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Current Enforcement Responsibilities

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

Special thanks to the Fuel Accident Prevention and Response Team (FAPRT) for creating this document.

Posted/updated: 12/22/2000