2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 483 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE LINES
Act 165 of 1969 - GAS SAFETY STANDARDS (483.151 - 483.162)
Section 483.152 - Rules and standards; criteria; waiver.
GAS SAFETY STANDARDS (EXCERPT)Act 165 of 1969
483.152 Rules and standards; criteria; waiver.
Sec. 2.
(1) The commission shall promulgate rules and prescribe safety standards for pipeline facilities and the transportation of gas in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. In prescribing safety standards, the commission shall consider:
(a) Relevant available pipeline safety data.
(b) Whether the standards are appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation.
(c) The extent to which the standards will contribute to public safety.
(2) If a person engaged in the transportation of gas or the operation of pipeline facilities applies, the commission, after notice and opportunity for a hearing and under the terms and conditions and to the extent the commission considers appropriate, may waive, in whole or in part, compliance with any standard established under this act, if the waiver is not inconsistent with gas pipeline safety. At the time of issuing the waiver, the commission shall state the reasons for its issuance.
History: 1969, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1969
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Am. 1992, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1992
Admin Rule: R 460.2301 et seq.; R 460.20101 et seq.; and R 460.20201 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
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