Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§15722 Records: form; inspection; preservation
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART C— - PIPELINE CARRIERS › Chapter CHAPTER 157— - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER B— - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › § 15722
Summary
The Board can require pipeline carriers and lessors to keep records in a set way, including records about traffic and money, and can set how long those records must be kept. Board staff who show ID may inspect property and equipment and may view or copy records of carriers, lessors, associations, or related companies when relevant.
Full Legal Text
Title 49, §15722
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(a)The Board may prescribe the form of records required to be prepared or compiled under this subchapter by pipeline carriers and lessors, including records related to movement of traffic and receipts and expenditures of money.
(b)The Board, or an employee designated by the Board, may on demand and display of proper credentials—
(1)inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and equipment of a pipeline carrier or lessor; and
(2)inspect and copy any record of—
(A)a pipeline carrier, lessor, or association; and
(B)a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a pipeline carrier if the Board considers inspection relevant to that person’s relation to, or transaction with, that carrier.
(c)The Board may prescribe the time period during which operating, accounting, and financial records must be preserved by pipeline carriers and lessors.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11144 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 15722
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73