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Interest of commissioner or employee prohibited in corporation subject to regulation

Corporation commission organization; meetings; acts of commission by majority or by single commissioner; conflict of interest

Corporation commission seal

Executive director; appointment; powers and duties

Legal services

Compensation of appointees and employees

Salaries and expenses of corporation commissioners

Consumer services section

Fees for certification and duplication

Consumer outreach and education

Definitions

Supervising and regulating public service corporations; telecommunications promotion; competitive electricity market; rules; duty to comply; exemptions for electric generation; unlawful practice

Power of commission to determine and prescribe rates, rules and practices of public service corporations

Reports by public service corporations to commission; duty of corporation to deliver documents to commission; confidential nature of information furnished; exception; classification

Regulation of commercial flight operators by commission prohibited; definitions

Exemption of motor carriers

Electricity suppliers; rules

Service territories; open competition

Franchises; electric generation suppliers; limitations

Contractors; requirements; prohibition; definition

Public service corporations; electronic filings

Internet protocol services; definitions

Power of commission to prescribe record-keeping methods and accounts; conformity with interstate commerce commission requirements; limitation on keeping of accounts

Depreciation accounting

Power to examine records and personnel of public service corporations; filing record of examination

Production of records kept without state

Conduct of hearings and investigations; representation by corporate officer or employee; arbitration

Administration of oaths and certification to official acts by commissioners; taking of depositions; witness fees and mileage

Admissibility in evidence of copies of documents filed with commission; orders, authorizations or certificates issued by commission required to be in writing; recording

Complaint alleging violation by public service corporation of law or rule or order of commission; exception; joinder of complaints; notice of hearing

Hearing; process to witnesses; report of proceedings; decision; service of order

Reparation of overcharge; action to recover overcharge; limitations

Complaint by public service corporation; hearing

Hearing on rate or other change in operations by public service corporation; establishment of rates or other practices by order of commission; rates for retail telecommunications services

Hearings on valuation of property of public service corporations; notice; introduction of evidence; written findings of fact required; admissibility in evidence; effect; exception

Rescission or amendment of orders by commission; collateral attack on final orders or decisions prohibited

Application for rehearing; hearing; effect; decision

Action to set aside or modify certain orders of commission; filing; limitation; superior court

Section
40-254.01

Action to set aside or modify certain commission orders; limitation; court of appeals

Precedence of actions

Time periods for rate decisions; calculation; simplified filing rules; interim rates and charges; definitions

Certificate required before construction by public service corporation; exceptions; complaint by corporation injuriously affected by construction hearing; exclusive franchise or monopoly

Application for certificate; hearing; application upon contemplated franchise

Transmission lines; use of public streets for utility right-of-way; notice; election

Restrictions upon conduct of public service business by foreign corporations

Disposition of plant by public service corporations; acquisition of capital stock of public service corporation by other public service corporations; exemption

Exemption from antitrust statutes

Value of certificated area

Issuance of stocks and bonds; authorized purposes

Order authorizing issuance of stocks, bonds or other evidences of debt; hearing on application to issue; amount of issue; issuance of short term notes without commission order; capitalization of certain items prohibited; accounting for proceeds of issues

Validity of stock certificates or evidences of indebtedness; violation of law or commission authorizations; classification

Power of commission to determine adequacy of service rendered by public service corporation; enforcement by order or regulation; duty of compliance by corporation; surety; utility surety fund

Regulation of public service corporations; standards of service; measurement standards; inspections by commission

Commission rules and regulations to regulate time for furnishing services by railroad and telephone and telegraph companies; uniformity of demurrage charges

Power of commission to order changes in service to insure adequate service by railroad

Power of commission to order physical connection between railroad companies

Duty of railroad company to make connection with track of private shipper; conditions

Order by commission for connection or spur; right to connect to private track; order to company to switch cars of another corporation

Duty of telephone and telegraph companies to handle messages of connecting companies

Power of commission to order connections and joint rates between telephone or telegraph companies

Power of commission to order additions, improvements or changes in plant of public service corporations; additions or changes made jointly

Power of commission to order joint use of facilities belonging to public service corporation

Discrimination between persons, localities or classes of service as to rates, charges, service or facilities prohibited

Persons who may be given free or reduced rates; definitions; carriage during emergency; annual report of reduced rate carriage

Power of commission to require safety devices

Power of commission over railway crossings

Section
40-337.01

Installation of automatic warning devices; agreements for sharing cost; apportionment of cost

