(a) Every operator of a system serving 10 or more units or where any portion of the system is located in a public place, with the exception of mobilehome parks operators, shall prepare and submit to the commission annually a report on the distribution system. The report shall be submitted by March 31 of each year and shall cover the previous calendar year.

(b) In the case of mobilehome parks, the report shall be submitted to the commission at the same time the annual application for a permit to operate the mobilehome park is submitted to the department or the local enforcement agency.

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 4454

  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See California Public Utilities Code 4451
  • Department: means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Public Utilities Code 4451
  • Distribution system: means a system of pipes, operated by a person or corporation other than a public utility, serving 10 or more customers, within a citywide area, an apartment house, a condominium, a cluster of homes, a shopping center, a combination of any of the above, a mobilehome park with two or more customers, or any system if a portion of the system is located in a public place, which is connected to a tank or tanks, for the purpose of distribution of propane to the end customers. See California Public Utilities Code 4451
  • Local enforcement agency: means the city, county, or city and county that has assumed the responsibility for the enforcement of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18300) of Part 2. See California Public Utilities Code 4451
  • Operator: means the owner of the mobilehome park or the distribution system, or the designated responsible employee, manager, or legal representative. See California Public Utilities Code 4451
  • Public place: means any system supplying two or more customers where any portion is under a public right of way. See California Public Utilities Code 4451
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17

(c) The report shall be prepared using a form or forms required by the commission, and shall contain the information the commission finds necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. In developing the form or forms, the commission shall consult with interested parties to ensure that the form contains no more than the necessary and appropriate information to carry out the intent of this chapter.

(d) Upon receipt of the report, the commission shall examine the report for violations of either applicable federal pipeline safety laws or regulations or any applicable commission rules or orders. The commission may inspect the operator’s distribution system for the purpose of verifying whether or not a violation of federal or state pipeline safety laws or regulations, or NFPA 58 rules, has occurred or is occurring.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 651, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)

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