Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota
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This law grants permission to Bakken Pipeline Company LP to operate and maintain existing pipeline facilities at the US-Canada border in North Dakota. It allows the transport of various petroleum products, excluding natural gas under specific regulations, while ensuring compliance with relevant safety and environmental laws. It affects pipeline operators, federal and state regulatory bodies, and local stakeholders.
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Key Changes
- Authorization for Bakken Pipeline Company LP to operate pipeline facilities at the US-Canada border.
- Existing Presidential permit from 1996 is superseded and revoked.
- Compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory laws is mandatory.
Obligations
What this law requires
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must obtain requisite permits from relevant State and local governmental entities, and relevant Federal agencies.
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must make no substantial changes to the Border facilities or their operation without receiving approval from the President via an amendment to the permit.
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must maintain the Border facilities in a condition of good repair and in compliance with applicable law to ensure safe operation.
The permittee must maintain the Border facilities in good repair and in compliance with applicable law to ensure safe operation.
Bakken Pipeline Company LP must hold harmless and indemnify the United States from any claimed or adjudged liability arising out of operation or maintenance of the Border facilities, including environmental contamination.