Each gas utility which engages in the transportation of gas or which owns or operates pipeline facilities shall:

(a) At all times after the date any applicable safety standard established under this article takes effect, comply with the requirements of such standard; and

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 58-5-1020

  • 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
  • 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

(b) File and comply with a plan of inspection and maintenance required by § 58-5-1000; and

(c) Permit access to or copying of records; and make reports or provide information, and permit entry or inspection as required under § 58-5-1010.