(1) The commission is authorized to confer with or hold joint hearings with the authorities of any state or any agency of the United States in connection with any matter arising in proceedings under this title, under the laws of any state, or under the laws of the United States; to avail itself of the cooperation, services, records, and facilities of authorities of this state, any other state, or any agency of the United States as may be practicable in the enforcement or administration of the provisions of this title; and to enter into cooperative agreements with the various states and with any agency of the United States to enforce the economic and safety laws and rules of this state and of the United States. The commission is authorized to provide for the exchange of information concerning the enforcement of the economic and safety laws and rules of this state, any other state, and the United States relating to public utilities or to safety of transportation of gas by any person including a municipality; and, in particular, the commission may enforce the rules of the United States department of transportation concerning pipeline safety drug testing promulgated under the federal "Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act", 49 U.S.C. sec. 60101 et seq., and may adopt such rules as are necessary and proper to comply with federal requirements under said act.
(1.5) The commission is authorized to adopt such rules as may be necessary to enforce and administer, in cooperation with the United States department of transportation, the provisions of the "Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act", 49 U.S.C. sec. 60101 et seq., for the purpose of gas pipeline safety. Such rules shall apply to all public utilities and all municipal or quasimunicipal corporations transporting natural gas or providing natural gas service, all operators of master meter systems, as defined in 49 CFR 191.3, and all operators of pipelines transporting gas in intrastate commerce.
(2) As used in this section:
"Transportation of gas" means the gathering, transmission, or distribution of gas bypipeline or its storage as defined in 49 CFR 192.3.
"Gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive.
"Manufacturing goods" does not include farming or activities associated with theproduction of oil or natural gas.
Source: L. 55: p. 697, § 1. CRS 53: § 115-2-16. L. 57: p. 600, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 1152-16. L. 69: p. 931, § 12. L. 71: p. 1098, § 1. L. 89: (1) amended, p. 1526, § 7, effective April 12. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2061, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) and (1.5) amended, p. 1868, § 95, effective August 2. L. 2003: (1), (1.5), and (2)(a) amended, p. 1699, § 5, effective May 14.