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to publish the full text, or a free link, for industry safety standards it incorporates, and allows drones and satellites for right-of-way surface inspections.

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)

Transportation and Public Works