Relating to pipelines and underground storage and making penalties applicable

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. 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.