Bill Text: CA SB295 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Senate Bill 295 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Pipeline safety: inspections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 607, Statutes of 2015. [SB295 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB295-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 295	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  607
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 8, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 8, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 19, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 18, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 24, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Jackson
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Williams)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2015

   An act to add Section 51015.1 to the Government Code, relating to
pipeline safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 295, Jackson. Pipeline safety: inspections.
   Under the Elder California Pipeline Safety Act of 1981, the State
Fire Marshal exercises safety regulatory jurisdiction over intrastate
pipelines used for the transportation of hazardous or highly
volatile liquid substances. The act authorizes the State Fire Marshal
to exercise safety regulatory jurisdiction over portions of
interstate pipelines located within the state and subject to an
agreement between the United States Secretary of Transportation and
the State Fire Marshal. The act authorizes the State Fire Marshal to
enter, inspect, and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable
manner, the records and properties of any pipeline operator that are
required to be inspected and examined to determine whether the
pipeline operator is in compliance with the act.
   This bill would require, commencing January 1, 2017, the State
Fire Marshal, or an officer or employee authorized by the State Fire
Marshal, to annually inspect all intrastate pipelines and operators
of intrastate pipelines under the jurisdiction of the State Fire
Marshal, and would require the State Fire Marshal to adopt
regulations implementing this provision by that date. The bill would
prohibit the State Fire Marshal from becoming an inspection agent for
specified interstate pipelines unless all regulatory and enforcement
authority over those pipelines is transferred to the State Fire
Marshal from the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to
revise specified fees assessed to cover the costs associated with
this measure.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 51015.1 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   51015.1.  (a) Commencing January 1, 2017, the State Fire Marshal,
or an officer or employee authorized by the State Fire Marshal, shall
annually inspect all intrastate pipelines and operators of
intrastate pipelines under the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal
to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. By
January 1, 2017, the State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations
implementing this subdivision.
   (b) For portions of interstate pipelines that are not under the
jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51010.6,
the State Fire Marshal shall not become an inspection agent for those
pipelines unless all regulatory and enforcement authority over those
pipelines is transferred to the State Fire Marshal from the federal
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
   (c) The State Fire Marshal shall revise the fee assessed pursuant
to Section 51019 to a level sufficient to cover the costs associated
with the implementation of this section.