Pipeline Safety Act of 1992

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Pipeline Safety Act of 1991 - Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to require Federal safety standards for the transportation of gas and hazardous liquids through pipelines to meet the need for protection of the environment as well as pipeline safety. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations establishing criteria for the identification by operators of: (1) gas pipelines (except natural gas distribution lines) that are located in high-density population areas; and (2) hazardous liquid pipelines and gathering lines that are located in areas unusually sensitive to environmental damage, that cross a river, or that are located in high-density population areas. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring a periodic instrumented internal inspection of such pipelines and gathering lines. Directs the Secretary to develop an instrumented internal inspection device (smart pig) capable of detecting potential seam failures, including those in electric resistance weld pipe. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report on the status of the development of such device. Requires the Secreta…