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PIPA Recommended Practices
Recommended Practices - Condensed Version [expanded version]
No Title Local Government Property Developer/Owner Transmission Pipeline Operator Real Estate Commission
Baseline (BL) Recommended Practices
BL01 Obtain Transmission Pipeline Mapping Data Yes      
BL02 n/a - Recommendation is incorporated into other practices.        
BL03 Utilize Information Regarding Development around Transmission Pipelines Yes   Yes  
BL04 Adopt Transmission Pipeline Consultation Zone Ordinance Yes      
BL05 Define Transmission Pipeline Consultation Zone Yes      
BL06 Implement New Development Planning Areas around Transmission Pipelines Yes      
BL07 Understand the Elements of a Transmission Pipeline Easement   Yes    
BL08 Manage Land Records   Yes Yes  
BL09 Document and Record Easement Amendments   Yes Yes  
BL10 Implement Communications Plan     Yes  
BL11 Effectively Communicate Pipeline Risk and Risk Management Information     Yes  
BL12 Notify Stakeholders of Right-of-Way Maintenance Activities     Yes  
BL13 Prevent and Manage Right-of-Way Encroachment     Yes  
BL14 Participate to Improve State Excavation Damage Prevention Programs Yes Yes Yes  
BL15 Enhance Damage Prevention Practices near High-Priority Subsurface Facilities     Yes  
BL16 Halt Dangerous Excavation Activities near Transmission Pipelines Yes   Yes  
BL17 Map Abandoned Pipelines     Yes  
BL18 Disclose Transmission Pipeline Easements in Real Estate Transactions       Yes
New Development (ND) Recommended Practices
ND01 n/a - Recommendation is incorporated into other practices.        
ND02 Gather Information for Design of Property Development near Transmission Pipelines   Yes Yes  
ND03 Review Acceptability of Proposed Land Use of Transmission Pipeline Right-of-Way Prior to Design   Yes    
ND04 Coordinate Property Development Design and Construction with Transmission Pipeline Operator   Yes Yes  
ND05 n/a - Recommendation is incorporated into other practices.        
ND06 Require Consideration of Transmission Pipeline Facilities in Land Development Design Yes Yes    
ND07 Define Blanket Easement Agreements When Necessary Yes Yes Yes  
ND08 Collaborate on Alternate Use and Development of Transmission Pipeline Right-of-Way Yes Yes Yes  
ND09 Provide Flexibility for Developing Open Space along Transmission Pipeline Rights-of-Way Yes      
ND10 Record Transmission Pipeline Easements on Development Plans and Final Plats Yes Yes    
ND11 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of New Parking Lots and Parking Structures Yes Yes    
ND12 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of New Roads Yes Yes    
ND13 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of New Utilities and Related Infrastructure Yes Yes    
ND14 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of Aboveground Water Management Infrastructure Yes Yes    
ND15 Plan and Locate Vegetation to Prevent Interference with Transmission Pipeline Activities Yes Yes    
ND16 Locate and Design Water Supply and Sanitary Systems to Prevent Contamination and Excavation Damage Yes Yes    
ND17 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk in New Development for Residential, Mixed-Use, and Commercial Land Use Yes Yes    
ND18 Consider Transmission Pipeline Operation Noise and Odor in Design and Location of Residential, Mixed-Use, and Commercial Land Use Development Yes Yes Yes  
ND19 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of New Industrial Land Use Development Yes Yes    
ND20 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Location, Design, and Construction of New Institutional Land Use Developments Yes Yes    
ND21 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of New Public Safety and Enforcement Facilities Yes Yes    
ND22 Reduce Transmission Pipeline Risk through Design and Location of New Places of Mass Public Assembly (Future Identified Sites) Yes Yes    
ND23 Consider Site Emergency Response Plans in Land Use Development Yes Yes    
ND24 Install Temporary Markers on Edge of Transmission Pipeline Right-of-Way Prior to Construction Adjacent to Right-of-Way Yes Yes    
ND25 Contact Transmission Pipeline Operator Prior to Excavating or Blasting Yes Yes Yes  
ND26 Use, Document, Record and Retain Encroachment Agreements or Permits Yes Yes Yes  
ND27 Use, Document and Retain Letters of No Objection and Conditional Approval Letters Yes Yes Yes  
ND28 Document, Record and Retain Partial Releases   Yes Yes