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Relating to pipelines and underground storage and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2021
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to pipelines and underground storage. The bill requires pipeline companies governed by Code chapter 479 (pipelines and underground gas storage), 479A (interstate natural gas pipelines), or 479B (hazardous liquid pipelines and storage facilities) doing business in this state to maintain a record of the global positioning system coordinates of access points to the pipeline company’s pipelines and underground storage in this state and the pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or fixtures in this state that are used to facilitate the operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines or underground storage.
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a right-of-way on the landowner’s property and all of the pipeline company’s above-ground facilities or fixtures located on the landowner’s property that are used to facilitate the operation of the pipeline company’s pipelines or underground storage. The bill requires a pipeline company to provide the global positioning system coordinates to the landowner within three business days of the date the pipeline company receives the request. The bill requires the board to adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A to administer these provisions. A person who violates a provision of Code chapter 479 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 for each violation or $1 million for any related series of violations. A person who violates a provision of Code chapter 479B is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation or $200,000 for any related series of violations.
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2021. Meeting: Tuesday, January 26 · 4:30 PM · RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult (Cancelled).
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