It is the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to confer upon the utilities board the power and authority to implement certain controls over the transportation of natural gas to protect landowners and tenants from environmental or economic damages which may result from the construction, operation, or maintenance of a pipeline within the state. It is also the purpose of the general assembly in enacting this law to provide for the board to act as an agent for the federal government in determining pipeline company compliance with the standards of the federal government for pipelines within the boundaries of the state.
88 Acts, ch 1074, §1
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