The Public Service Commission shall have the authority to make and enforce rules required by the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended (49 U.S.C. Chapter 601), to qualify for federal certification of a state pipeline safety compliance program under 49 U.S.C. § 60105(a), relating to the regulation of intrastate gas pipeline transportation. Such rules shall incorporate the safety standards and penalty provisions (including injunctive and monetary sanctions) established under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended [49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.], that are applicable to intrastate gas pipeline transportation and will apply to underground pipeline facility operators, as defined under § 802(11) of this title.

76 Del. Laws, c. 393, § ?1;