Section
40-337.02

Allocation of funds for automatic warning signals at railway crossings

Section
40-337.03

Determination of location of automatic warning signals

Accidents on property of public service corporations; investigation; report

Refusal of common carrier to receive or carry passenger; classification

Emergency telephone numbers; use; restrictions

Definitions

Petitions of owners for cost study establishing an underground conversion service area

Petition of owners and petition of public service corporation or public agency for establishment of underground conversion service area; notice of proposed lien

Hearing on petition; notice

Procedure for making and hearing protests and objections and withdrawing signatures

Hearing on petition by corporation commission, board of supervisors or city or town council; determination of economic and technical feasibility; addition or elimination of certain areas

Establishment of conversion costs; apportionment of costs; method of payment

Conversion of service lines on owner's property; payment; notice of disconnection to owner

Permit or easement for conversion of service lines to be furnished by owner

Lien for cost of conversion; procedure to perfect lien; recording notice of lien; default; limitation of action to foreclose lien; disconnection of service upon default

Sale of property to satisfy lien

Relocation of underground facilities; public service corporation or public agency to be reimbursed for cost thereof

Application of article; reinstallation of overhead facilities prohibited

No extension of corporation commission jurisdiction to public agencies, video service networks or cable television systems

Franchises, charters and ordinances of local governments not affected

Nonseverability

Definitions

Section
40-360.01

Organization and membership of the committee

Section
40-360.02

Plans; filing; failure to comply; classification

Section
40-360.03

Applications prior to construction of facilities

Section
40-360.04

Hearings; procedures

Section
40-360.05

Parties to certification proceedings

Section
40-360.06

Factors to be considered in issuing a certificate of environmental compatibility

Section
40-360.07

Compliance by utility; commission order

Section
40-360.08

Transfer of certificate; compliance by committee; commission and review panel; authorization to construct

Section
40-360.09

Filing fees; utility siting fund

Section
40-360.10

Expenditure of funds

Section
40-360.11

Jurisdiction of courts

Section
40-360.12

Jurisdiction of the commission

Section
40-360.13

Certificate of environmental compatability; availability of groundwater and impact on groundwater management plan

Section
40-360.21

Definitions

Section
40-360.22

Excavations; determining location of underground facilities; providing information; excavator marking; on-site representative; validity period of markings; liability for misuse of locate requests; detectible underground locating devices; civil penalty

Section
40-360.23

Making excavation in careful, prudent manner; liability for negligence; notice; obliteration of marks

Section
40-360.24

Notice of damage to underground facility

Section
40-360.25

Injunction; mandamus

Section
40-360.26

Damage of underground facility; liability to owner; homeowner and tenant exemption

Section
40-360.27

Liability for attorney fees; administrative costs and expenses

Section
40-360.28

Civil penalty; liability

Section
40-360.29

Charters and ordinances of governments not affected; preemption

Section
40-360.30

Installation records of underground facilities

Section
40-360.31

Routine road maintenance; prior notification

Section
40-360.32

One-call notification center membership; termination; designated representatives

Section
40-360.41

Definitions

Section
40-360.42

Activity near overhead line; safety restrictions

Section
40-360.43

Activity in close proximity to lines; clearance arrangements; procedure; payment; notice

Section
40-360.44

Violation; civil penalty

Section
40-360.45

Exemptions

Section
40-360.51

Definitions

Section
40-360.52

Planning

Section
40-360.53

Utility facilities included in municipal and county plans

Section
40-360.54

Effect on existing rights

Charges by public service corporations required to be just and reasonable; service and facilities required to be adequate, efficient and reasonable; rules and regulations relating to charges or service required to be just and reasonable

Power of commission to investigate interstate rates

Filing of rate schedules by public service corporations

Names of parties to joint schedule required on schedule; filing required by only one party with concurrence of other parties

Changes of rates; notice; filing; exception

Sliding scale of charges

Limitations on relative charges by telephone and telegraph companies for long and short distance messages

Water utility surcharges to recover operating costs; notice; definition

Limitation of passenger fares to three cents per mile; exceptions; violation; classification

Street railways; fares; transfers

Permitting or obtaining transportation at less than schedule rates prohibited

Prohibition of rebates and agreements

Fraudulent means or attempts to obtain rebate or damage prohibited

Payment responsibility; private water companies; sewer corporations

Annual assessment by commission against public service corporations; exception; rate of assessment; date of levy; annual statement of company intrastate revenue

