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2006 Minnesota Statutes
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299J.03 OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY.
Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Office of Pipeline Safety is under the control of a director
appointed by the commissioner and serving at the commissioner's pleasure in the unclassified
service. The commissioner shall employ in the Office of Pipeline Safety inspectors and other
professional and clerical staff who serve in the classified service.
Subd. 2. Qualifications. (a) The director of the office must be knowledgeable in the
operation and safety aspects of pipelines.
(b) Inspectors must have scientific or technical training or experience that demonstrates
in-depth knowledge of pipeline engineering technology and pipeline safety.
(c) Inspectors shall complete courses at the Transportation Safety Institute and be certified by
the institute as soon as possible following appointment.
(d) Inspectors shall meet the qualifications established by the federal government in order for
the state to participate in the pipeline safety grant programs under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act and the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act.
History: 1987 c 353 s 24; 1989 c 244 s 19
Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Office of Pipeline Safety is under the control of a director
appointed by the commissioner and serving at the commissioner's pleasure in the unclassified
service. The commissioner shall employ in the Office of Pipeline Safety inspectors and other
professional and clerical staff who serve in the classified service.
Subd. 2. Qualifications. (a) The director of the office must be knowledgeable in the
operation and safety aspects of pipelines.
(b) Inspectors must have scientific or technical training or experience that demonstrates
in-depth knowledge of pipeline engineering technology and pipeline safety.
(c) Inspectors shall complete courses at the Transportation Safety Institute and be certified by
the institute as soon as possible following appointment.
(d) Inspectors shall meet the qualifications established by the federal government in order for
the state to participate in the pipeline safety grant programs under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act and the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act.
History: 1987 c 353 s 24; 1989 c 244 s 19
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