List of potential new activities prioritized from top to bottom. Highlighted items are those thought to be the easiest to ask legal groups for money to help fund.

• Advocate for increased availability of pipeline safety data on regulators websites o Highest priorities: inspection and performance results (by operator)

• Provide additional scholarships to Trust conferences $20,000-50,000**

 Basic Guide to Pipelines for Concerned Citizens $5,000

 Landowners Guide to Pipelines $5,000 o Easements, restrictions, pipeline activities on easement, etc.

 Develop regional conferences focused on $5,000-$10,000/conference regional issues

 Report: Annual Safety Scorecard o Comparison of the safety record of the top 10-20 pipeline companies (liquid, Natural Gas transmission and distribution).

 Ability to provide more technical assistance to communities via independent technical experts, legal experts, and staff. Grow network of known independent experts. Develop network of universities and independent consultants to provide technical assistance.

• Develop model pipeline easement agreement $5,000

 Report - The effectiveness of integrity management repair $5,000-$10,000 requirements, and possible indicators regarding inspection intervals

 Targeting outreach to local government officials $5,000-$1,000,000 and planners in areas where development is encroaching on existing pipelines

 Report - Review of API Recommended Practice 1162 $5,000-$10,000 (Operators’ outreach programs)

 Develop compendium of pipeline lawsuits o Civil and criminal cases o Personal injury and property damage o Property rights & Public safety  You-Tube videos on specific pipeline incidents $1,000

 Report - Review of the siting process for liquid pipelines $5,000-$10,000

 Report - Review of PHMSA Community Technical Assistance $5,000-$10,000 Grant Program o Performance and barriers

• Report - Pipeline safety and relative risk analysis $5,000-$10,000 o Problems in comparing pipelines to other modes of transportation, and other risky activities (for example, golfing in a lightning storm, eating peanut butter)

• Report: The State of Pipeline Safety $5,000* Periodic (at least 18 months before PHMSA reauthorization)

 Expand Trust capability (through staff or contracts) to $80,000 review proposed legislation, regulations, standards, environmental impact statements and other legislative and regulatory materials.

 Report - Review of FERC’s public involvement program for $5,000-$10,000 pipeline siting

 Report - Whether more pipelines are needed $5,000-$10,000 o Analysis of the various forecasts for future energy demands/needs; comparison to current and proposed pipeline capacities; and evaluation of possible reduction in need based on alternative energy scenarios.

 Report - Review of state eminent domain laws $5,000

 Establish Trust regional offices $120,000/office o Long-term natural gas drilling: Texas and Pennsylvania

 Report: PHMSA Research and Development (R&D) Forum $2,000 o Scholarship to technical student to attend forum and produce report

 Report: Pipeline Safety R&D status $5,000-$10,000 o To include detailed descriptions of promising emerging technology

 Other Reports o As needed

 Contract with universities and independent consultants o Undertake analysis related to R & D, statistics, standards o Conduct surveys