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 PUBLIC LAW 102-508-OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3303 serves to transfer hazardous liquids in underwater pipelines between vessels and onshore facilities. "(6) SUPPLEMENTARY IMTIAL INSPECTION. — "(A) REQUIREMENT. — Not later than— Reports, "(i) 3 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph; or "(ii) 6 months after the establishment of standards under subparagraph (D), whichever occurs first, the operator of each offshore pipeline facility not described in paragraph (1)(A) shall inspect such pipeline facility and report to the Secretary on any portion of the pipeline facility which is exposed or is a hazard to navigation. This subparagraph shall apply only to pipeline facilities between the high water mark and the point where the subsurface is under 15 feet of water, as measured from mean low water. "(B) EXTENSION.— The Secretary may extend the time period for compliance under subparagraph (A) with respect to a pipeline facility for an additional period of up to 6 months if the operator of the pipeline facility demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a good faith effort, with due diligence and care, has failed to enable compliance with the deadline under subparagraph (A). "(C) PRIOR INSPECTION RECOGNITION.—Any inspection of a pipeline facility which has occurred after October 3, 1989, may be used for comphance with subparagraph (A) if the inspection conforms to the requirements of that subparagraph. "(D) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS. —The Secretary shall, within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, establish, for the purposes of this paragraph, standards— "(i) for what constitutes an exposed pipeline facility; and "(ii) for what constitutes a hazard to navigation.". SEC. 208. GATHERING LINES. (a) DEFINITION OF TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS.— (1) AMENDMENTS. —Section 202(3) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2001(3)) is amended— (A) by striking "any such"; (B) by inserting ", other than regulated gathering lines," after "through gathering lines"; and (C) by inserting ", but such term shall include the movement of hazardous liquids through regulated gathering lines" after "any of such facilities". (2) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by paragraph 49 USC app. (1) shall take effect on the effective date of the regulations ^^^ "°*®- required under section 220 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, as added by subsection (b) of this section. (b) REGULATIONS DEFINING GATHERING LINES.— Such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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