If a pipeline company decided to abandon its pipeline, could the Minister of Natural Resources appoint a negotiator or an arbitration committee to determine how much compensation I might receive?
• Before a company can abandon the operation of its pipeline, it must first obtain permission from the National Energy Board (NEB). At that time, the NEB will review the proposed abandonment, taking into account the concerns of landowners and other affected parties, and will determine the required conditions for the company to abandon the pipeline. Although the NEB will not decide on liability, it will be able to address, through conditions, the issues that may give rise to liability. • In the early part of 2009, the NEB was in the last stages of a hearing process to consider the financial aspects of pipeline abandonment. The NEB is also addressing physical issues related to pipeline abandonment with the Land Matters Consultation Initiative (LMCI). • Abandonment could be subject to the negotiation and/or arbitration services available via the Minister of Natural Resources, depending on the facts presented to the Minister at the time of a landowner’s application. • Sections 88 and 90 of
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