To improve public-private partnerships and increase Federal research, development, and demonstration related to the evolution of next generation pipeline systems, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines key terms for the Act: 'Department' means the Department of Energy; 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy; 'eligible entity' includes institutions of higher education (including HBCUs, tribal colleges, mandates interagency coordination for implementing the Act, and amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to add Section 40344, establishing the Advanced Pipeline Materials and Technologies Demonstration Initiative. It relies on grants, appropriations, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Energy, Technology, Education, and Defense.
Who Benefits and How
Pipeline technology and advanced materials companies could gain revenue opportunities, Universities and National Laboratories could gain revenue opportunities, and Sensor and monitoring technology companies could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Energy would take on compliance duties, National Institute of Standards and Technology would take on compliance duties, and Department of Energy (multiple program offices) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Defines key terms for the Act: 'Department' means the Department of Energy; 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy; 'eligible entity' includes institutions of higher education (including HBCUs, tribal colleges...
- Mandates interagency coordination for implementing the Act.
- Amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to add Section 40344, establishing the Advanced Pipeline Materials and Technologies Demonstration Initiative.
- Creates the operative text of Section 40344 as inserted into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
- Establishes a Joint Research and Development Program within DOE, in consultation with DOT and NIST, to carry out research projects that develop cost-effective advanced pipeline materials, enable commercialization...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines key terms for the Act: 'Department' means the Department of Energy; 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy; 'eligible entity' includes institutions of higher education (including HBCUs, tribal colleges, mandates interagency coordination for implementing the Act, and amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to add Section 40344, establishing the Advanced Pipeline Materials and Technologies Demonstration Initiative.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Technology, Education, Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill defines key terms for the Act: 'Department' means the Department of Energy; 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy; 'eligible entity' includes institutions of higher education (including HBCUs, tribal colleges, mandates interagency coordination for implementing the Act, and amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to add Section 40344, establishing the Advanced Pipeline Materials and Technologies Demonstration Initiative.
Policy Domains
Whole Bill - Next Generation Pipeline RD&D
Identified Gains
- Pipeline technology and advanced materials companies
- Universities and National Laboratories
- Sensor and monitoring technology companies
- National Laboratories
- Oil and gas pipeline operators
Identified Costs
- Department of Energy
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Department of Energy (multiple program offices)
- Department of Energy (EERE and Fossil Energy offices)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Weber of Texas (for himself and Ms. Ross) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
LNG facility operators, Oil and gas pipeline operators, Pipeline RD&D program participants (joint program and center)
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (reduced general authorization), DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (reduced general authorization), Department of Energy
National Institute of Standards and Technology faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Federal and state pipeline safety inspectors
Negative-direction: DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (reduced general authorization), DOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (reduced general authorization), Department of Energy, Department of Energy (EERE and Fossil Energy offices), Department of Energy (multiple program offices), Department of Transportation / PHMSA, PHMSA training centers, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
AI/ML and data analytics companies, Cybersecurity firms, National Laboratories
Positive-direction: AI/ML and data analytics companies, Cybersecurity firms, National Laboratories, Nonprofit research organizations, Pipeline measurement and testing equipment companies, Standards development organizations
Negative-direction: Non-pipeline DOE research programs (reduced available funding)
HBCUs, tribal colleges, and minority-serving institutions, Universities and National Laboratories, Universities and higher education institutions
Sensor and monitoring technology companies
Hydrogen and alternative fuel companies, Hydrogen supply chain companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- "the_secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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