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MN Stat § 299J.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.08 — Commissioner Reports Release; Advice, Coordination.

299J.08 COMMISSIONER REPORTS RELEASE; ADVICE, COORDINATION. Upon receiving notice of an emergency release, the commissioner or a designee shall immediately report the emergency release to the emergency responder of the appropriate local governmental unit, to the Pollution Control Agency if the notice of the release is required by section 115.061, and to any other person or office, as provided by the rules or procedures of the Office of Pipeline Safety. A pipeline operator's report of an emergency release to the commissioner satisfies the notification requirements of section 115.061. The commissioner shall advise the emergency responder concerning appropriate emergency procedures and coordinate the procedures. The commissioner shall also coordinate responses to pipeline accidents with the federal government according to procedures established by the United States Secretary of Transportation. History:  1987 c 353 s 29; 1989 c 244 s 23
MN Stat § 299J.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.10 — Local Government Emergency Operations Plan.

299J.10 LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. (a) A county or statutory or home rule charter city having a pipeline or LNG facility within its jurisdiction shall prepare an emergency operations plan and supporting documents that will include appropriate pipeline safety information. The format and content of the plan and supporting documents must be in agreement with the guidance and prototype planning documents provided by the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management. The county or statutory or home rule charter city must consult with the pipeline owner or operator when preparing the plan. (b) A county or statutory or home rule charter city shall review and update its plan and supporting documents annually to reflect changes in its operations, in the operation of the pipeline or LNG facility, or other matters relating to public safety. The annual review, update, and approval of the plan and supporting documents must be in accord with the guidance provided by the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management. The director may at any reasonable time examine an emergency operations plan required by this section. History:  1987 c 353 s 31; 1989 c 244 s 24; 1992 c 386 s 7
MN Stat § 299J.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.11 — Adoption Of Federal Pipeline Inspection Rules.

299J.11 ADOPTION OF FEDERAL PIPELINE INSPECTION RULES. To enable the state to act as an agent of the United States Secretary of Transportation and to qualify for annual federal certification to enforce the federal pipeline inspection program authorized by the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 2001 to 2014, the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 1671 to 1686, and the rules implementing those acts, the federal pipeline inspection rules and safety standards, and regulations and standards that may be adopted that amend them, are adopted. History:  1987 c 353 s 32; 1989 c 244 s 25
MN Stat § 299J.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.12 — Interstate Pipeline Inspection Fee, Assessment.

299J.12 INTERSTATE PIPELINE INSPECTION FEE, ASSESSMENT. Subdivision 1. Assessment and deposit of fee. For each quarter following the delegation to the state of the inspection authority described in section 299J.04, the commissioner shall assess and collect from every interstate pipeline operator an inspection fee in an amount calculated under subdivisions 2 and 3. If an operator does not pay the fee within 60 days after the assessment was mailed, the commissioner may impose a delinquency fee of ten percent of the quarterly inspection fee and interest at the rate of 15 percent per year on the portion of the fee not paid. Fees collected by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the pipeline safety account. Subd. 2. Inspection fee. For interstate pipelines and LNG facilities subject to the inspection authority granted under sections 299J.01 to 299J.11, the expenses attributable to the inspection of each pipeline facility or LNG facility must be directly charged to the appropriate pipeline operators on a quarterly basis. The expenses must not include expenses that will be reimbursed by the federal government. Subd. 3. Support costs. The commissioner shall calculate the amount of the general support costs of the Office of Pipeline Safety for the preceding quarter that is proportionate to the amount of time spent by the office in implementing sections 299J.01 to 299J.18 and maintaining interstate agent status, including the costs incurred in seeking federal interstate agent status in the first quarter's calculations. The costs incurred in seeking federal interstate agent status must include the costs directly attributable to salaries, training, and other activities and costs related to obtaining interstate agent status, from the time that the request for interstate agent status is submitted by the commissioner to the United States Department of Transportation, to the time that approval of interstate agent status is granted. The calculated support cost must not include expenses that will be reimbursed by the federal government. Each interstate pipeline operator, except LNG facility operators, must be assessed on a quarterly basis a portion of the calculated support costs equal to the percentage of the total miles of pipeline operated by the pipeline operator in Minnesota. LNG facility operators must be assessed on a quarterly basis a portion of the calculated support costs divided equally between the LNG facilities. History:  1987 c 353 s 33; 1988 c 624 s 20; 1989 c 244 s 26; 1992 c 386 s 8,9
MN Stat § 299J.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.13 — Access To Information; Classification Of Data.

