; (2) an estimate of the annual cost to maintain the VIS program, including an assessment and projection of costs associated with the Third-Party Data Manager, data sourcing and storage, data governance, data architecture, data consumption, and the VIS operations and administration by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; (3) the methodology for determining the estimate under paragraph (2); (4) the number of expected participants in the VIS program; (5) the number of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration positions needed to maintain the VIS program; (6) the projected timeline for the implementation of the VIS program to meet the purposes under subsection (a)(2); and (7) recommendations to ensure sufficient funding for the ongoing activities of the VIS program, including a reasonable fee assessed on authorized participants in the VIS program. (k) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for the establishment of a voluntary information-sharing program under this section— (1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (4) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 60144.Voluntary information-sharing system. . 25. Carbon dioxide pipelines (a) Purpose and general authority Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in subparagraph (1)(B)(i) by inserting or carbon dioxide after hazardous liquids ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— (i) by redesignating clause (ii) and (iii) as clause (iii) and (iv), respectively; and (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) carbon dioxide pipeline safety information; ; (2) in subsection (c) by inserting or carbon dioxide pipeline facility after hazardous liquid pipeline facility ; (3) in subsection (d)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking and at the end