Section 6-77-18 - Conversion to service subject to this chapter(a) A steel pipeline previously used in service not subject to this chapter qualifies for use under this chapter if the operator prepares and follows a written procedure to carry out the following requirements: (1) The design, construction, operation, and maintenance history of the pipeline must be reviewed and, where sufficient historical records are not available, appropriate tests must be performed to determine if the pipeline is in a satisfactory condition for safe operation;(2) The pipeline right-of-way, all aboveground segments of the pipeline, and appropriately selected underground segments must be visually inspected for physical defects and operating conditions which reasonably could be expected to impair the strength or tightness of the pipeline;(3) All known unsafe defects and conditions must be corrected in accordance with this chapter;(4) The pipeline must be tested in accordance with subchapter 12 to substantiate the maximum allowable operating pressure permitted by subchapter 14.(b) Each operator must keep for the life of the pipeline a record of the investigations, tests, repairs, replacements, and alterations made under the requirements of subsection (a).[Eff ] (Auth: HRS § 269-6) (Imp: 49 C.F.R. §192.14, OCT 1, 1990)