299J.13 ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION OF DATA. Subdivision 1. Duty to provide information. A person who the director has reason to believe is responsible for an emergency release shall, when requested by the office or an authorized agent of the office, furnish to the director any information that the person may have or may reasonably obtain that is relevant to the emergency release. Subd. 2. Access to information and property. The director or an authorized agent, upon presentation of credentials, may: (1) examine and copy any books, papers, records, memoranda, or data of any person who has a duty to provide information under subdivision 1; and (2) enter upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of taking any action authorized by sections 299J.01 to 299J.17, including obtaining information from any person who has a duty to provide the information under subdivision 1 and conducting surveys or investigations. Subd. 3. Classification of data. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, data obtained from any person under subdivision 1 or 2 is public data as defined in section 13.02. Upon certification by the subject of the data that the data relates to sales figures, processes, or methods of production unique to that person, or information that would tend to affect adversely the competitive position of that person, the director shall classify the data as private or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, data classified as private or nonpublic under this subdivision may be disclosed when relevant in any proceeding under sections 299J.01 to 299J.17, or to other public agencies concerned with the implementation of sections 299J.01 to 299J.17. Subd. 4. Recovery of expenses. Reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the director under this section, including administrative and legal expenses, may be recovered from a person who has been found liable under section 299J.07, 299J.15, or 299J.16, or any other law relating to the operation of a pipeline, in a separate action brought by the attorney general or in connection with an action under section 299J.16. The director's certification of expenses is prima facie evidence that the expenses are reasonable and necessary. History:   1987 c 353 s 34
MN Stat § 299J.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.14 — Line Markers; Vandalism Penalty.

299J.14 LINE MARKERS; VANDALISM PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Line markers required. A pipeline operator shall place and maintain line markers over each pipeline as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 192.707 and 195.410. Subd. 2. Vandalism prohibited; misdemeanor. A person may not deface, mar, damage, remove, injure, displace, destroy, or tamper with any sign or line marker marking the location of a pipeline. A person violating this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1987 c 353 s 35
MN Stat § 299J.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.15 — Disposal Of Pipeline; Penalty; Enforcement.

299J.15 DISPOSAL OF PIPELINE; PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Disposal prohibited. (a) After an emergency release has occurred, a pipeline operator, or its employee or agent, may not dispose of, destroy, or alter the part of a pipeline or LNG facility that was involved in the emergency release until approval is granted by the commissioner. The authority of the commissioner to grant approval may not be delegated. (b) This subdivision does not prevent the repair of a pipeline in the ground without the approval of the commissioner, or the excavation and removal from the ground of a pipeline or part of a pipeline without the approval of the commissioner. However, the pipeline may not be altered with the intent to prevent or hinder a determination of the cause of the emergency release. Subd. 2. Felony. A person who knowingly violates subdivision 1, or who denies the director or the director's designee access to the pipeline or LNG facility for the purposes of inspection, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. History:  1987 c 353 s 36; 1992 c 386 s 10
MN Stat § 299J.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.16 — Civil Penalty; Injunctive Relief.

299J.16 CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. Subdivision 1. Civil penalty. (a) A pipeline operator who violates section 299J.07, subdivision 1, or 299J.15, or the rules of the commissioner implementing those sections, shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the court, up to $100,000 for each day that the operator remains in violation, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 for a related series of violations. (b) The penalty provided under this subdivision may be recovered by an action brought by the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, in the name of the state, in connection with an action to recover expenses of the director under section 299J.13, subdivision 4: (1) in the District Court of Ramsey County; or (2) in the county of the defendant's residence. Subd. 2. Action to compel performance; injunctive relief. A person who fails to perform an act required by section 299J.13 or 299J.15, or the rules of the commissioner implementing those sections, may be compelled to do so by an action in district court brought by the attorney general at the request of the commissioner, in the name of the state. History:  1987 c 353 s 37; 1989 c 244 s 27; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 92
MN Stat § 299J.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.17 — Other Remedies Preserved.

