Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Definition.
"Support costs" means the expenses, including indirect costs,
incurred by the office for operating the office that are not recovered as per
meter assessments under part
7530.5030, or as direct charges
under part
7530.5040.
Subp. 2.
Reductions.
Support costs must be reduced by the amounts listed in items A
and B. This reduction must be done before the distribution under subpart
3 is made.
A. Support costs must be reduced by the
amount of federal reimbursements received by the office.
B. Support costs must be reduced by the
amount of civil penalties collected under Minnesota Statutes, section
216D.08.
Subp. 3.
Support cost
split.
Support costs not distributed or reduced by the operation of
subparts
1 and
2 must be proportionately
distributed among six categories: intrastate gas distribution and intrastate
liquefied petroleum gas distribution operators, liquefied natural gas
operators, intrastate hazardous liquid operators, intrastate gas transmission
operators, interstate hazardous liquid operators, and interstate natural gas
operators. The proportion must be based on inspector hours spent that quarter
on each category of operator by the office.
Subp. 4.
Method of assessment.
Support costs for a quarter must be assessed against pipeline
operators in a category according to items A to G.
A. An intrastate gas distribution operator or
an intrastate liquefied petroleum gas distribution operator must be assessed a
pro rata share of the support costs for this category based on the number of
meters in service by that operator on the preceding December 31. An operator is
considered to have one meter in service for each unmetered individual service
line on the preceding December 31.
B. The support costs for this category must
be divided into equal shares so there is one share for each liquefied natural
gas pipeline operator. A liquefied natural gas pipeline operator must be
assessed one share.
C. An
intrastate hazardous liquid pipeline operator must be assessed a portion of the
support costs for this category equal to the percentage of the total miles of
intrastate hazardous liquid pipeline operated by the pipeline
operator.
D. An intrastate gas
transmission operator must be assessed a portion of the support costs for this
category equal to the percentage of the total miles of intrastate gas
transmission pipeline operated by the pipeline operator.
E. An interstate hazardous liquid pipeline
operator must be assessed a portion of the support costs for this category
equal to the percentage of the total miles of interstate hazardous liquid
pipeline operated by the pipeline operator.
F. An interstate natural gas pipeline
operator must be assessed a portion of the support costs for this category
equal to the percentage of the total miles of interstate natural gas pipeline
operated by the pipeline operator.
G. A pipeline measurement used for
calculating an assessment under this subpart must be the measurement on the
preceding December 31. The pipeline measurement must include only miles of
pipeline in Minnesota and must be rounded up to the next whole mile.
Statutory Authority: MS s
299F.631;
299J.04
