CHAPTER 21

House Bill No. 2590

An Act concerning pipeline safety; relating to the state corporation commission; state pipeline safety program; violations; updating the maximum penalties that may be imposed by the commission to comply with requirements of the federal pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration; amending K.S.A. 66-1,151 and repealing the existing section.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. K.S.A. 66-1,151 is hereby amended to read as follows: 66-1,151. Any person who violates any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act, or any rule and regulation adopted by the commission and in effect on July 1, 1969, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 $200,000 for each violation for each day that the violation persists. However, the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000,000 $2,000,000 for any related series of violations.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 66-1,151 is hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.

Approved April 4, 2024.