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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 512<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1477489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370582,"identifier":"56-554","token":"56\/21\/56-554","url":"\/56-554\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-554\/","token":"56\/21\/56-554","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-554","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this chapter:<\/p>

“Hazardous liquid<\/span>” means “hazardous liquid<\/span>” and “highly volatile liquid<\/span>” as defined in 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 195.2.<\/p>

“Person<\/span>” means an individual, corporation<\/span>, partnership, association or other business entity or a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of any of these.<\/p>

“Pipeline operator<\/span>” means a person<\/span> who owns and operates pipeline facilities as defined in 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 195.2.<\/p>

“Interstate pipeline” and “intrastate pipeline” shall have the same meanings as defined in 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 195.2.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 56-554)\n\nFor the purposes of this chapter:\n\n“Hazardous liquid” means “hazardous liquid” and\n“highly volatile liquid” as defined in 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 195.2.\n\n“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association\nor other business entity or a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal\nrepresentative of any of these.\n\n“Pipeline operator” means a person who owns and operates pipeline\nfacilities as defined in 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 195.2.\n\n“Interstate pipeline” and “intrastate pipeline” shall\nhave the same meanings as defined in 49 C.F.R. \u00a7 195.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 512.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}