Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
BRIEF HISTORY ON NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY
The first statute regulating pipeline safety was the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, which Congress amended in 1976. Congress added liquid pipelines to the statute in the Pipeline Safety Act of 1979. Subsequent bills included:
- Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Act of 1988.
- Pipeline Safety Act of 1992.
- Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996.
- Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002.
- Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006.
- Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011.
recently passed by the US Senate on the 17th day of October 2011.
Congress created the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) in 1968 to oversee and implement pipeline safety regulations. OPS is housed in the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA). OPS oversees interstate pipelines while states are responsible for intrastate pipelines. Our state Pipeline regulatory agency is the Railroad Commission of Texas.
MASTER METER GAS SYSTEMS
1977 - PHMSA Interpretation #PI-77-029
2002 - Assessment of the need for an improved inspection program for Master Meter Systems
2002 - Assessment of the need for an improved inspection program for Master Meter Systems
Definition of a Master Metered System - A pipeline system (other than one designated as a local distribution system) for distributing natural gas within but not limited to a definable area, such as a mobile home park, housing project, or apartment complex, where the operator purchases metered gas from an outside source for resale through a gas distribution pipeline system. The gas distribution pipeline system supplies the ultimate consumer who either purchases the gas directly through a meter or by other means such as rents.
Texas Administrative Code TITLE 16 Part 1 RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS.
Master Metered System Rules
Master Metered System Rules
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Contact
James Freeman
Superintendent
Phone: 361-749-6330
Karrah Bass
Utilities Clerk
Phone: 361-749-4111, Ext. 230
Gloria Lara
Utilities Clerk
Phone: 361-749-4111, Ext. 231