1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pipeline Safety Pilot Program Act . 2. Advancement of new pipeline safety technologies and approaches (a) In general Chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 60142. Pipeline safety enhancement programs (a) In general The Secretary shall establish and carry out limited safety-enhancing testing programs during the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2026 to evaluate innovative technologies and operational practices testing the safe operation of— (1) a natural gas pipeline facility; or (2) a hazardous liquid pipeline facility. (b) Limitations (1) In general Such testing programs may not exceed— (A) 5 percent of the total miles of hazardous liquid pipelines in the United States; and (B) 5 percent of the total miles of natural gas pipelines in the United States. (2) Individual operator mileage limitation The Secretary shall limit the mileage an individual operator can test under each program established under subsection (a) to the lesser of— (A) 50 percent of the total pipeline mileage in the operator’s system; or (B) 1,000 miles. (3) High population areas