Maryland Public Utility Companies Section 11-202

      (a)      The Commission may act for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 with respect to intrastate pipelines located within the State to the extent authorized by certification or agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601.

      (b)      The Commission shall:

            (1)      make periodic certifications and reports to the federal Department of Transportation as may be required under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601; and

            (2)      take any other actions necessary to carry out its responsibilities under a certification or agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation under this subtitle.

      (c)      The authority of the Commission extends only to pipeline safety and enforcement and does not extend to hazardous liquid spill cleanup and remediation.