California Public Utilities Code CHAPTER 4.1 - Enforcement of Federal Pipeline Safety Standards for Propane Operators

• Section 4451.
  As used in this chapter:(a) “Supplier” means a person or corporation, other than a public utility, who sells propane and arranges for its delivery to the...
• Section 4452.
  (a) On or before July 1, 1995, the commission shall undertake a propane safety inspection and enforcement program for propane distribution systems to ensure compliance with...
• Section 4453.
  (a) The commission shall conduct an initial inspection of each distribution system which shall take place on the premises. The inspection shall determine if the distribution...
• Section 4454.
  (a) Every operator of a system serving 10 or more units or where any portion of the system is located in a public place, with the...
• Section 4454.5.
  (a) Every operator shall maintain all of the following:(1) A map, drawing, or diagram that indicates the location of the distribution system’s main and service lines, tank...
• Section 4455.
  Except as specified in Section 4456, after each inspection, the commission shall furnish the operator, or a representative designated in writing by the operator, with...
• Section 4456.
  (a) If the commission determines the presence of a propane leak or other safety hazard in the distribution system, which poses a significant or immediate danger...
• Section 4457.
  (a) Any operator who commits a violation enumerated in subdivision (f) of Section 4453 or who fails to file the report required by Section 4454 or...
• Section 4458.
  (a) The commission shall establish a surcharge to be paid by operators with distribution systems subject to this chapter on propane purchased for distribution to their...
• Section 4459.
  The commission may adopt rules and orders to carry out this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 388, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
• Section 4460.
  (a) In each distribution system, the operator shall post on the premises the current emergency telephone numbers for, at a minimum, the operator, the supplier, the...
• Section 4461.
  Prior to January 1, 1996, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board shall adopt by reference the 1992 edition of NFPA 58 Standard for the...
• Section 4462.
  (a) This chapter hereby creates a trust fund known as the propane safety inspection and enforcement program trust fund. The trust fund shall be administered by...
• Section 4463.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter, as added by Chapter 388 of the Statutes of 1994, shall not be implemented unless sufficient federal...
• Section 4464.
  (a) The commission in administering the trust fund, shall be responsible for the identification of the pertinent operators and for the collection of the surcharges from...
• Section 4465.
  (a) If any operator subject to this chapter is in default of the payment of the surcharge required by this chapter for a period of 30...

Last modified: October 22, 2018