as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/31/2022 03:43pm
A bill for an act
relating to energy; amending the definition of pipeline; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, section 216G.02, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216G.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
For purposes of this section and notwithstanding section
216G.01, subdivision 3, "pipeline" means:
(1) pipe with a nominal diameter of six inches or more that is designed to transport
hazardous liquids, but does not include pipe designed to transport a hazardous liquid by
gravity, and pipe designed to transport or store a hazardous liquid within a refining, storage,
or manufacturing facility; or
(2) pipe designed to be operated at a pressure of more than 275 pounds per square inch
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