§ 35-A §4702-A — Safety jurisdiction only over certain gas utilities

Maine § 35-A §4702-A

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Part 4: GAS
• Ch. 47: GAS UTILITIES

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The commission may regulate certain gas utilities in accordance with this section as an agent of the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration pursuant to 49 United States Code, Section 60105.
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Jurisdiction.
A gas utility owning, controlling, operating or managing a central tank system or a liquefied petroleum gas system is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission solely with respect to safety if that system serves:
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Limitations; liquefied petroleum gas systems.
Regulation of liquefied petroleum gas systems under this section is governed by this subsection. As used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise indicates, "jurisdictional system" means a liquefied petroleum gas system subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration under 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 192.1, and "operator" means the operator of a jurisdictional system.

Legislative History

PL 2011, c. 197, §2 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 318, §17 (AMD).