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IN Code § 8-1-22.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-6. Inspection of Facilities; Plans for Inspection and Maintenance; Records; Entry Upon Property

Sec. 6. Any person who engages in transportation or who owns, operates, or leases pipeline facilities shall:(a) Comply with this chapter and all safety standards established pursuant to this chapter.(b) Inspect such pipeline facilities and report the findings to the division as prescribed by standards established pursuant to this chapter.(c) File with the division a plan for operation and maintenance of such pipeline facilities owned, operated, or leased by such person, and any change in such plan, as prescribed by rules established pursuant to this chapter. Such plan shall be subject to approval by the division, and if at any time such plan is determined by the division to be inadequate to achieve safe operation, upon recommendation by the director, the commission shall, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, order the plan revised. Any plan required under this chapter shall be practicable and designed to meet the need for pipeline safety.(d) Establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the division, acting through the commission, may reasonably require to enable it to determine whether such person has acted or is acting in compliance with this chapter and the standards established under this chapter.Each person upon request of an authorized representative of the division shall permit such representative access and entry for the purpose of inspection of such pipeline facilities, and inspection of books, papers, records, and documents (including the right to copy the same) as is reasonably necessary in order to determine whether such person has acted or is acting in compliance with this chapter and the standards established pursuant to this chapter.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.84, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.89; P.L.118-2006, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-1-22.5-6.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-6.1. Exception of Report From Disclosure

Sec. 6.1. (a) If the commission or division determines that a report or part of a report filed under this chapter is confidential under IC 5-14-3-4(a), the report or part of the report shall be excepted from disclosure under IC 5-14-3-3 as provided in IC 5-14-3-4(a).(b) If the commission or division determines under IC 5-14-3-4(b)(19) that the disclosure of a report or part of a report filed under this chapter has a reasonable likelihood of threatening public safety by exposing a vulnerability to terrorist attack, the commission or division may except the report or part of the report from disclosure under IC 5-14-3-3 as provided in IC 5-14-3-4(b).As added by P.L.118-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-1-22.5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-7. Civil Penalties, Hearings, and Assessments

Sec. 7. (a) A person who is engaged in transportation or owns, operates, or leases pipeline facilities who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation for each day that the violation persists. However, the maximum civil penalty may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any related series of violations.(b) The commission may, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, impose a civil penalty not to exceed the amount specified in subsection (a) against a person who violates this chapter or any rules issued pursuant to this chapter, and may compromise and collect the penalties which are payable to the state as otherwise provided by law. However, a penalty may not be assessed or collected for any violation for which the person has been found liable under 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.84, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.69-1990, SEC.1; P.L.118-2006, SEC.7.
IN Code § 8-1-22.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-8. Appeals, Commission Decision, Ruling, or Order

Sec. 8. Any person adversely affected by any final decision, ruling, or order of the commission pursuant to this chapter may appeal such decision, ruling, or order. Any such appeal shall be taken in the manner provided for appeals from any final decision, ruling, or order of the commission as provided in IC 8-1-3.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.84, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.90.
IN Code § 8-1-22.5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-9. Rules; Procedure for Adoption

Sec. 9. All rules, including any safety standards, adopted by the commission under this chapter shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of IC 4-22-2.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.84, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.91.
IN Code § 8-1-22.5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-10. Notices and Hearings

Sec. 10. Whenever in this chapter it is provided that the Commission shall take any action or issue any order "upon notice and after opportunity for public hearing" such notice shall be given as provided in IC 8-1-1-8 and such hearing shall be held and conducted in the manner as prescribed by IC 8-1-2-54 through IC 8-1-2-72.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.84, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.140.
IN Code § 8-1-22.5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-11. Tort Liability

Sec. 11. Nothing in this chapter shall affect the common law or statutory tort liability of any person.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.84, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.5. Gas Pipeline Safety|8-1-22.5-12. Action for Violations

Sec. 12. The court of appeals or such other court as may be empowered by law (or by rules of the supreme court) has jurisdiction to enjoin preliminarily or permanently any violation of this chapter, or any standards established pursuant to this chapter, determined by a final order issued by the commission, after notice and opportunity for public hearing as provided in this chapter. Such action may be brought by the attorney general in the name of the state upon certification by the commission of the complete record of such proceedings.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.84, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.58.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-1. Application

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the construction of any segment of an interstate pipeline on privately owned land in Indiana.(b) Except as otherwise provided in the guidelines adopted by the division, this chapter does not apply to construction activities that occur entirely on:(1) a public right-of-way;(2) a railroad right-of-way; or(3) publicly owned land.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-2. "Affected Landowner"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "affected landowner" means an owner of an interest in property that:(1) is located in Indiana; and(2) meets one (1) or more of the conditions set forth in 18 CFR 157.6(d)(2).As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-3. "Construction"

