# AUTHORITY OF OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY.

**Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 299J.01  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Minnesota Legislature  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

The commissioner of public safety shall, to the extent authorized by agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation, act as agent for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 2001

## Document text

The commissioner of public safety shall, to the extent authorized by agreement with the United States Secretary of Transportation, act as agent for the United States Secretary of Transportation to implement the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 2001 to 2014, the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, United States Code, title 49, sections 1671 to 1686, and federal pipeline safety regulations with respect to interstate pipelines located within this state. The commissioner shall, to the extent authorized by federal law, regulate pipelines in the state as authorized by sections 299J.01 to 299J.17 and 299F.56 to 299F.641.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/299J.01>
- Source ID: `mn-revisor`
- SHA-256: `6c9ebb12726995af7802deff3033f1c443a386485b9de11f6bacf97f5ad37ff3`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T03:50:52.465Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T21:23:44.070Z
- Document slug: `minn-stat-299j-01`

### Source metadata

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