The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall require any person that owns any pipeline facilities or that engages in the transportation of gas or maintains pipeline facilities within the state to maintain such records, make such reports and provide such inspections as are required by the federal act or by any regulation adopted by the authority pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 16-280b. If the authority investigates an accident involving such a pipeline facility, the operator of the facility shall make available to the authority all records and information that pertain to the accident, including, but not limited to, integrity management plans or test results, and shall afford all reasonable assistance to the authority in the investigation of the accident. The authority may require the filing of such information as is necessary to determine compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
(1971, P.A. 429, S. 4; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 128, 348; P.A. 99-31, S. 5; P.A. 00-53, S. 7; P.A. 01-49, S. 11; P.A. 04-103, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 99-31 made technical changes, added reference to any regulation adopted by the department, and authorized department to require filing of information as necessary to determine compliance; P.A. 00-53 made technical changes; P.A. 01-49 made a technical change; P.A. 04-103 added provision requiring operator to make available records and to offer assistance during an investigation of an accident by the department; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.