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "construction" means the physical work involved in the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or extension of a pipeline project.(b) The term includes the following:(1) The preparation of the construction site.(2) Disassembling and removing a structure.(3) Related work.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-4. "Division"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "division" refers to the pipeline safety division of the Indiana utility regulatory commission established by IC 8-1-22.5-2.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-5. "Guidelines"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "guidelines" refers to a nonrule policy document adopted by the division that establishes voluntary guidelines to be considered by a pipeline company that proposes to construct a pipeline that will be located, in whole or in part, in Indiana.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-6. "Pipeline"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "pipeline" means a pipeline (as defined in IC 8-1-22.5-1(c)) that crosses or is located in:(1) Indiana; and(2) one (1) or more other states.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-7. "Pipeline Company"

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "pipeline company" means a person (as defined in IC 8-1-22.5-1(e)) that:(1) constructs; or(2) proposes to construct;a pipeline.(b) The term includes any:(1) employee;(2) agent;(3) contractor;(4) subcontractor; or(5) other person;that is employed by, or acts on behalf of, a pipeline company.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-8. Division to Establish Nonbinding Guidelines; Use in Simplifying Easement Negotiations

Sec. 8. (a) The division shall establish voluntary guidelines to be considered by a pipeline company that proposes to construct a pipeline that will be located, in whole or in part, in Indiana.(b) Guidelines adopted by the division are not binding on any pipeline company or affected landowner but may be used by a pipeline company or an affected landowner to simplify negotiations involved in establishing a price for any:(1) easement; or(2) other interest in land;needed by the pipeline company to construct a pipeline.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-9. Actions Indicating Intent to Construct Pipeline; Notice of Guidelines to Pipeline Company; Time of Mailing

Sec. 9. (a) For purposes of this section, a pipeline company proposes to construct a pipeline in Indiana if it does any of the following:(1) Files an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.(2) Undertakes:(A) environmental, engineering, or cultural surveys; or(B) other studies or surveys;in Indiana in preparation for filing an application described in subdivision (1).(3) Holds public meetings or hearings in Indiana concerning a proposed pipeline.(4) Enters upon land in Indiana for the purpose of determining the route or location of a proposed pipeline.(5) Contacts landowners in Indiana for the purpose of negotiating the price for:(A) easements; or(B) other interests in land;necessary for the construction of a pipeline.(6) Undertakes other actions in preparation for the construction of a pipeline.(b) The division shall send, by certified mail, the following to each pipeline company that proposes to construct a pipeline in Indiana:(1) A copy of the guidelines adopted by the division.(2) A notice that includes the following:(A) A statement that the division has adopted the pipeline construction guidelines included with the notice.(B) A statement indicating:(i) that the pipeline construction guidelines have been mailed to all affected landowners on the list provided by the pipeline company under section 10 of this chapter; and(ii) that the division has encouraged the affected landowners to agree to the guidelines in any negotiations for easements or other land interests with the pipeline company.(c) The division shall mail the guidelines and notice in accordance with subsection (b):(1) as soon as the division learns of the proposed pipeline as a result of the pipeline company performing one (1) or more actions described in subsection (a); or(2) not later than three (3) business days after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides notice under 18 CFR 157.9(a) of the pipeline company's application for a certificate of territorial authority;whichever occurs earlier.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-10. List of Affected Landowners; Notice to Affected Landowners; Time of Mailing

Sec. 10. (a) The pipeline company shall provide the division with a list of landowners that will be affected by the proposed construction of a pipeline or a segment of a pipeline in Indiana. The list must include all affected landowners that the pipeline company must provide notice to under IC 32-24-1-3(g).(b) The division shall send, by certified mail, the following to each affected landowner:(1) A copy of, or reference to, the guidelines adopted by the division.(2) A notice that includes the following:(A) A statement that the division has adopted the pipeline construction guidelines included with, or referenced in, the notice.(B) A statement indicating that the pipeline construction guidelines have been mailed to the pipeline company. The statement required by this clause must specify a date after which the affected landowner may contact a toll free telephone number established by the division to provide information on the status of any construction guidelines agreed to by the pipeline company.(C) A statement indicating that any guidelines agreed to by the pipeline company shall not be binding on the pipeline company or affected landowners but may be used by the pipeline company and an individual landowner to simplify negotiations involved in establishing a price for any:(i) easement; or(ii) other interest in land;needed by the pipeline company to construct the pipeline.(D) A statement encouraging the affected landowner to agree to any construction guidelines that the pipeline company agrees to follow, to the extent that the landowner determines that the guidelines are not contrary to the landowner's best interests.(E) A statement including:(i) contact information for the one (1) or more project coordinators designated by the division under section 12 of this chapter;(ii) contact information for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including a local or toll free telephone number; and(iii) the commission's web site address.(c) The division shall mail the information required under subsection (b) not later than twenty (20) days after the division is notified by the pipeline company of the proposed route and is provided with a list of the affected landowners as required by subsection (a).As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-11. Use of Guidelines in Negotiations With State Agencies; Statement of Agreement to Use Guidelines

