(220 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 555)
Sec. 5.
Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or
operates pipeline facilities shall file with the Commission a plan for
inspection and maintenance of each pipeline facility owned or operated by
such person as well as any changes in such plan, in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Commission. The Commission may, by
regulation, also require such person to file the plans for approval. If the
Commission finds, at any time, that the plan is inadequate to achieve safe
operation, the Commission shall, after notice and opportunity for a
hearing, require the plan to be revised. The plan required by the
Commission under this Section must be practicable and designed to meet the
need for pipeline safety. In determining the adequacy of any plan, the
Commission shall consider relevant available pipeline safety data; whether
the plan is appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation;
the reasonableness of the plan; and the extent to which the plan will
contribute to public safety.
(Source: P.A. 76-1588.)
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