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  1. GPAC Summary – Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering NPRM
  2. MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements Rule
  3. April is National Safe Digging Month
  4. DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop
  5. Colorado Flowline Rulemaking
  6. Georgia Proposed Amendments to Petroleum Pipeline Permit Procedures
  7. Kentucky Pipeline Safety Measure
  8. Final Integrity Management Requirements Expected Soon
  9. TRRC Accepting Comments on New Proposed Pipeline Safety Fees
  10. Utah Regulations R307-505
  11. California OSFM Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Seminar
  12. Pressure Testing Webinar – Advantages of Using TestOp®
  13. 2018 Industry Conference Schedule

TRRC Accepting Comments on New Proposed Pipeline Safety Fees

The Railroad Commission of Texas (TRRC) is accepting comments until May 7, 2018 on the new proposed pipeline fees to fund the TRRC’s pipeline safety program. The TRRC is establishing the fees at the direction of the Legislature in the Commission’s Sunset Bill, House Bill 1818 passed in 2017. The new proposed fees are divided into two groups: Group A and Group B pipelines.

  • Group A Pipelines are natural gas transmission and storage pipelines; hazardous liquids transmission and storage pipelines; and hazardous liquids gathering pipelines. Proposed fees for Group A pipes are a $20 per mile annual fee; and a $500 fee for a new permit or permit renewal.
  • Group B Pipelines are intrastate (pipelines that begin and end within Texas) production and gathering pipelines that leave a lease. Proposed fees for Group B pipes are a $10 per mile annual fee, and a $500 fee for a new permit or permit renewal.

More information on the proposed rule and fees can be found under Chapter 3: Oil & Gas Division; 3.70 here.