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52 OK Stat § 52-41 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-41. Gas from interstate pipelines - License from Corporation Commission.

|All domestic gas pipeline corporations in this state, which are now, or shall hereafter fully comply with the laws of this state, and all municipal corporations, owning or operating a gas plant, or which may hereafter own or operate a gas plant, may contract with and secure from foreign corporations, operating interstate gas pipelines, the supply of gas for said domestic gas companies. And said interstate gas pipeline companies or foreign corporations may enter into said contract and deliver said gas, upon obtaining a license from the Corporation Commission, which is hereby authorized to grant a license to do and transact that particular business of supplying domestic corporations with natural gas, and the taking out of said license and the conduct of said business with domestic pipeline companies, shall not prejudice the said interstate pipeline companies, or foreign corporations in the transaction and conducting of their interstate business; provided, the Corporation Commission may revoke said license when, in its discretion, the public interest may be best subserved thereby. |Added by Laws 1913, c. 98, p. 165, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1913.
52 OK Stat § 52-44 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-44. Gas to be furnished through meters at meter rates - Exceptions.

|All persons, firms, corporations or other business organizations engaged in the business of furnishing natural gas in municipalities in this state, to the inhabitants thereof, shall do so through standard meters at meter rates; provided, that this act shall only apply to towns where the population exceeds five hundred (500), and shall not prohibit the sale of gas at a flat rate to federal, state or municipally-owned buildings, institutions or plants; Provided further, that this act shall not abrogate any existing contract, or effect or change the terms or conditions of any franchise granted by any municipal corporation prior to, and in effect April 28th, 1913. |Added by Laws 1913, c. 152, p. 309, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 1913. Amended by Laws 1915, c. 200, p. 407, § 1.
52 OK Stat § 52-45 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-45. Violations of act misdemeanor - Punishment.

|Any person, firm, corporation or other business organization who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), and each day of such violation shall be deemed a separate offense. |Added by Laws 1913, c. 152, p. 309, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 1913.
52 OK Stat § 52-46.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-46.1. Ammonia - Commercial fertilizers - Transportation by pipeline.

|Pipeline companies operating in this state as common carriers and companies operating pipelines in this state for conveying natural or artificial gas for public utility service may transport by pipeline ammonia and other substances and materials comprising commercial fertilizer or used in manufacturing commercial fertilizer when specifically authorized to so do by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1967.
52 OK Stat § 52-46.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-46.2. Hearing and determination of applications - Appeals.

|Applications for authority to operate under Section 1 of this act shall be heard and determined by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and appeals from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's orders in such matters shall be granted pursuant to the Oklahoma Constitution, Article 9, Sections 20, 21 and 22. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 48, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 1967.
52 OK Stat § 52-46.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-46.3. Eminent domain.

|All companies authorized by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to operate under Section 1 of this act shall have and exercise the right of eminent domain in the same manner and by like proceedings as provided for railroad corporations by the laws of this state. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 48, § 3, emerg. eff. April 10, 1967.
52 OK Stat § 52-46.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-46.4. Rules and regulations.

|The Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer this act. |Added by Laws 1967, c. 48, § 4, emerg. eff. April 10, 1967.
52 OK Stat § 52-47.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-47.1. Short title.

|Sections 1 through 8 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act". |Added by Laws 1984, c. 80, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
52 OK Stat § 52-47.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-47.2. Definitions.

|As used in the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act: |1. “Commission” means the Corporation Commission;2. “Hazardous liquid” means petroleum or petroleum products and anhydrous ammonia;3. “Person” means any individual, corporation, industry, firm, partnership, association, venture, trust, institution, or federal, state, or local governmental instrumentality, or any legal entity however organized; and4. “Transportation system” means a system of pipelines, conduits, pumping stations and force mains, temporary storage facilities, and all other constructions, devices, appurtenances, and facilities used in the movement of hazardous liquids. Said term does not include gathering pipelines in rural areas, onshore oil or gas production, refining, or manufacturing facilities, oil or gas storage facilities, or in-plant piping systems associated with said oil or gas facilities.Added by Laws 1984, c. 80, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 315, § 3, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000; Laws 2010, c. 269, § 2, emerg. eff. May 14, 2010.
52 OK Stat § 52-47.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-47.4. Inspection, operation and maintenance plan.

