The new law expands the Commission’s authority to enforce federal pipeline safety laws as they relate to gas and hazardous liquids pipeline equipment and facilities within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Pipeline Act requires the Commission to develop and maintain a registry of pipeline operators within Pennsylvania.
The Commission will recover the costs of this program by assessments on pipeline operators based on the total intrastate regulated transmission, regulated distribution and regulated onshore gathering pipeline miles in operation for the transportation of gas and hazardous liquids in Pennsylvania during the prior calendar year.
For more information, visit the PUC's Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines Act webpage.