Sec. 11. The division shall encourage pipeline companies to use the guidelines as a starting point for any negotiations with the various state agencies identified in the guidelines. The division may require a pipeline company proposing to construct a pipeline or a segment of a pipeline to sign a statement indicating whether or not the pipeline company agrees to use the guidelines for the project.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-12. Division to Designate Project Coordinators; Duties of Coordinators

Sec. 12. For each proposed or ongoing pipeline project in Indiana, the director of the division shall designate one (1) or more employees of the division to serve as project coordinators for the division. The director shall ensure that one (1) or more of the coordinators designated under this section are responsible for the following duties concerning the project:(1) Monitoring all:(A) filings with; and(B) proceedings before;the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.(2) Attending all public hearings or meetings concerning the project that are held in Indiana.(3) Receiving and responding to questions and complaints about the project from Indiana residents.(4) Updating the information required to be made available on the commission's web site under section 13 of this chapter.(5) Any other duties assigned by the director of the division.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-22.6-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 22.6. Pipeline Construction Guidelines|8-1-22.6-13. Information on Commission's Web Site; Updating of Information

Sec. 13. (a) The division shall make the following available on the commission's web site:(1) A link to the guidelines adopted by the division.(2) For each proposed or ongoing pipeline construction project in Indiana, the following information:(A) A description of the pipeline company and the pipeline project, including:(i) the pipeline's location, purpose, and construction schedule; and(ii) the docket number assigned to the project by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.(B) Contact information for the pipeline company, including a local or toll free telephone number.(C) Contact information for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including a local or toll free telephone number.(D) Contact information for the one (1) or more project coordinators designated under section 12 of this chapter to receive and respond to questions and complaints from Indiana residents.(E) Information on public hearings or meetings that are scheduled in connection with the pipeline project.(F) Other information concerning the pipeline project that the division considers relevant or of likely concern to Indiana residents.(b) The division shall update the information required under subsection (a)(1) whenever:(1) one (1) or more guidelines adopted by the division are revised or superseded by the division; or(2) one (1) or more new guidelines are adopted by the division.(c) The division shall update the information required under subsection (a)(2) on a regular basis throughout the course of a pipeline project. The division shall ensure that all information on the division's web site concerning a pipeline project is accurate, current, and accessible. The director of the division shall assign the responsibility of complying with this subsection to one (1) or more project coordinators designated under section 12 of this chapter.As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-23-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 23. Gas Pipelines─county Roads|8-1-23-1. Roadway Obstructions or Interruptions; Detours

Sec. 1. Whenever, in the opinion of any board of county commissioners, the use of any public county highway or highways shall be or will become impracticable or unsafe because of obstructions or interruptions resulting from erosion, changes in natural or artificial drains, or any other cause of any kind or nature whatsoever, the said board of county commissioners of the county wherein such highway or highways is located, or the boards of county commissioners of adjoining counties acting together, if the obstructed or interrupted part thereof is located upon a county line or extends from one county to another, shall have the power to close said highway or highways, or the necessary parts thereof, and divert traffic therefrom by suitable detours, if in their judgment such detours are necessary, until such time as the conditions causing such obstruction or interruption no longer exists and the continued use of said highway or highways become practicable and safe.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.151, s.1.
IN Code § 8-1-23-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 23. Gas Pipelines─county Roads|8-1-23-2. Permits; Temporary Highway Obstruction

Sec. 2. If any person shall desire to temporarily obstruct a county highway which obstruction may result in damage to the highway or temporary blocking of traffic over the highway, such person shall first obtain permission, in writing, which writing shall be entered of record, from the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such highway or highways is located, or the boards of county commissioners of adjoining counties acting together, if the obstructed or interrupted part thereof is located upon a county line or extends from one county to another.Before such permission may be granted by any board of county commissioners, such person shall first file with each board of county commissioners from which permission is requested, a surety bond, in a sum to be fixed by and to the approval of such board of county commissioners, payable to the county, conditioned either upon the payment of any damages which such county or road may sustain or upon the proper restoration of such highway, as such county commissioners may direct.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.151, s.2.
IN Code § 8-1-23-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 23. Gas Pipelines─county Roads|8-1-23-3. Construction Contracts

Sec. 3. If any person shall desire to lay a pipe line, conduit or private drain, across or along any county highway of this state, such person shall first enter into a contract with the board of county commissioners in each county wherein it is desired to locate such pipe line, conduit or drain, which contract will obligate the owner thereof to restore the county highway to its original condition after the laying thereof and to reimburse the county for the use of such highway. In addition such person shall file with the board of county commissioners a surety bond, payable to the county, in a sum to be set by and to the approval of the board of county commissioners, conditioned upon the performance of such contract. No such contract shall give any person a permanent right or easement to use any county highway but such contract may give the right to use such highway so long as such pipe line, conduit or drain, does not interfere with the alteration, use, abandonment or public enjoyment of such county highway.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.151, s.3.
IN Code § 8-1-23-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 23. Gas Pipelines─county Roads|8-1-23-4. "Person"

Sec. 4. The word person as used in this chapter shall include a public utility, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, or corporation.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.151, s.4. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.129; P.L.136-2018, SEC.77.