CHAPTER 4.5. Gas Pipeline Safety [950. - 978.]

Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 520, Sec. 1.

§§ 950–978 · 19 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 950–950.5 · 2 sections

   • § 950 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Commission-regulated gas pipeline facility” means an intrastate gas…
   • § 950.5 This chapter shall not apply to gas pipeline facilities owned and operated by a local publicly owned utility.
2. ARTICLE 2. Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011 §§ 955–972 · 14 sections

   • § 955 (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011. (b) The commission is the state authority responsible for…
   • § 955.5 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Gas pipeline” means an intrastate distribution line as described in…
   • § 956 (a) On or before July 1, 2012, the commission shall open an appropriate proceeding or expand the scope of an existing proceeding to establish compatible…
   • § 956.5 Owners and operators of intrastate transmission and distribution lines, at least once each calendar year, shall meet with each local fire department having…
   • § 957 (a) (1) Unless the commission determines that it is prohibited from doing so by subdivision (c) of Section 60104 of Title 49 of the United States Code, the…
   • § 958 (a) Each gas corporation shall prepare and submit to the commission a proposed comprehensive pressure testing implementation plan for all intrastate…
   • § 958.5 (a) Twice a year, or as determined by the commission, each gas corporation shall file with the division of the commission responsible for utility safety a gas…
   • § 959 Each gas corporation shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commission, in its general rate case proceeding, that the requested revenue requirements will…
   • § 960 (a) When the federal National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) submits a safety recommendation letter concerning gas pipeline safety to the commission, the…
   • § 961 (a) For purposes of this section, “gas corporation workforce” means the employees of a gas corporation and employees of an independent contractor of the gas…
   • § 963 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “After-meter services” includes, but is not limited to, leak…
   • § 969 In any ratemaking proceeding in which the commission authorizes a gas corporation to recover expenses for the gas corporation’s transmission pipeline integrity…
   • § 970 (a) The commission shall perform an analysis of benchmark data and adopt safety performance metrics for pipeline safety. (b) The commission shall consider the…
   • § 972 (a) A penalty assessed against a gas corporation pursuant to this part in regards to a natural gas storage facility leak shall at least equal the amount…
3. ARTICLE 3. Methane Leakage Abatement §§ 975–978 · 3 sections

   • § 975 (a) For purposes of this chapter, “commission-regulated gas pipeline facility” has the same meaning as defined in Section 950. (b) With priority given to…
   • § 977 In order to achieve transparency and accountability for rate revenues and best value for ratepayers, and consistent with the commission’s existing ratemaking…
   • § 978 Except as expressly so provided, this article does not expand or in any manner alter the commission’s jurisdiction over the regulation of emissions of…