Design and construction standards
for new intrastate natural gas & crude oil/petroleum product transmission lines > 15 miles | Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) |
Design and construction standards
for new intrastate natural gas crude oil/petroleum product retail lines and transmission lines < 15 miles | Utilities & Transportation Commission (UTC) |
| Design and construction standards for interstate natural gas lines | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Design and construction standards for interstate natural gas & crude oil/ petroleum product lines | U.S. DOT Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS)
UTC = (inspection only) |
| Safe operations & maintenance of existing intrastate pipelines | UTC |
Safe operations & maintenance of existing interstate pipelines
| OPS & UTC |
| Land use, zoning & easement maintenance of easements | Local government
Pipeline operators |
| Environmental Damages | Department of Ecology & Environmental Protection Agency/EFSEC for future lines sited under EFSEC jurisdiction |
Violations of one-call notification & prevention requirements
| No state agency is clearly aurthorized to enforce - Defaults to Attorney General's Office |
| Placement of Interstate Line Markers Placement of Intrastate Line Markers Damage/Removal of Line Markers | OPS
UTC
Pipeline operators & courts
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Grade Crossing Protective Fund