{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/56-555.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/56-555.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/56-555.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/56-555.html"}],"law_id":370585,"edition_id":2,"section_id":370585,"structure_id":52781,"section_number":"56-555","catch_line":"Commission to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act","history":"1994, c. 512.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Commission is authorized to act for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq., with respect to intrastate and interstate pipelines located within the Commonwealth to the extent authorized by certification or agreement with the Secretary under Section 205 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60106). To carry out its responsibilities under this section, the Commission shall have the same powers as given the Secretary in Sections 210 and 211 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. §§ 60108, 60117 and 60120).\n\nB\n\nFor the purposes of intrastate pipelines, any person failing or refusing to obey Commission orders relating to the adoption or enforcement of regulations for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities and temporary or permanent injunctions issued by the Commission shall be fined such sums not exceeding the fines and penalties specified by § 208 (a) (1) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60122 et seq.), as amended.\n\nC\n\nThe Commission shall assess and collect from every hazardous liquid pipeline operator an inspection fee to be used by the Commission for administering the regulatory program authorized by this section. For purposes of interstate pipelines, such fees shall be computed based on the number of inspection man-days devoted to each pipeline operator to determine the operator’s compliance with any provision of, or order or agreement issued under, the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.), and shall not exceed the costs of inspection and investigation under this section. The costs shall not include expenses reimbursed by the federal government. The number of planned inspections conducted on each interstate pipeline operator shall be reasonable under the circumstances and prioritized by risk to the public or to the environment.\n\nD\n\nThe authority granted to the Commission under this section to conduct inspections of interstate pipeline operators and facilities in the Commonwealth shall not extend to any official, employee, or agent of any political subdivision in the Commonwealth. No political subdivision shall have the authority to seek reimbursement for the cost of monitoring the inspections conducted by the Commission under this section. Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be deemed to impair or limit the police powers of such political subdivisions otherwise provided by law.\n\nE\n\nThe authority of the Commission to act as an agent for the United States Secretary of Transportation with respect to interstate hazardous liquid pipelines shall become effective the first day of July next after the date the Commission receives a formal delegation of authority from the Secretary.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1382139,"text":"The Commission is authorized to act for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq., with respect to intrastate and interstate pipelines located within the Commonwealth to the extent authorized by certification or agreement with the Secretary under Section 205 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60106). To carry out its responsibilities under this section, the Commission shall have the same powers as given the Secretary in Sections 210 and 211 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. §§ 60108, 60117 and 60120).","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1382140,"text":"For the purposes of intrastate pipelines, any person failing or refusing to obey Commission orders relating to the adoption or enforcement of regulations for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities and temporary or permanent injunctions issued by the Commission shall be fined such sums not exceeding the fines and penalties specified by § 208 (a) (1) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60122 et seq.), as amended.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1382141,"text":"The Commission shall assess and collect from every hazardous liquid pipeline operator an inspection fee to be used by the Commission for administering the regulatory program authorized by this section. For purposes of interstate pipelines, such fees shall be computed based on the number of inspection man-days devoted to each pipeline operator to determine the operator’s compliance with any provision of, or order or agreement issued under, the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.), and shall not exceed the costs of inspection and investigation under this section. The costs shall not include expenses reimbursed by the federal government. The number of planned inspections conducted on each interstate pipeline operator shall be reasonable under the circumstances and prioritized by risk to the public or to the environment.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":1382142,"text":"The authority granted to the Commission under this section to conduct inspections of interstate pipeline operators and facilities in the Commonwealth shall not extend to any official, employee, or agent of any political subdivision in the Commonwealth. No political subdivision shall have the authority to seek reimbursement for the cost of monitoring the inspections conducted by the Commission under this section. 