49 CFR 195.210
§ 195.210 Pipeline location.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 195.210, § 195.210 Pipeline location, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/257489
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(a) Pipeline right-of-way must be selected to avoid, as far as practicable, areas containing private dwellings, industrial buildings, and places of public assembly.
(b) No pipeline may be located within 50 feet (15 meters) of any private dwelling, or any industrial building or place of public assembly in which persons work, congregate, or assemble, unless it is provided with at least 12 inches (305 millimeters) of cover in addition to that prescribed in § 195.248.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.