Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110
§60128 Dumping Within Pipeline Rights-of-way
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VIII — PIPELINES › CHAPTER 601 — SAFETY › § 60128
Summary
Bans digging to dump solid waste in interstate pipeline rights‑of‑way or Secretary‑set areas. The term "solid waste" is defined in section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(27)).
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Title 49, §60128
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(a)Prohibition.—
No person shall excavate for the purpose of unauthorized disposal within the right-of-way of an interstate gas pipeline facility or interstate hazardous liquid pipeline facility, or any other limited area in the vicinity of any such interstate pipeline facility established by the Secretary of Transportation, and dispose solid waste therein.
(b)Definition.—
For purposes of this section, the term “solid waste” has the meaning given that term in section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903(27)).
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49 U.S.C. § 60128
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110