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HB 1261 State Corporation Commission; interstate gas pipeline safety program.

Introduced by: Gregory D. Habeeb | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State Corporation Commission; interstate gas pipeline safety program. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to seek delegation from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) of authority to implement the safety inspection provisions of the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968. The federal Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration has jurisdiction over interstate gas pipeline safety programs. If the Secretary agrees, the SCC will be responsible for conducting the program in the Commonwealth. The SCC's authority to conduct safety inspections of interstate gas pipelines will commence the July 1 following the date the SCC receives its delegation of authority from the Secretary.


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