|A. Any person who operates or owns a hazardous liquid transportation system shall prepare and implement a written plan for the inspection, operation, and maintenance of each transportation system owned or operated by said person to ensure the safety of said system. Said plan shall be submitted to the Commission for approval. |B. The Commission, after reviewing the adequacy of said plan, shall either approve or disapprove the plan. In determining adequacy of a plan, the Commission shall consider:1. all relevant transportation system safety data which is available; and2. whether the plan is appropriate for the particular transportation system or facility; and3. the feasibility of the plan; and4. the extent to which said plan will contribute to public safety.C. If the Commission determines that a plan required pursuant to the provisions of this section is inadequate to achieve safe operation of a transportation system, the Commission, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, shall require the plan to be revised.Added by Laws 1984, c. 80, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
52 OK Stat § 52-47.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-47.5. Determination of hazardous transportation system - Corrective action - Emergencies.

|A. The Commission may find a transportation system to be hazardous if: |1. the facts and circumstances indicate the particular system is hazardous to life or property; or2. the transportation system or a component thereof has been constructed or operated with any equipment, material, or technique which the Commission determines is hazardous to life or property.B. In determining a transportation system to be hazardous, the Commission shall consider the following, if relevant:1. the characteristics of the pipe and other equipment used in the transportation system, including the age, manufacturer, physical properties, and its resistance to corrosion and deterioration of said equipment, and the method of manufacture, construction, or assembly; and2. the nature of the materials transported by said system, including their corrosive and deteriorative qualities, the sequence in which the materials are transported, and the pressure required for said transportation; and3. the aspects of the areas in which the transportation system is located, including the climatic and geologic conditions, the soil characteristics, and the population, population density, and growth patterns of said areas; and4. such other factors as the Commission may consider appropriate.C. If the Commission finds, after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that any transportation system is hazardous to life or property, the Commission, by order, shall require the person operating the facility to take necessary corrective action. Said corrective action may include suspended or restricted use of the facility, physical inspection, testing, repair, replacement, or other appropriate action.D. Whenever the Commission finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action in order to protect the public health and welfare, the Commission may issue an order, without notice or hearing, stating the existence of said emergency and requiring that action be taken as the Commission deems necessary to meet the emergency. The order shall be effective immediately upon issuance. Any person to whom the order is directed shall comply immediately with the provisions of the order, but, upon application to the Commission, shall be afforded a hearing within ten (10) days of the issuance of the order. On the basis of said hearing, the Commission shall continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it.Added by Laws 1984, c. 80, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
52 OK Stat § 52-47.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-47.6. Violations - Penalties.

|A. Any person who has been determined by the Commission to have violated any provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act or any rule, regulation or order issued pursuant to the provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act shall be liable for an administrative penalty of not more than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) for each day that the violation continues. The maximum administrative penalty shall not exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) for any related series of violations. |B. 1. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, after notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Commission shall include but not be limited to consideration of the nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation and, with respect to the person found to have committed the violation, the degree of culpability, the effect on ability of the person to continue to do business, and any show of good faith in attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act.2. All penalties collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Pipeline Enforcement Fund.C. Any person who willfully and knowingly injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, any hazardous liquid transportation system, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject for each offense to a fine of not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), imprisonment for a term not less than five (5) years and not to exceed fifteen (15) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.Added by Laws 1984, c. 80, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 271, § 1, emerg. eff. May 25, 1992; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 489, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 354, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 61, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2016, c. 185, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2021, c. 92, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 489 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
52 OK Stat § 52-47.7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-47.7. Action to redress or restrain violation.

|The Commission may request the Attorney General to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for equitable relief to redress or restrain a violation by any person of a provision of the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act or a rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to the provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act. Said court has jurisdiction to determine said action, and to grant the necessary or appropriate relief, including but not limited to mandatory or prohibitive injunctive relief, interim equitable relief, and punitive damages. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 80, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
52 OK Stat § 52-47.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-47.8. Appeals.

