public safety zones Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (u) Worker and public safety zones (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe a safety standard requiring each owner or operator of a pipeline facility to establish a worker and public safety zone at the location of any construction, replacement, or repair of the pipeline facility, within which only persons authorized by the owner or operator of the pipeline facility, including contractors and subcontractors, shall be permitted. (2) Requirements In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include requirements that the owner or operator of a pipeline facility— (A) ensure that— (i) a worker and public safety zone is in place at all times beginning on the date on which the construction, replacement, or repair of the pipeline facility commences and ending on the date on which such construction, replacement, or repair is completed