Authorization of Bakken Pipeline Facilities in North Dakota
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This law permits Bakken Pipeline Company LP to construct and operate pipeline facilities in Burke County, North Dakota, at the U.S.-Canada border. It affects companies in the oil and gas industry by allowing the transport of petroleum products across the border, subject to regulatory compliance and inspection by various authorities.
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Key Changes
- Authorization to construct and operate pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canada border
- Inclusion of petroleum product transport across the border
- Compliance with inspection and regulatory standards ensured
Obligations
What this law requires
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must construct, connect, operate, and maintain the Border facilities in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must not make any substantial changes to the Border facilities without obtaining prior approval from the President through an amendment to the permit or a new permit.
The permittee must obtain all requisite permits from relevant state and local governmental entities, and relevant federal agencies.
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must ensure that all construction, connection, operation, and maintenance activities of the Border facilities are subject to inspection by authorized representatives of federal, state, and local agencies.
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must grant free and unrestricted access to representatives of appropriate federal, state, and local agencies for inspection purposes.