299J.17 OTHER REMEDIES PRESERVED. Sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 do not abolish or diminish the right of a person to bring a legal action or use a remedy available under any other provision of state or federal law, including common law, to recover for personal injury, disease, economic loss, or other costs arising out of a release. History:   1987 c 353 s 38
MN Stat § 299J.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299J — Pipeline Safety|Section 299J.18 — Pipeline Safety Account.

299J.18 PIPELINE SAFETY ACCOUNT. The pipeline safety account is established as an account in the state treasury. All fees and penalties collected under sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the pipeline safety account. Money received by the office in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursements, or appropriations from any source shall be credited to the pipeline safety account. History:   1987 c 353 s 39
MN Stat § 299K.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299K — Hazardous Chemical Emergency; Planning And Response|Section 299K.01 — Definitions.

299K.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 299K.01 to 299K.10. Subd. 2. Commission. "Commission" means the Emergency Response Commission established in section 299K.03. Subd. 3. Emergency response organization. "Emergency response organization" means a firefighting, law enforcement, emergency management, emergency medical services, health, or local environmental organization, or a hospital. Subd. 4. Facility. "Facility" means the buildings, equipment, structures, and other stationary items that: (1) are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites; and (2) are owned or operated by one person, or are under the sole or common control of one person. Subd. 5. Federal act. "Federal act" means the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 11001 to 11046. Subd. 6. Person. "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, public or private corporation, or other entity including the United States government, any interstate body, the state and any agency, department, or political subdivision of the state. History:   1989 c 315 s 1
MN Stat § 299K.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299K — Hazardous Chemical Emergency; Planning And Response|Section 299K.02 — Office Of Emergency Response.

299K.02 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE. The Office of Emergency Response is established in the Department of Public Safety, consisting of the Emergency Response Commission and its staff, to coordinate state compliance with the federal act. History:   1989 c 315 s 2
MN Stat § 299K.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299K — Hazardous Chemical Emergency; Planning And Response|Section 299K.03 — Emergency Response Commission.

299K.03 EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Emergency Response Commission is established to comply with and administer the federal act. Subd. 2. Agency members. The commission consists of the commissioners of the Department of Public Safety, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Health, and the Department of Agriculture. Subd. 3. Appointed members. (a) The governor shall appoint 18 additional members to the commission. (b) The 18 appointed members must include one representative each of fire chiefs, professional firefighters, volunteer firefighters, fire marshals, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, health professionals, wastewater treatment operators, labor, emergency managers, and local elected officials, three representatives of community groups or the public, and four representatives from business and industry, at least one of whom must represent small business. (c) At least four of the appointed members must reside outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. (d) The appointed members must be appointed, serve, and be compensated in the manner provided in section 15.059. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2001 c 161 s 58] Subd. 5. Duties of commission. The commission shall carry out all requirements of a commission under the federal act and may adopt rules to do so. The commission shall encourage use of and shall utilize existing emergency planning systems under section 299K.05 whenever practical. Subd. 6. Agreements. The commission may cooperate and enter into necessary agreements with other state departments and agencies, political subdivisions of the state, or the federal government to perform its duties. Subd. 7. Cooperation. State departments, agencies, and political subdivisions shall cooperate with the commission and its director and shall assist in the performance of the commission's duties. History:  1989 c 315 s 3; 1994 c 584 s 1
MN Stat § 299K.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299K — Hazardous Chemical Emergency; Planning And Response|Section 299K.04 — Regional Review Committee.

299K.04 REGIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The commission shall establish emergency planning districts and appoint and supervise a regional review committee for each district. The regional review committee shall serve as the local emergency planning committee under the federal act, except where a local emergency planning committee has been established by one or more political subdivisions. (b) Each regional review committee must have nine members consisting of: (1) three representatives of facilities regulated under the federal act; (2) three representatives of emergency response organizations; and (3) three representatives of the public including community groups, broadcast and print media, and elected officials. Subd. 2. Compensation. Regional review committee members shall be compensated in the manner provided in section 15.059. Subd. 3. Duties of regional review committee. Regional review committees shall: (1) review emergency operations plans prepared by political subdivisions within their emergency planning district to determine whether they meet the requirements of section 11003(c) of the federal act; (2) consult and coordinate with the regional program coordinators of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety and with local and county organizations for civil defense designated under section 12.25; (3) submit emergency plans to the commission for review and recommendations; (4) establish procedures for receiving and processing requests from the public for information available under the federal act; and (5) perform any other duties specified in the federal act. History:   1989 c 315 s 4
MN Stat § 299K.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299K — Hazardous Chemical Emergency; Planning And Response|Section 299K.05 — Local Emergency Plan.

