Subdivision 1. Commissioner's duties and powers. (a) The commissioner may, to the extent necessary to carry out the enforcement responsibilities of sections 299F.56 to 299F.641, conduct investigations, make reports, issue subpoenas, require the production of relevant documents and records, take depositions, and conduct research, testing, development, demonstration, and training activities.
(b) The commissioner may require each person who engages in the transportation of gas or hazardous liquid or who owns or operates pipeline facilities to establish and maintain records, and to make reports and provide information to the commissioner. The records and other information must be made available as the commissioner orders to enable the commissioner to determine whether the person has acted or is acting in compliance with sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 and the standards adopted or orders issued under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641.
(c) Officers, employees, and agents authorized by the commissioner, on presenting appropriate credentials to the person in charge, may enter upon, inspect, and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the records and properties of a person subject to regulation under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 to the extent the records and properties are relevant to determine whether the person has acted or is acting in compliance with those sections and the standards adopted under those sections.
(d) An accident report made by an officer, employee, or agent of the Office of Pipeline Safety is available for use in a civil, criminal, or other judicial proceeding arising out of the accident. The officer, employee, or agent may be required to testify in the proceedings as to the facts developed in the investigation. A report made available to the public need not identify individuals. Reports on research projects, demonstration projects, and other related activities are public information.
(e) All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the commissioner under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641 that contains or relates to a trade secret referred to in United States Code, title 18, section 1905, is confidential for the purpose of that section, and is private or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02. However, the information may be disclosed to other officers or employees authorized to enforce sections 299F.56 to 299F.641. Nothing in this section authorizes the withholding of information by the commissioner from a duly authorized committee of the legislature or the United States Congress.
Subd. 2. Inspection program. The commissioner must establish and implement an inspection program to enforce the standards adopted under section 299F.57. The program must be established and implemented in a manner that complies with requirements for state certification under United States Code, title 49, section 1674. In the course of the exercise of duties and responsibilities under sections 299F.56 to 299F.641, the commissioner shall wherever practicable employ a practice of spot checking, with respect to persons subject to sections 299F.56 to 299F.641.
Subd. 3. [Repealed by amendment, 1989 c 244 s 15]
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1988 c 624 s 23]
1969 c 988 s 8; 1984 c 654 art 3 s 84; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 353 s 20; 1988 c 624 s 16; 1989 c 244 s 15
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety
Section 299F.01 — Fire Marshal.
Section 299F.011 — State Fire Code; Administration And Enforcement.
Section 299F.0115 — Exemption For Members Of Federally Recognized Tribes.
Section 299F.012 — Fire Safety Account.
Section 299F.013 — Fuel Dispensing.
Section 299F.014 — Petroleum Storage Tanks; Tank Vehicle Parking.
Section 299F.03 — Special Attorney.
Section 299F.035 — Fire Department Use Of Criminal History Data.
Section 299F.036 — Firefighter; Previous Employment Investigation.
Section 299F.037 — Reporting Firefighter Deaths.
Section 299F.04 — Origin Of Fire Investigated; Computerized Arson Data.
Section 299F.05 — Law Enforcement Powers; Information System.
Section 299F.051 — Arson Training.
Section 299F.052 — Arson Reporting Immunity Law, Citation.
Section 299F.053 — Definitions.
Section 299F.054 — Disclosure Of Information.
Section 299F.055 — Confidential Data; Evidence.
Section 299F.056 — Enforcement.
Section 299F.057 — Applicability Of Ordinances; Concurrent Jurisdiction.
Section 299F.059 — Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention.
Section 299F.06 — Testimonial Powers.
Section 299F.08 — Premises, When Entered.
Section 299F.09 — Building Entered Within Reasonable Hours.
Section 299F.092 — Definitions.
Section 299F.093 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 299F.094 — Report Required; Contents.
Section 299F.095 — Powers And Duties Of Fire Department.
Section 299F.096 — Duty To Safeguard Private Information.
Section 299F.099 — Local Ordinance Preempted.
Section 299F.18 — Combustible Material Removed.
Section 299F.19 — Flammable Liquids And Explosives.
Section 299F.20 — Failure To Comply, Punishment.
Section 299F.28 — Records Are Public, Exceptions.
Section 299F.29 — County And City Attorneys To Assist.
Section 299F.30 — Fire Drill In School; Doors And Exits.
Section 299F.31 — Penalties Paid Into State Treasury.
Section 299F.32 — Statutory Construction.
Section 299F.35 — Statement Of Insured, Use In Civil Action.
Section 299F.3605 — Petroleum Refineries.
Section 299F.362 — Smoke Detector; Installation; Rules; Penalty.
Section 299F.391 — Health Care, Education, Or Lodging Facility.
Section 299F.40 — Liquefied Petroleum Or Industrial Gas Container.
Section 299F.46 — Hotel Inspections.
Section 299F.47 — School Inspections.
Section 299F.48 — Automatic Sprinkler Systems In Existing Public Housing Buildings.
Section 299F.50 — Definitions.
Section 299F.51 — Requirements For Carbon Monoxide Alarms.
Section 299F.56 — Definitions; Natural Gas Pipeline Safety.
Section 299F.57 — Safety Standards; Gas Pipeline.
Section 299F.58 — Certification And Report To Federal Government.
Section 299F.59 — Compliance With Standards.
Section 299F.60 — Pipeline Violation; Rules, Civil Penalties.
Section 299F.61 — Pipeline Violation; Injunctive Relief, Judicial Procedure.
Section 299F.62 — Plan To Operate And Maintain Gas Pipeline.
Section 299F.63 — Records, Reports, Inspections.
Section 299F.631 — Inspection Fee; Assessment, Rules.
Section 299F.64 — Federal Money.
Section 299F.641 — Intrastate Hazardous Liquid Pipeline.
Section 299F.72 — Definitions.
Section 299F.73 — License Required.
Section 299F.74 — Permit Required For Possession Or Use.
Section 299F.75 — Permit Application.
Section 299F.76 — Affirmation And Identification; Effective Period.
Section 299F.77 — Issuance To Certain Persons Prohibited.
Section 299F.785 — Black Powder.
Section 299F.79 — Unlawful Possession Of Component; Penalty.
Section 299F.80 — Unlawful Possession Of Explosive; Penalties.
Section 299F.82 — Illegal Transfer; Penalty.
Section 299F.83 — Negligent Discharge.
Section 299F.831 — Handling While Influenced By Alcohol Or Drug.
Section 299F.850 — Cigarette Fire Safety Definitions.
Section 299F.851 — Test Method And Performance Standard.
Section 299F.852 — Certification And Product Change.
Section 299F.853 — Marking And Cigarette Packaging.
Section 299F.854 — Penalties And Remedies.
Section 299F.855 — Implementation.
Section 299F.856 — Inspection.
Section 299F.857 — Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Account.