(a) The pipeline operator must file with the gas inspector an annual verified report in letter form on or before June 30 of each year to cover the reporting period of June 1 through May 31. The annual report must include the following information:
(1) A statement that the regulated pipeline has no outstanding safety violations as determined in an inspection or audit by either the Texas Railroad Commission or the United States Department of Transportation.
(2) If any safety violations, as determined by the Railroad Commission or the United States Department of Transportation, have not been corrected, the violations must be reported and an action plan to correct the safety violations must be provided. The action plan must include a timeline for corrective action and the individual or firm responsible for each action.
(3) If the pipeline operator has no reporting responsibility to the Texas Railroad Commission or the United States Department of Transportation and is otherwise exempt from the safety regulations of either agency, the following documents pertaining to the preceding reporting period of June 1 through May 31:
(A) copies of internal reports of responses to pipeline emergencies;
(B) current operations and maintenance logs; and
(C) current emergency action plan.
(4) Evidence that the pipeline operator has current liability insurance in accordance with this division.
(5) A statement that the regulated pipeline information provided is correct. If the information provided is no longer correct, updated or corrected information.
(b) The pipeline operator must, upon the request by the gas inspector, make available a log of all the maintenance and monitoring activities conducted on all pipelines subject to this division for the reporting period must be made available upon request by the gas inspector.
(c) The pipeline operator shall file a copy of all initial or follow-up reports provided to the Texas Railroad Commission and the United States Department of Transportation on unsafe pipeline conditions, pipeline emergencies, or pipeline incidents with the gas inspector. The pipeline operator shall file with the gas inspector any initial or follow-up reports filed with state and federal regulatory agencies regarding pipeline releases concurrently with the city. (Ord. 29228)