|Any person aggrieved by any order of the Commission issued pursuant to the provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Transportation System Safety Act may appeal said order as provided for by Section 318 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 80, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
52 OK Stat § 52-51 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-51. Oil companies must comply with statute - "Petroleum" defined.

|Every corporation, joint stock company, partnership or other person, exercising or claiming the right to carry or transport crude oil or petroleum, or any of the products thereof, by or through pipelines, for hire or otherwise, or exercising or claiming the right to engage in the business of producing crude oil or petroleum, or of refining it, or manufacturing any of the products thereof, or of storing crude oil or petroleum produced by it, or any other person, or engaging in the business of buying, selling or dealing in crude oil or petroleum, within the limits of this state, shall not have or possess the right to conduct or engage in said business or operation, in whole or in part, as above described, or have or possess the right to locate, maintain, or operate the necessary pipelines, fixtures and equipment thereunto belonging, or used in connection therewith, concerning the said business of carrying or transporting crude oil or petroleum as aforesaid, on, over, along, across, through, in or under any present or future highway, or part thereof, within this state, or have or possess the right of eminent domain, or any other rights, concerning said business or operations, in whole or in part, except as authorized by and subject to the provisions of this article, and except such rights as may already exist which are valid, vested, and incapable of revocation by any law of this state or of the United States. The word "petroleum" as used herein means all crude oil and its manufactured products, not including natural gas. |R.L. 1910, § 4304.
52 OK Stat § 52-52 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-52. Right-of-way.

|For the purpose of acquiring necessary right-of-way, every such person as defined in this act is hereby granted the right of condemnation by eminent domain, and the use of the highways in this dtate, for the purpose of transporting petroleum, liquid or liquifiable hydrocarbons and chemicals, except coal, which are transportable by pipeline, and for the location, laying, construction, maintaining and operation thereof. |R.L. 1910, § 4305. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 176, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967.
52 OK Stat § 52-53 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-53. Foreign corporations.

|Corporations of other states or territories, or of the United States, otherwise admissible to do business in this state, may get the benefit of this article upon compliance with the laws and Constitution of this state, including the provisions of Section 31, of Article IX, of the Constitution, but until such compliance they shall have no right in, on or under the highways. |R.L. 1910, § 4306.
52 OK Stat § 52-54 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-54. Common purchasers of oil - Required to purchase - Discrimination prohibited.

|Every corporation, joint stock company, partnership or other person, claiming or exercising the right to carry or transport crude oil or petroleum or any of the products thereof, by pipeline for hire or otherwise, within the limits of this state, as allowed by, and upon compliance with the requirements of this article, as owner, lessee, licensee, or by virtue of any other right or claim, which is engaged in the business of purchasing crude oil or petroleum therein, shall be deemed a common purchaser thereof, and shall purchase all of the petroleum in the vicinity of, or which may be reasonably reached by its pipelines, or gathering branches, without discrimination in favor of one producer or one person as against another, and shall fully perform all the duties of a common purchaser; but if it shall be unable to perform the same, or shall be legally excusable from purchasing and transporting all of the petroleum produced, then it shall purchase and transport petroleum from each person and producer ratably, in proportion to the average daily production; and such common purchasers are hereby expressly prohibited from discriminating in price or amount for like grades of oil, or facilities as between producers or persons; and in the event such purchaser is likewise a producer, it is hereby prohibited from discriminating in favor of its own production, or storage, or production or storage in which it may be interested, directly or indirectly in whole or in part, and its own production and storage shall be treated as that of any other person or producer. |R.L. 1910, § 4307.
52 OK Stat § 52-55 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-55. Chapter inapplicable to businesses not of public consequence.

|All persons, firms, associations, and corporations are exempt from the provisions of this article where the nature and extent of their business are such that the public needs no use in the same and the conduct of the same is not a matter of public consequence; and for this purpose the district courts of the state and the Corporation Commission are vested with jurisdiction to determine such exemptions in any action or proceeding properly before them, as provided in this article. |R.L. 1910, § 4308.
52 OK Stat § 52-56 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-56. Oil carriers are common carriers - Discrimination prohibited.

