Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP To Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada

Key Points

• This policy gives a company called Bakken Pipeline permission to keep running an existing oil pipeline that crosses the border between North Dakota and Canada. The pipeline is 12 inches wide and carries crude oil and other fuel products like gasoline and jet fuel.
• The new permit replaces an older one from 1996. It allows the company to change how much oil flows through the pipe each day or change the direction the oil moves without needing to ask for a brand new permit every time.
• The company must follow all federal and state safety rules and let government inspectors check the facility. If there is a national security emergency, the government has the right to take control of the pipeline to protect the country.
• Bakken Pipeline is responsible for any costs related to cleaning up environmental leaks or spills. They also have to pay for removing the pipeline if the permit is ever canceled in the future.

Impact Analysis

Govbase has not yet run an impact analysis on this legislation.