User fees — Us Code Code § 60301
Us Code Code § 60301 — User fees. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 60301. User fees
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(1)(A) related to a gas pipeline facility may be used only for an activity related to gas under chapter 601 of this title; and
(B) related to a hazardous liquid pipeline facility may be used only for an activity related to hazardous liquid under chapter 601 of this title; and
(2) may be used only to the extent provided in advance in an appropriation law.
(e)
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1328.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 60301(a) | 49 App.:1682a(a)(1), (d) (words after "subsection (a) of this section" and before "shall be sufficient"). | Apr. 7, 1986, Pub. L. 99–272, §7005, 100 Stat. 140. |
| 60301(b) | 49 App.:1682a(a)(3), (b). | |
| 60301(c) | 49 App.:1682a(a)(2). | |
| 60301(d) | 49 App.:1682a(c). | |
| 60301(e) | 49 App.:1682a(d) (less words after "subsection (a) of this section" and before "shall be sufficient"). |
In this section, the word "prescribe" is substituted for "establish" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
In subsection (a), the words "(hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Secretary')" and "appropriate" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b), the words "after September 30, 1985" are omitted as obsolete. The words "imposed on each person" are substituted for "assessed to the persons" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code. The words "the jurisdiction of" and "assess and" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c), the words "the services of" are omitted as surplus. The words "department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government" are substituted for "Federal . . . agency or instrumentality" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the Code.
In subsection (e), the words "by the Secretary" are omitted as surplus. The words "beginning on October 1, 1985" are omitted as executed.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of duties, powers, and authority of Research and Special Programs Administration under this chapter to the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 108–426, set out as a note under section 108 of this title.
Study and Report on User Fee Assessment Factors
Pub. L. 104–304, §17, Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3803, provided that, not later than 1 year after Oct. 12, 1996, the Secretary of Transportation, after considering a wide range of assessment factors and suggestions and comments from the public, would transmit to Congress a report assessing pipeline safety user fees solely on the basis of mileage to determine whether that measure of the resources of the Department of Transportation was the most appropriate measure of the resources used by the Department or another basis of assessment would be more appropriate.
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