# PER METER ASSESSMENTS.

**Citation:** Minn. R. 7530.5030  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1997-05-13

Subpart 1. Calculation of total expenses; limitation. To calculate per meter assessments for a quarter, the office shall first calculate the total inspection expenses incurred during that quarter in conducting routine maintenance and operation inspections of pipeline facilities of intrastate gas dis

## Document text

Subpart 1. Calculation of total expenses; limitation. To calculate per meter assessments for a quarter, the office shall first calculate the total inspection expenses incurred during that quarter in conducting routine maintenance and operation inspections of pipeline facilities of intrastate gas distribution operators and intrastate liquefied petroleum gas distribution operators. This total may not include inspection or investigation expenses incurred by the office in conducting inspections or investigations of interstate pipeline facilities or inspections or investigations listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.631, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6).

Subp. 2. Method of assessment. The office shall assess intrastate gas distribution operators and intrastate liquefied petroleum gas distribution operators a pro rata share of the total inspection expenses calculated under subpart 1. The pro rata share for an operator must be based on the number of meters in service by that operator on the preceding December 31. A liquefied petroleum gas operator is considered to have one meter in service for each unmetered individual service line on the preceding December 31.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/7530.5030>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T03:50:50.082Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T02:41:39.804Z
- Document slug: `minn-r-7530-5030`

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