§ 60104. — Requirements and limitations.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC60104]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VIII--PIPELINES
CHAPTER 601--SAFETY
Sec. 60104. Requirements and limitations
(a) Opportunity To Present Views.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall give an interested person an opportunity to make oral and written
presentations of information, views, and arguments when prescribing a
standard under this chapter.
(b) Nonapplication.--A design, installation, construction, initial
inspection, or initial testing standard does not apply to a pipeline
facility existing when the standard is adopted.
(c) Preemption.--A State authority that has submitted a current
certification under section 60105(a) of this title may adopt additional
or more stringent safety standards for intrastate pipeline facilities
and intrastate pipeline transportation only if those standards are
compatible with the minimum standards prescribed under this chapter. A
State authority may not adopt or continue in force safety standards for
interstate pipeline facilities or interstate pipeline transportation.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a State authority may enforce a
requirement of a one-call notification program of the State if the
program meets the requirements for one-call notification programs under
this chapter or chapter 61.
(d) Consultation.--(1) When continuity of gas service is affected by
prescribing a standard or waiving compliance with standards under this
chapter, the Secretary of Transportation shall consult with and advise
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or a State authority having
jurisdiction over the affected gas pipeline facility before prescribing
the standard or waiving compliance. The Secretary shall delay the
effective date of the standard or waiver until the Commission or State
authority has a reasonable opportunity to grant an authorization it
considers necessary.
(2) In a proceeding under section 3 or 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15
U.S.C. 717b or 717f), each applicant for authority to import natural gas
or to establish, construct, operate, or extend a gas pipeline facility
subject to an applicable safety standard shall certify that it will
design, install, inspect, test, construct, operate, replace, and
maintain a gas pipeline facility under those standards and plans for
inspection and maintenance under section 60108 of this title. The
certification is binding on the Secretary of Energy and the Commission
except when an appropriate enforcement agency has given timely written
notice to the Commission that the applicant has violated a standard
prescribed under this chapter.
(e) Location and Routing of Facilities.--This chapter does not
authorize the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe the location or
routing of a pipeline facility.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 107-
355, Sec. 3(a), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2986.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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60104(a).............................. 49 App.:1672(c). Aug. 12, 1968, Pub. L. 90-481, Sec.
3(c), 82 Stat. 721; Nov. 30, 1979,
Pub. L. 96-129, Secs. 104(a)(2), (c),
109(c), 93 Stat. 992, 994, 996.
49 App.:2002(g). Nov. 30, 1979, Pub. L. 96-129, Secs.
202(4) (28th-last words), 203(c) (last
sentence), (g), 93 Stat. 1003, 1004,
1005.
60104(b).............................. 49 App.:1672(a)(1) (6th Aug. 12, 1968, Pub. L. 90-481, Sec.
sentence). 3(a)(1) (6th, 9th, last sentences), 82
Stat. 721; Oct. 11, 1976, Pub. L. 94-
477, Sec. 4(2), 90 Stat. 2073; Nov.
30, 1979, Pub. L. 96-129, Secs.
101(a), 109(c), (e), 93 Stat. 990,
996; Oct. 24, 1992, Pub. L. 102-508,
Sec. 116, 106 Stat. 3298.
49 App.:2002(c) (last
sentence).
60104(c).............................. 49 App.:1672(a)(1) (9th, last
sentences).
49 App.:2002(d). Nov. 30, 1979, Pub. L. 96-129, Sec.
203(d), 93 Stat. 1004; Oct. 24, 1992,
Pub. L. 102-508, Sec. 215, 106 Stat.
3305.
60104(d).............................. 49 App.:1676(a). Aug. 12, 1968, Pub. L. 90-481, Sec.
9(a), 82 Stat. 725; Nov. 30, 1979,
Pub. L. 96-129, Secs. 109(i), 152(a),
(b)(3), 93 Stat. 997, 999, 1001; Oct.
30, 1988, Pub. L. 100-561, Sec.
105(1), 102 Stat. 2807.
60104(e).............................. 49 App.:1671(4) (33d-last Aug. 12, 1968, Pub. L. 90-481, Sec.
words). 2(4) (33d-last words), 82 Stat. 720.
49 App.:2001(4) (28th-last
words).
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Subsection (a) is substituted for 49 App.:1672(c) (last sentence)
and 2002(g) (last sentence) to eliminate unnecessary words. The text of
49 App.:1672(c) (1st sentence) and 2002(g) (1st sentence) is omitted as
unnecessary because 5:ch. 5, subch. II applies unless otherwise stated.
In subsection (c), the words ``prescribed under this chapter'' are
added for clarity. The words ``after the Federal minimum standards
become effective'' in 49 App.:1672(a) (last sentence) are omitted as
obsolete.
In subsection (d)(1), the words ``waiving compliance'' are
substituted for ``action upon application for waiver'' and ``acting on
the waiver application'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The words ``the
provisions of'' are omitted as surplus. The word ``authority'' is
substituted for ``commission'' for consistency in the revised title and
with other titles of the Code.
In subsection (d)(2), the words ``and conclusive'' are omitted as
being included in ``binding''. The words ``Secretary of Energy'' are
substituted for ``Department of Energy'' because of 42:7231.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-355 inserted at end ``Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, a State authority may enforce a requirement of a
one-call notification program of the State if the program meets the
requirements for one-call notification programs under this chapter or
chapter 61.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 60106, 60109 of this title.
