South Carolina Code 58-5-1000. Certain gas utilities shall file plans for inspection and maintenance of pipeline facilities; revision of plans
(b) The commission may by regulation also require any gas utility which engages in the transportation of gas or which owns or operates pipeline facilities subject to the provisions of this article to file its plan for approval with the Office of Regulatory Staff.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-5-1000
- commission: means the Public Service Commission of the State of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
- gas: means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
- gas utility: includes persons, corporations and gas authorities, municipalities, public service districts and other political subdivisions of this State and which are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission as provided for by Section 3(b) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- pipeline facilities: shall mean new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation; but the Commission is not authorized to prescribe the location or routing of any pipeline facility "rights-of-way. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
- public: means the public generally, or any limited portion of the public, including a person or corporation. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
- regulatory staff: means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
- transportation of gas: when used in this article means gathering, transmission, distribution, and storage of gas. See South Carolina Code 58-5-920
(c) If at any time the Commission finds that the plan is inadequate to achieve safe operation it shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, require the plan to be revised. The plan required by the Commission shall be practicable and designed to meet the need for pipeline safety. In determining the adequacy of any plan, the Commission shall consider: (1) relevant, available pipeline safety data; (2) whether the plan is appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation; (3) the reasonableness of the plan; and (4) the extent to which the plan will contribute to public safety.