§ 63-ff. Powers of the commission in respect to liquid petroleum pipeline safety. The commission shall:
1. Have general supervision over the safety standards of all liquid petroleum pipeline corporations having authority under any general or special law or under any charter or franchise to lay down and maintain pipelines, ducts or conduits under or above the surface of any area of the state for the purpose of the conveying, transporting and furnishing of liquid petroleum and any other such flammable liquids.
2. Examine or investigate the methods employed in the conveying, transporting and furnishing of liquid petroleum in and through the state, and have the power to order such reasonable improvements as would best promote the public interest and preserve and protect the public health and safety, and in the pursuit of same, establish a basic code of liquid petroleum pipeline safety rules and regulations.
3. Have the power, either through its members, or inspectors, or employees duly authorized by it, to enter upon and to inspect the property, pipes, ducts and conduits of any corporation engaged in the transportation of petroleum via pipeline.
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