; (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. .