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The bill requires the public utilities commission's (commission)
gas pipeline safety rules, on or before March 1, 2024, to address
requirements for:
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The inspection of gas meters and service regulators no
more often than every 36 months and the recorded
documentation of each inspection; and
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The installation or reinstallation of service regulators so
that any vents associated with the service regulators are at
least 12 inches above ground level or 12 inches above any
anticipated precipitation, whichever is higher.
The bill requires the commission to promulgate rules, on or before
March 1, 2024, to establish a process for determining whether an owner
or operator of a natural gas distribution system (owner or operator) or a
customer is responsible for the maintenance and repairs of the portion of
the service line, if installed on or after August 14, 1995, and before
March 1, 2024, that extends from the gas meter to the customer's primary
residential or commercial structure that is serviced with natural gas
(customer-owned service line).
The bill also requires the commission to promulgate rules, on or
before March 1, 2024, requiring an owner or operator that distributes gas
to a customer-owned service line installed on or after March 1, 2024, to:
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Provide written notice to the customer, within 90 days after
the installation of the customer-owned service line,
informing the customer whether the owner or operator or
the customer is responsible for the maintenance and repairs
of the customer-owned service line; and
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Obtain a signed copy of the written notice from the
customer.
An owner or operator that fails to obtain a signed copy of the
written notice must repair and maintain the customer-owned service line
for the lifetime of the customer-owned service line.
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