299K.05 LOCAL EMERGENCY PLAN. Subdivision 1. Preparation. Political subdivisions should prepare emergency plans that adequately address the requirements contained in section 11003 of the federal act. The emergency plan may be a part of a plan prepared by a political subdivision in accordance with chapter 12. County organizations, through the county director designated under section 12.25, shall receive the plans for review, shall coordinate the emergency planning required under the federal act for political subdivisions within the county, and shall submit the plans to the regional office of the Division of Emergency Management. The Division of Emergency Management shall submit the plans to the regional review committee. Subd. 2. Local emergency planning committee. A political subdivision or two or more political subdivisions that are contiguous may request the commission to establish a local emergency planning committee for the political subdivision or subdivisions. A local emergency planning committee established by the commission shall carry out all requirements specified under sections 11001 to 11046 of the federal act. Subd. 3. Planning advisory committee. A political subdivision or two or more political subdivisions that are contiguous may establish, in lieu of a local emergency planning committee, a planning advisory committee to prepare an emergency plan under section 11003 of the federal act. History:   1989 c 315 s 5
MN Stat § 299K.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299K — Hazardous Chemical Emergency; Planning And Response|Section 299K.06 — Public Information Depository.

299K.06 PUBLIC INFORMATION DEPOSITORY. Subdivision 1. County designation of library. Each county shall designate a library in the county for maintaining updated information on the facilities subject to the federal act that are located in the county and a copy of the emergency response plan for the county. Subd. 2. Information provided. When the commission develops a computerized information system, the commission shall provide updated information on a regular basis to libraries designated under subdivision 1, listing the facilities subject to sections 299K.01 to 299K.10 and noting types of hazards, specific chemicals on site, and amounts of chemicals on site at each facility, and identifying the regional review committee that may be contacted for further information. The commission also shall provide to the libraries a copy of the most recently approved emergency response plan for the county and designate a contact person for public participation in emergency planning. History:   1989 c 315 s 6
MN Stat § 299K.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299K — Hazardous Chemical Emergency; Planning And Response|Section 299K.07 — Notification To Emergency Management Center.

299K.07 NOTIFICATION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER. (a) The notification of the commission required under the federal act must be made to the state Emergency Management Center. The owner or operator of a facility shall immediately notify the state Emergency Management Center of the release of a reportable quantity of the following materials: (1) a hazardous substance on the list established under United States Code, title 42, section 9602; or (2) an extremely hazardous substance on the list established under United States Code, title 42, section 11002. (b) This section does not apply to a release that results in exposure to persons solely within the site or sites on which a facility is located or to a release specifically authorized by state law. (c) A person who is required to report to or notify a state agency of a discharge, release, or incident under section 221.0341, this chapter, chapter 18B, 18C, 18D, 115, 115A, 115B, 115C, 115D, 116, or 299J, or any other statute, administrative rule, or federal regulation may satisfy the requirement to report by notifying the Emergency Management Center established in this section. The commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall ensure that the center is staffed with adequate personnel to answer all calls 24 hours a day and that those staff are adequately trained to efficiently notify all appropriate state and federal agencies with jurisdiction over the discharge or release, and provide emergency responder information. No state agency may adopt a rule or guideline that requires a person who notifies the Emergency Management Center to also notify that agency. The commissioner of each affected state agency shall include the telephone number of the Emergency Management Center in all files, permits, correspondence, educational publications, and other communications with the public and other persons, and shall designate personnel to coordinate receipt of reports or notifications with Emergency Management Center personnel. History:  1989 c 315 s 7; 1991 c 233 s 97; 2004 c 225 s 14