חוק משק הדלק (קווי תשתית), התשפ"ו-2026Fuel Economy Law (Infrastructure Lines), 2026 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law is intended to allow the owner of an underground fuel facility, meaning one who establishes or operates an underground fuel facility (hereinafter – the facility), the establishment of which was permitted in a plan approved under the Planning and Building Law, or one acting on his behalf, to enter the land on which the facility is located in order to carry out various actions required for the establishment, operation or maintenance of the facility. This is because fuel supply in Israel is mostly carried out through a system of underground piping, running the length of the country through various plots of land, which are mostly not owned by the facility owners. Among other things, the Law allows the facility owner to carry out measurements for the purpose of planning and establishing the facility, to build or place the facility, to remove stone, earth and trees obstructing the establishment of the facility, to dig underground trenches, to conduct patrols and observations, and to carry out inspections of the facility, as well as to pass by vehicle also through adjacent land. The Law provides that entry onto land for the purpose of carrying out such actions will be conditional upon prior notice to the landowner, and with regard to places held by the defense establishment – prior approval will also be required from the body authorized by law for that place. However, the Law provides for the possibility of carrying out an urgent action on the land even without giving prior notice to the landowner, in emergency cases in which the facility owner believes that carrying out the action is urgent in order to prevent danger to human life, to the environment, or to prevent significant damage to property; however, this possibility shall not apply with regard to a place held by the defense establishment. The Law also establishes a mechanism for appeal to the Director of the Fuel and Gas Administration at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in cases where the landowner objects to the performance of the works, and also provides for the possibility of appealing the Director's decision to court. In addition, the Law provides that a facility owner will be required to carry out the actions on the land with care, while preventing damage and restoring the situation to its former state, and will also be liable to pay compensation to the landowner to the extent that damage is caused to the land.

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