Any person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall file with the commission a plan for inspection and maintenance of each pipeline facility owned or operated by the person and any changes in the plan, in accordance with rules prescribed by the commission. If at any time the commission finds that the plan is inadequate to achieve pipeline safety, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, it shall require the plan to be revised. In determining the adequacy of any plan the commission shall consider:
  (a) Relevant available pipeline safety data.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 483.154

  • Commission: means the public service commission. See Michigan Laws 483.151
  • Gas: means natural gas, flammable gas, or gas that is toxic or corrosive. See Michigan Laws 483.151
  • Person: means an individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, municipality, cooperative association, or joint stock association, and includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of such an entity. See Michigan Laws 483.151
  • Pipeline facilities: includes , but is not limited to, new and existing pipeline rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation. See Michigan Laws 483.151
  (b) Whether the plan is appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation.
  (c) The extent to which such plan will contribute to the public safety.
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