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§ 3218.4. Corrosion control requirements

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 58 Pa.C.S.A. Oil and GasEffective: April 16, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 58 Pa.C.S.A. Oil and Gas (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Utilization
Chapter 32. Development (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. General Requirements
Effective: April 16, 2012
58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3218.4
§ 3218.4. Corrosion control requirements
(a) Pipelines.--All buried metallic pipelines shall be installed and placed in operation in accordance with 49 CFR Pt. 192 Subpt. I (relating to requirements for corrosion control).1
(b) Tanks.--Permanent aboveground and underground tanks must comply with the applicable corrosion control requirements in the department's storage tank regulations.
(c) Other structures.--For all other buried metallic structures, including well casings, the Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate regulations setting forth methods of determining the need for corrosion protection and installing necessary corrosion protection.
(d) Procedures.--The corrosion control procedures under subsections (a) and (b) must be carried out by or under the direction of a person qualified in corrosion methods.
(e) Compliance.--An operator of a new, replaced, relocated or otherwise changed pipeline must be in compliance with the applicable requirements of this section by the date the pipeline goes into service.

Credits

2012, Feb. 14, P.L. 87, No. 13, § 1, effective in 60 days [April 16, 2012].

Footnotes

49 C.F.R. § 192.451 et seq.
58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3218.4, PA ST 58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3218.4
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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