|Every corporation, joint-stock company, partnership or person, engaged in the business of carrying or transporting crude oil or petroleum or any of the products thereof for hire or otherwise, by pipeline, within this state, and by virtue of and in conformity to, any valid law incapable of revocation by any laws of this state or of the United States, or by virtue of and in conformity to the provisions of this article, shall be deemed a common carrier thereof as at common law and no such common carrier shall allow or be guilty of any unjust or unlawful discrimination, directly or indirectly, in favor of the carriage, transportation, storage or delivery of any crude, stock or storage oil, or any products thereof, in its possession or control, or in which it may be interested, directly or indirectly. |R.L. 1910, § 4309.
52 OK Stat § 52-57 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-57. Oil carriers not to be interested in producing.

|It shall be unlawful for any corporation, joint-stock company, partnership or person, engaged in the business of carrying or transporting crude oil or petroleum, or any of the products thereof, for hire or otherwise, within the limits of this article, and not becoming a common purchaser as defined by, and accepting the provisions of this article, to own or operate, directly or indirectly, any oil well, oil leases or oil holdings or interests in this state, and each of said corporations, joint stock companies, partnerships or persons, shall divest themselves of all legal or equitable ownership, interest or control, directly or indirectly, in oil wells, oil leases or oil holdings or interests in this state. |R.L. 1910, § 4310.
52 OK Stat § 52-58 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-58. Acceptance of laws and plats to be filed.

|Before any corporation, joint stock company, partnership or person, shall have, possess, enjoy or exercise the right of eminent domain, right-of-way, right to locate, maintain or operate pipelines, fixtures or equipment thereunto belonging, or used in connection therewith, as authorized by the provisions of this article, or shall have, possess, enjoy or exercise any right (the word "right" in this connection being used in its most comprehensive legal sense) conferred by this article, every such corporation, joint stock company, partnership or other person shall file in the office of the Corporation Commission a proper and explicit authorized acceptance of the provisions of this article, and the Constitution of this state, and, in cases of pipe lines, a plat showing in detail the points within this state between which, and the route along which, the trunk lines are proposed to be constructed, the intended size and capacity thereof, and the location and capacity of all pumping stations, gate valves, check valves and connections and appliances of all kinds used, or to be used, on said trunk lines; and upon demand of the Corporation Commission, the proper parties, as required by said Commission, shall promptly file a plat showing in detail all the lines owned and operated by them respectively, with full and explicit information as to their capacity, size and location, and the capacity of their pumping stations, gate valves, check valves and connections, of all kinds, required or used in the operation thereof. |R.L. 1910, § 4311.
52 OK Stat § 52-59 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-59. Domestic pipeline companies have right-of-way.

|Every domestic pipeline company in this state is hereby given authority to build, construct, lay and maintain oil pipelines over, under, across, or through all highways, bridges, streets or alleys in this state, or any public place therein, under the supervision of the inspector of oil and gas wells and pipelines as to where and how in said highways, bridges, streets, alleys and public places said pipelines shall be laid, and subject to the control of the local municipalities, as to how the business of distribution in that municipality shall be conducted, and subject to responsibility as provided by law for any negligent injury thereby caused. |R.L. 1910, § 4312.
52 OK Stat § 52-60 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-60. Eminent domain extended to oil pipelines same as railroads.

|Any oil pipeline company, organized under the laws of this state shall have power to exercise the right of eminent domain in like manner as railroad companies for the purpose of securing rights-of-way and sites for pumping stations, storage tanks and depots. |R.L. 1910, § 3186.
52 OK Stat § 52-61 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 52. Oil and Gas|§52-61. Eminent domain, who may have - Foreign corporations.

|All persons, natural or artificial, except foreign corporations, shall have the right of eminent domain, and any right or privilege hereby conferred, when necessary to make effective the purposes of this article and the rights thereby conferred. Foreign corporations organized under the laws of any other state, or the United States, and doing or proposing to do business in this state, and which shall have become a body corporate pursuant to or in accordance with the laws of this state, and which, as hereby provided, shall have registered its acceptance of the terms hereof, shall receive all the benefits provided by this article. |R.L. 1910, § 4313.