2005 Minnesota Statutes

     299J.061 Pipeline Advisory Committee authorized. 

    Subdivision 1.    Authority.  The commissioner may 
 appoint a Pipeline Advisory Committee to advise the 
 commissioner, director, Environmental Quality Board, and other 
 appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies and 
 officials on matters relating to pipeline safety, routing, 
 construction, and operation.  If requested by the commissioner, 
 the committee shall review and comment on proposed rules and the 
 operation of the Office of Pipeline Safety. 

    Subd. 2.    Membership.  At minimum, the committee must 
 consist of representatives of the hazardous liquid pipeline 
 industry, the gas distribution industry, the gas pipeline 
 industry, the pipeline design and construction industry, state 
 or local government, and the general public. 

    Subd. 3.    Terms; compensation; removal.  The terms, 
 compensation, and removal of committee members are governed by 
 section 15.059. 

    HIST: 1998 c 348 s 7