Illinois Compiled Statutes

220 ILCS 5/15-601 (2026)

Safety regulation

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(220 ILCS 5/15-601)
    Sec. 15-601. Safety regulation. Each common carrier by pipeline shall construct, maintain, and operate all of its pipelines, related facilities, and equipment in this State in a manner that poses no undue risk to its employees, customers, or the public. The obligation of the carrier shall include the construction, maintenance, and operation of safety devices or structures, the revision of practices effecting safety, and other acts necessary to ensure the safety of its employees, customers, and the public. The Commission may, by reference to federal safety regulations or otherwise, adopt reasonable regulations governing the construction, maintenance, and operations of pipelines, related facilities, and equipment to ensure the safety of pipeline employees, customers, and the public.
(Source: P.A. 89-42, eff. 1-1-96.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Save Our Illinois Land v. Illinois Com. Comm'n, 2022 IL App (4th) 210008, 200 N.E.3d 870.
Save Our Illinois Land v. Illinois Com. Comm'n, 2022 IL App (4th) 210008, 200 N.E.3d 870. “” Instead, the objectors argue, they are asking the Commission to enforce section 15-601 of the Act (220 ILCS 5/15-601 (West 2020)), which, to quote from that Illinois statute, requires “[e]ach common carrier by pipeline” to “construct, maintain, and operate all of its…”
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