299J.01 AUTHORITY OF OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY. The commissioner of public safety shall, to the extent authorized by agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation, act as agent for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 2001 to 2014, the […]
299J.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 299J.01 to 299J.17. Subd. 2. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety. Subd. 3. Director. “Director” means the director of the Office of Pipeline Safety. Subd. 4. Emergency. “Emergency” means a condition that poses a clear and immediate danger to life […]
299J.03 OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Office of Pipeline Safety is under the control of a director appointed by the commissioner and serving at the commissioner’s pleasure in the unclassified service. The commissioner shall employ in the Office of Pipeline Safety inspectors and other professional and clerical staff who serve in the […]
299J.04 DUTIES OF OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY. Subdivision 1. General duties. The commissioner shall: (1) enforce sections 216D.01 to 216D.09, as provided in sections 216D.08 and 216D.09; (2) maintain a database of all pipeline and LNG facility emergency releases; (3) inspect, as necessary, any record, map, or written procedure required by sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 […]
299J.05 PIPELINE SETBACK ORDINANCE. (a) The commissioner shall adopt, by December 31, 1990, a model ordinance under chapter 14 requiring a setback from pipelines in areas where residential or other development is allowed. The model ordinance must apply only to new development and not to development that has occurred, or for which development permits have […]
299J.07 PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO REPORT EMERGENCY RELEASE. Subdivision 1. Duty to report. A pipeline operator shall immediately report by telephone to the emergency response center established by the commissioner of public safety an emergency release from the operator’s pipeline or LNG facility. Subd. 2. Felony. (a) An employee of a pipeline operator who has […]
299J.08 COMMISSIONER REPORTS RELEASE; ADVICE, COORDINATION. Upon receiving notice of an emergency release, the commissioner or a designee shall immediately report the emergency release to the emergency responder of the appropriate local governmental unit, to the Pollution Control Agency if the notice of the release is required by section 115.061, and to any other person […]
299J.10 LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. (a) A county or statutory or home rule charter city having a pipeline or LNG facility within its jurisdiction shall prepare an emergency operations plan and supporting documents that will include appropriate pipeline safety information. The format and content of the plan and supporting documents must be in agreement […]
299J.11 ADOPTION OF FEDERAL PIPELINE INSPECTION RULES. To enable the state to act as an agent of the United States Secretary of Transportation and to qualify for annual federal certification to enforce the federal pipeline inspection program authorized by the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 2001 to 2014, the […]
299J.12 INTERSTATE PIPELINE INSPECTION FEE, ASSESSMENT. Subdivision 1. Assessment and deposit of fee. For each quarter following the delegation to the state of the inspection authority described in section 299J.04, the commissioner shall assess and collect from every interstate pipeline operator an inspection fee in an amount calculated under subdivisions 2 and 3. If an […]
299J.13 ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION OF DATA. Subdivision 1. Duty to provide information. A person who the director has reason to believe is responsible for an emergency release shall, when requested by the office or an authorized agent of the office, furnish to the director any information that the person may have or may reasonably […]
299J.14 LINE MARKERS; VANDALISM PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Line markers required. A pipeline operator shall place and maintain line markers over each pipeline as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 192.707 and 195.410. Subd. 2. Vandalism prohibited; misdemeanor. A person may not deface, mar, damage, remove, injure, displace, destroy, or tamper with any […]
299J.15 DISPOSAL OF PIPELINE; PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Disposal prohibited. (a) After an emergency release has occurred, a pipeline operator, or its employee or agent, may not dispose of, destroy, or alter the part of a pipeline or LNG facility that was involved in the emergency release until approval is granted by the commissioner. The […]
299J.16 CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Subdivision 1. Civil penalty. (a) A pipeline operator who violates section 299J.07, subdivision 1, or 299J.15, or the rules of the commissioner implementing those sections, shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the court, up to $100,000 for each day […]
299J.17 OTHER REMEDIES PRESERVED. Sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 do not abolish or diminish the right of a person to bring a legal action or use a remedy available under any other provision of state or federal law, including common law, to recover for personal injury, disease, economic loss, or other costs arising out of a […]
299J.18 PIPELINE SAFETY ACCOUNT. The pipeline safety account is established as an account in the state treasury. All fees and penalties collected under sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the pipeline safety account. Money received by the office in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursements, or appropriations […]
