N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:7-1.4 - Proscribed areas

(a) No person shall install and/or operate a natural gas pipeline with a maximum operating pressure in excess of 250 psig within 100 feet of any building intended for human occupancy, which is in existence prior to, or under construction at the date of, execution of the right-of-way agreement, or at the date of filing with the Clerk of the Superior Court of a complaint in a condemnation action, unless such person has obtained prior Board approval of the installation and/or operation of the pipeline.

(b) No person shall replace or relocate a natural gas pipeline with a maximum operating pressure in excess of 250 psig to a location that is within 100 feet of a building intended for human occupancy without prior approval from the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety. However, a pipeline that meets all of the following conditions is exempt from the requirement of prior approval under this subsection:

1. At the time of initial installation and/or operation of the pipeline being replaced or relocated, the pipeline was located within 100 feet of a building(s) intended for human occupancy;

2. The replacement or relocation will not decrease the horizontal and/or vertical distance between the pipeline and the building(s) described in (b)1 above; and

3. The replaced or relocated pipeline will be at least 100 feet away from all other buildings intended for human occupancy that are not described in (b)1 above.

(c) A request for approval of the installation and/or operation of a transmission pipeline shall be subject to the requirements of 49 CFR 192, including the requirements for passage of internal inspection devices at 49 CFR 192.150, and for an integrity management program in Subpart O, 49 CFR 192.901 through 192.951.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:7-1.4

Amended by R.1997 d.128, effective 3/17/1997.
See: 28 N.J.R. 5146(a), 29 N.J.R. 104(b), 29 N.J.R. 903(b).
Added last three sentences.
Amended by R.2003 d.360, effective 9/15/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 1505(a), 35 N.J.R. 4307(b).
Classified existing text as (a) and inserted references to operation preceding references to installation; added (b).
Amended by R.2009 d.69, effective 3/2/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4915(a), 41 N.J.R. 1083(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2009 d.291, effective 10/5/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 997(a), 41 N.J.R. 3844(b).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), deleted "Board" preceding "approval" twice, and inserted "from the Board's Bureau of Pipeline Safety"; and in (c), substituted "request for approval of the" for "petition pursuant to this section for".