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OK HB1424
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Purcy Walker
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AI Summary
HB 1424 Summary
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Grants the Oklahoma Corporation Commission authority to establish, administer, and enforce safety standards for maintenance and operation of natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines, crude oil pipelines, and hazardous liquid pipelines.
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Requires pipeline operators to take all practicable steps to protect buried pipelines from washouts, floods, unstable soil, landslides, and other hazards that could cause pipelines to become uncovered or exposed.
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Requires pipeline operators to recover buried pipelines that become uncovered or exposed within a reasonable timeframe established by the Commission after being notified of the exposure.
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Becomes effective November 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Pipelines; granting the Corporation Commission the power and duty to enforce maintenance and operation standards for certain pipelines; effective date.
Oil and Gas
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Energy and Utility Regulation
2/8/2011