Sec. 8. (a) The division shall establish voluntary guidelines to be considered by a pipeline company that proposes to construct a pipeline that will be located, in whole or in part, in Indiana.

     (b) Guidelines adopted by the division are not binding on any pipeline company or affected landowner but may be used by a pipeline company or an affected landowner to simplify negotiations involved in establishing a price for any:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-22.6-8

  • affected landowner: means an owner of an interest in property that:

    Indiana Code 8-1-22.6-2

  • division: refers to the pipeline safety division of the Indiana utility regulatory commission established by Indiana Code 8-1-22.6-4
  • guidelines: refers to a nonrule policy document adopted by the division that establishes voluntary guidelines to be considered by a pipeline company that proposes to construct a pipeline that will be located, in whole or in part, in Indiana. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.6-5
  • pipeline: means a pipeline (as defined in Indiana Code 8-1-22.6-6
  • pipeline company: means a person (as defined in Indiana Code 8-1-22.6-7
(1) easement; or

(2) other interest in land;

needed by the pipeline company to construct a pipeline.

As added by P.L.110-2007, SEC.1.