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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 501<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":249057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58377,"identifier":"56-257.4","token":"56\/10\/5\/56-257.4","url":"\/56-257.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-257.4\/","token":"56\/10\/5\/56-257.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Report by the State Corporation Commission on investigation of natural gas utilities incident","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-257.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall, upon written request, make available for public inspection within 30 days of the receipt of the request a report regarding the finalized enforcement action or investigation related to the death or personal injury necessitating inpatient hospitalization of any person<\/span>, or estimated damage to property exceeding $50,000, that was the direct result of a leak or other incident involving the intrastate facilities of a natural gas utility operator. The report shall only be available for public inspection, upon written request, after the Commission<\/span> has concluded the enforcement action or investigation. The report shall not reveal:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Infrastructure information for, or the location or operation of security or utility equipment and systems of, any public or private building, structure, or information storage facility; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Risk assessment information not provided to the public by the utility operator; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Specific security plans and measures of an entity, facility, building structure, information technology system, or software program; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Information confidential or sensitive in nature; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Information proprietary to the natural gas utility operator; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Information that would jeopardize the safety or security of any (i) person<\/span>; (ii) governmental facility, building, or structure; or (iii) private commercial office, residential, or retail building. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORT BY THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ON INVESTIGATION OF NATURAL GAS\nUTILITIES INCIDENT (\u00a7 56-257.4)\n\nThe Commission shall, upon written request, make available for public inspection\nwithin 30 days of the receipt of the request a report regarding the finalized\nenforcement action or investigation related to the death or personal injury\nnecessitating inpatient hospitalization of any person, or estimated damage to\nproperty exceeding $50,000, that was the direct result of a leak or other\nincident involving the intrastate facilities of a natural gas utility operator.\nThe report shall only be available for public inspection, upon written request,\nafter the Commission has concluded the enforcement action or investigation. The\nreport shall not reveal:\n\n1. Infrastructure information for, or the location or operation of security or\nutility equipment and systems of, any public or private building, structure, or\ninformation storage facility;\n\n2. Risk assessment information not provided to the public by the utility\noperator;\n\n3. Specific security plans and measures of an entity, facility, building\nstructure, information technology system, or software program;\n\n4. Information confidential or sensitive in nature;\n\n5. Information proprietary to the natural gas utility operator; or\n\n6. Information that would jeopardize the safety or security of any (i) person;\n(ii) governmental facility, building, or structure; or (iii) private commercial\noffice, residential, or retail building.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 501.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}