Minnesota Statutes 299J.02 – Definitions
Subd. 2.Commissioner.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 299J.02
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 299J.02
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
“Commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety.
Subd. 3.Director.
“Director” means the director of the Office of Pipeline Safety.
Subd. 4.Emergency.
“Emergency” means a condition that poses a clear and immediate danger to life or health or that threatens a significant loss of property.
Subd. 5.Emergency release.
“Emergency release” means a release that poses a clear and immediate danger to life or health or that threatens a significant loss of property.
Subd. 6.Emergency responder.
“Emergency responder” means a fire department or company, a law enforcement official or office, an ambulance or other emergency rescue service, or the Division of Emergency Management created by section 12.04, subdivision 1.
Subd. 7.Gas.
“Gas” has the meaning given it in 49 C.F.R. § 192.3.
Subd. 8.Hazardous liquid.
“Hazardous liquid” means “hazardous liquid” and “highly volatile liquid” as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 195.2.
Subd. 8a.LNG; liquefied natural gas.
“LNG” or “liquefied natural gas” means natural gas or synthetic gas having as its major constituent methane that has been changed to a liquid or semisolid.
Subd. 8b.LNG facility.
“LNG facility” means a pipeline facility that is used for liquefying or solidifying natural gas or synthetic gas or transferring, storing, or vaporizing liquefied natural gas.
Subd. 9.Local governmental unit.
“Local governmental unit” means a county, town, or statutory or home rule charter city.
Subd. 10.Person.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other business entity or a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of any of them.
Subd. 11.Pipeline.
“Pipeline” means:
(1) pipe with a nominal diameter of six inches or more, located in the state, that is used to transport hazardous liquids, but does not include pipe used to transport a hazardous liquid by gravity, and pipe used to transport or store a hazardous liquid within a refining, storage, or manufacturing facility; or
(2) pipe operated at a pressure of more than 275 pounds per square inch that carries gas.
Subd. 12.Pipeline operator.
“Pipeline operator” means a person who owns or operates a pipeline or LNG facility.
Subd. 13.Release.
“Release” means a spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, leaching, dumping, disposing, flowing, or any other uncontrolled escape of a hazardous liquid or gas from a pipeline or gas from a LNG facility.