Relates to requiring gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone
What changed between versions
The definition of 'leak prone' was moved from a complex regulatory clause into the main text to clearly define it as piping posing a high risk of leaking or being unfit due to age, materials, or maintenance issues.
Operator obligations were consolidated; the requirement to repair, rehabilitate, and replace equipment was streamlined into a single list of actions rather than separate steps.
The deadline for the commission to issue rules and establish reporting forms was accelerated from one year after the next legislative session to just one year after the act's effective date.
The recipients of the annual gas safety report were expanded to include the Governor, the Senate President, and the Assembly Speaker, in addition to the existing committee chairs.
Minor formatting changes were made to the bill number and committee status to reflect that the bill has been amended and re-referred.