# Land agents

**Citation:** 52 Pa. Code § 59.142  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2024-09-13

(a) A hazardous liquid public utility must ensure that land agents are qualified and possess the necessary knowledge to provide informative communication regarding the public health and safety of the hazardous liquid public utility's proposed pipeline and pipeline facilities. For the purpose of this

## Document text

(a) A hazardous liquid public utility must ensure that land agents are qualified and possess the necessary knowledge to provide informative communication regarding the public health and safety of the hazardous liquid public utility's proposed pipeline and pipeline facilities. For the purpose of this section, a qualified land agent must meet one of the following requirements:

(1) Be a member of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA).

(2) Hold a valid Pennsylvania professional license in one of the following fields:

(i) Attorney.

(ii) Real estate salesperson.

(iii) Real estate broker.

(iv) Professional engineer.

(v) Professional land surveyor.

(vi) Professional geologist.

(b) Under subsection (a)(1), the land agent must be a member in good standing of the IRWA during the performance of the land agent work or services on behalf of a hazardous liquid public utility.

(c) Under subsection (a)(2), the land agent's Pennsylvania professional license must be in good standing during the performance of the land agent work or services on behalf of a hazardous liquid public utility.

(d) For violations of subsection (a) or subsection (b), a hazardous liquid public utility may be assessed a civil penalty under 66 Pa.C.S. Chapter 33 (relating to violations and penalties).

## Provenance

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