Pipelines

Finding the law: Pipelines in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to pipelines, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines pipelines topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Pipelines

In Legislation

Pipelines in the U.S. Code: Title 49, Subtitle VIII

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating pipelines are compiled in the United States Code under Title 49, Subtitle VIII. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Transportation (including pipelines) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Pipelines of the US Code, including pipelines) by chapter and subchapter.