49 U.S.C. § 60107: State pipeline safety grants

to carry out a safety program under a certification under section 60105 of this title or an agreement under section 60106 of this title ; or to act as an agent of the Secretary on interstate gas pipeline facilities or interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facilities. After notifying and consulting with a State authority, the Secretary may withhold any part of a payment when the Secretary decides that the authority is not carrying out satisfactorily a safety program or not acting satisfactorily as an agent. The Secretary may pay an authority under this section only when the authority ensures the Secretary that it will provide the remaining costs of a safety program, except when the Secretary waives this requirement. The Secretary shall apportion the amount appropriated to carry out this section among the States. A payment may be made under this section in installments, in advance, or on a reimbursable basis. the form of, and way of filing, an application under this section; reporting and fiscal procedures the Secretary considers necessary to ensure the proper accounting of money of the Government; and qualifications for a State to meet to receive a payment under this section, including qualifications for State employees who perform inspection activities under section 60105 or 60106 of this title. consider the experience and training of the employee; order training or other requirements; and provide for approval of qualifications on a conditional basis until specified requirements are met. If a State program’s certification is rejected under section 60105(f) or such program is otherwise suspended or interrupted, the Secretary may use any undistributed, deobligated, or recovered funds authorized under this section to carry out pipeline safety activities for that State within the period of availability for such funds.