2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES (HEADING: PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, @6 (new))
Chapter 45: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE UTILITIES
35-A §4517. Private natural gas pipelines

Part 4: GAS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §6 (NEW)

§4517. Private natural gas pipelines

1. Private natural gas pipelines; definition. As used in this section, "private natural gas pipeline" means a pipeline that is used solely for the transport of natural gas to a single customer, is owned by the customer or an affiliate of the customer and is not a natural gas pipeline utility or gas utility.

[ 2011, c. 110, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Safety regulation. The commission may exercise safety regulation over an entity that owns or operates a private natural gas pipeline on public land or land owned by a 3rd party, notwithstanding that the entity is not a public utility. Safety regulation under this subsection may be enforced as provided in sections 4515 and 4516-A.

[ 2011, c. 110, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Approval of construction. A private natural gas pipeline may not be constructed without approval of the commission. When requesting approval, the entity that owns or operates a private natural gas pipeline shall submit to the commission information concerning the engineering design of the pipeline and the standards of construction the entity proposes to follow and any other information the commission determines necessary to make a determination of whether to approve construction. The commission shall approve the construction if the commission determines that the standards of construction of the pipeline adequately protect the safety of the public.

[ 2011, c. 110, §1 (NEW) .]

4. Waiver. The commission may waive for good cause any requirements under this section.

[ 2011, c. 110, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2011, c. 110, §1 (NEW).