1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i PHMSAs Pipeline Safety Reauthorization: Funding Issues Updated August 10, 2020 Introduction The federal pipeline safety program is administered by the Department of Transportations (DOTs) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials S
2、afety Administration (PHMSA), working with state pipeline safety regulators. Together, the federal and state agencies regulate the safety of the nations hazardous liquid (e.g., crude oil) and natural gas pipelines. Under the PIPES Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-183), funding authorization for PHMSAs pipeline
3、 safety program expired on October 1, 2019. Although the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94) includes pipeline safety appropriations for FY2020, Congress is debating at what levels the program should next be authorized. The Trump Administrations FY2019 and FY2020 budgets have
4、 proposed reducing PHMSAs pipeline safety funding whereas House and Senate bills would authorize increased funding at different levels. Past Budget Authority PHMSAs pipeline safety program is funded primarily by user fees assessed on each regulated pipeline operator. PHMSA collects additional fees f
