STATE EFFORTS IN DAMAGE PREVENTION
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STATE EFFORTS
IN
DAMAGE PREVENTION
James Mergist
New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2008
Who is NAPSR
Non-profit organization
Governed by Board of Directors
Members: State pipeline safety directors,
managers, inspectors, technical personnel
Has 52 state agencies as members, including
DC & PR, except HI & AK
Mission:
To strengthen states’ pipeline safety programs through
promotion of improved pipeline safety standards,
education, training & technology
Outline
Background
– Enabling Laws
– Current situation
Goals
Enabling Laws
TEA 21): One-Call Notification (1998)
PIPES Act (2006):
– 9 elements (from DIMP Phase 1)
– State Damage Prevention (SDP) Grant
– Call 911
State Agencies Involved
State Commission Pipeline Safety
Programs
State One-Call centers
Law enforcement
Governor’s Office
State Stats on Laws
All have a law
45 can assess civil penalties
42 have hand dig clause
36 require Positive Response
28 allow exemptions from One-Call laws
9 require damage reporting
Some have more than one One-Call center
State Stats on Laws
Biggest Need:
Fair and effective enforcement
Pipeline Safety Program
Efforts / Goals
Main Goal: Excavation Damage Prevention
State Participation in CGA
Promoting One-Call
Input into EDPI (DPAP)
Changes in State laws
State participation in CGA
Each State has 2 members on the CGA
2 NAPSR members on every committee
Encouraging operator submission to
DIRT
Downloading state databases to DIRT
Promoting One-Call in the State
Promoting use of call before-you-dig
Working closely with One-Call centers
Encouraging use of nationwide no. (811)
Requiring every stakeholder to participate
Input Into EDPI (DPAP)
Excavation Damage Prevention
Initiative (EDPI)
Damage Prevention Assistance
Program (DPAP)
Changes in State Laws
Develop a plan
Overcome resistance
Require all stakeholders to come to
the table