The purpose of this article is to make provision for the enforcement by the Mississippi Public Service Commission of Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Standards adopted both by the Mississippi Public Service Commission and by the U. S. Department of Transportation, pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 3 of this title, and the Federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, 49 USC, sections 1671 et seq., by way of injunctive and monetary sanctions substantially the same as are provided under Section 1678 and Section 1679 of said federal act, so that the commission may certify as the regulatory authority as provided in said federal act.Codes, 1942, § 7897-01; Laws, 1971, ch. 331, § 1, eff. 5/5/1971.
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