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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":1477493,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370585,"identifier":"56-555","token":"56\/21\/56-555","url":"\/56-555\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-555\/","token":"56\/21\/56-555","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-555","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> is authorized to act for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid<\/span> Pipeline Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq., with respect to intrastate and interstate pipelines located within the Commonwealth to the extent authorized by certification or agreement with the Secretary under Section 205 of the Hazardous Liquid<\/span> Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60106). To carry out its responsibilities under this section, the Commission<\/span> shall have the same powers as given the Secretary in Sections 210 and 211 of the Hazardous Liquid<\/span> Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. §§ 60108, 60117 and 60120). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purposes of intrastate pipelines, any person<\/span> failing or refusing to obey Commission<\/span> orders<\/span> relating to the adoption or enforcement of regulations for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities and temporary or permanent injunctions<\/span> issued by the Commission<\/span> shall be fined such sums not exceeding the fines and penalties specified by § 208 (a) (1) of the Hazardous Liquid<\/span> Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60122 et seq.), as amended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall assess and collect from every hazardous liquid<\/span> pipeline operator<\/span> an inspection fee to be used by the Commission<\/span> for administering the regulatory program authorized by this section. For purposes of interstate pipelines, such fees shall be computed based on the number of inspection man-days devoted to each pipeline operator<\/span> to determine the operator’s compliance with any provision of, or order<\/span> or agreement issued under, the Hazardous Liquid<\/span> Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.), and shall not exceed the costs of inspection and investigation under this section. The costs shall not include expenses reimbursed by the federal government. The number of planned inspections conducted on each interstate pipeline operator<\/span> shall be reasonable under the circumstances and prioritized by risk to the public or to the environment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The authority granted to the Commission<\/span> under this section to conduct inspections of interstate pipeline operators<\/span> and facilities in the Commonwealth shall not extend to any official, employee, or agent of any political subdivision in the Commonwealth. No political subdivision shall have the authority to seek reimbursement for the cost of monitoring the inspections conducted by the Commission<\/span> under this section. Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be deemed to impair or limit the police powers of such political subdivisions otherwise provided by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The authority of the Commission<\/span> to act as an agent for the United States Secretary of Transportation with respect to interstate hazardous liquid<\/span> pipelines shall become effective the first day of July next after the date the Commission<\/span> receives a formal delegation of authority from the Secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION TO IMPLEMENT THE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SAFETY ACT (\u00a7\n56-555)\n\nA. The Commission is authorized to act for the United States Secretary of\nTransportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 49\nU.S.C. § 60101 et seq., with respect to intrastate and interstate pipelines\nlocated within the Commonwealth to the extent authorized by certification or\nagreement with the Secretary under Section 205 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline\nSafety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60106). To carry out its responsibilities\nunder this section, the Commission shall have the same powers as given the\nSecretary in Sections 210 and 211 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of\n1979 (49 U.S.C. §§ 60108, 60117 and 60120).\n\nB. For the purposes of intrastate pipelines, any person failing or refusing to\nobey Commission orders relating to the adoption or enforcement of regulations\nfor the design, construction, operation and maintenance of pipeline facilities\nand temporary or permanent injunctions issued by the Commission shall be fined\nsuch sums not exceeding the fines and penalties specified by § 208 (a) (1)\nof the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60122 et\nseq.), as amended.\n\nC. The Commission shall assess and collect from every hazardous liquid pipeline\noperator an inspection fee to be used by the Commission for administering the\nregulatory program authorized by this section. For purposes of interstate\npipelines, such fees shall be computed based on the number of inspection\nman-days devoted to each pipeline operator to determine the operator’s\ncompliance with any provision of, or order or agreement issued under, the\nHazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.),\nand shall not exceed the costs of inspection and investigation under this\nsection. The costs shall not include expenses reimbursed by the federal\ngovernment. The number of planned inspections conducted on each interstate\npipeline operator shall be reasonable under the circumstances and prioritized by\nrisk to the public or to the environment.\n\nD. The authority granted to the Commission under this section to conduct\ninspections of interstate pipeline operators and facilities in the Commonwealth\nshall not extend to any official, employee, or agent of any political\nsubdivision in the Commonwealth. No political subdivision shall have the\nauthority to seek reimbursement for the cost of monitoring the inspections\nconducted by the Commission under this section. Nothing in this subsection,\nhowever, shall be deemed to impair or limit the police powers of such political\nsubdivisions otherwise provided by law.\n\nE. The authority of the Commission to act as an agent for the United States\nSecretary of Transportation with respect to interstate hazardous liquid\npipelines shall become effective the first day of July next after the date the\nCommission receives a formal delegation of authority from the Secretary.\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"}}