Pipeline Safety Trust, WA - 2013 TAG Program

Overview

Main Objective

Under this grant award Pipeline Safety Trust will gather, sort and make easily available to local governments and concerned citizens information regarding how state and local governments in all fifty states have approached a variety of land use and planning issues associated with pipeline safety. The information will include existing local pipeline related ordinances and case studies, descriptions of pipeline siting authority in each state, emergency (including hazard mitigation) and oil spill response planning in each state, descriptions of significant rules in each state that go beyond the federal minimum regulations, highlights of each states excavation damage prevention laws and efforts, and some basic information about where to find information about each state's regulation of oil and natural gas production. Pipeline Safety Trust will make this information available for everyone on their website. Using this information, Pipeline Safety Trust will also produce and print a Local Government Guide to Pipelines to provide local governments in all fifty states an easy to use manual for where to obtain the information they may be looking for.

Public Abstract

Under the terms of this agreement, the Recipient must demonstrate completion of the work through the actions it has specified in its Application.

• Check in and seek advice from stakeholders on project
• Collect the desired information from the 50 states
• Provide interim report to PHMSA
• Draft text and graphics for web and paper publications
• Get review from stakeholders on protect information
• Populate website with information
• Update and publish Landowners Guide to Pipelines
• Layout and publish Local Government Guide to Pipelines
• Provide Final Report to PHMSA

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