Section
40-401.01

Residential utility consumer assessment; exceptions; rate of assessment; date of levy; annual statement of company intrastate revenue

Findings of fact defined

Objection to statement of assessment; hearing; notice of findings; compliance by company

Making of objection to assessment as condition of action to recover assessment paid

Action to enjoin collection of assessment prohibited; action to recover assessment paid; limitation

Exclusive procedure to determine legality of assessments and to recover assessments paid

Enforcement of payment; seizure and sale of property

Disposition of assessment proceeds; utility regulation revolving fund; exemption from lapsing

Disposition of residential utility consumer assessment proceeds; residential utility consumer office revolving fund; exemption from lapsing

Enforcement of laws relating to public service corporations

Action by commission to enjoin violations or threatened violations; venue; time for answer; joinder of parties

Liability of public service corporation to persons for injury resulting from violation of chapter

Contempt of corporation commission; penalty

Penalty for violations not otherwise provided for; separate and continuing offenses; responsibility of corporation for acts of officers, agents or employees

Violations by officers, agents or employees of public service corporations; classification

Violations by corporations other than public service corporations; violations by officers, agents or employees of corporations other than public service corporations; classification

Cumulative nature of penalties

Actions to recover penalties; venue

Limitations on requiring bond of employees by common carrier; violation; classification

Preventing officer or agent of public service corporation from examining property; violation; classification

Agent or employee of telegraph or telephone company using information contained in message; classification

Agent or employee of telegraph or telephone company failing or refusing to send or deliver message; classification

Commission safety regulations, rules and orders; definitions

Civil penalty for violation; deduction; other remedies

Definitions

Residential utility consumer office; director

Powers and duties

Definitions

Tampering with a utility; civil action

Damages; costs; attorney fees

Presumption of violation

Excess damages considered in establishing rates

Stock subscription required to form railroad corporation

Articles of incorporation

Filing and recording articles; commencement of business; amendment of articles to provide for perpetual existence

Organization of board of directors; officers; adoption of by-laws by directors; ratification by shareholders

Records required to be kept by secretary

Call for installments on stock subscriptions; notice; action to collect from defaulting subscriber

Certification by president and secretary of paid-in capital stock

General powers of railroad corporations

Specific powers of railroad corporations

Power to borrow money; issuance of notes and bonds; mortgage of property and franchise; sinking fund to redeem bonds

Contracting debt exceeding means of corporation to pay; classification; validity of debt

Extension of lines; purchase of property and franchise of another railroad company; sale of property; limitations; consolidations; exceptions

Organization of new corporation on sale at foreclosure; powers

Duty of railroads to transport; liability for failure; exceptions

Establishment or maintenance of employee association involving compulsory membership or waiver of rights prohibited

Right of way through public lands; appropriation of water

Right of way through lands of persons under disability

Duty of commission to prescribe standards of safety and safety devices

Service of complaint; answer; hearing; intervention

Order of decision upon hearing; allowance of time for compliance with order; review of order by superior court; appeal

Enforcement of article; compliance with commission regulations and orders

Violation; penalty; action to collect penalty

Electric headlights; violation; penalty

Bells on locomotives; violation; penalties

Automatic bell ringer required; violation; classification

Transportation of employees; equipment required; violation; classification; time to comply

Allowing engine or car to remain upon public crossing; classification

Failure to warn at public crossing; classification

Violation of duty by railroad officer or employee; classification

Railroad police; powers; qualifications; liability of company

Train crew requirements

Train crews; penalty for violation of full crew requirements

Exceptions to full crew requirements

Train dispatcher; age and experience; violation; classification

Section
40-886.02

Featherbedding

Section
40-1001

Unclaimed freight or baggage

Section
40-1002

Sale; notice; posting and publication

Section
40-1003

Inspection; record of sale

Section
40-1004

Proceeds of sale; disposition

Section
40-1005

Perishable freight or baggage

Section
40-1111

Definitions

Section
40-1112

Qualifying bodies which may form authority; purposes

Section
40-1113

Procedures required to organize an authority

Section
40-1114

Authority subject to law and regulations; nonprofit status

Section
40-1115

Inclusion of additional areas

Section
40-1116

Judicial review of action of municipality or county

Section
40-1117

Condemnation privilege

Section
40-1118

Exemption from taxation

Section
40-1121

Board of directors of authority; qualifications; appointment; terms; oath; meetings; compensation

Section
40-1122

Powers and duties of the board

Section
40-1123

Officers and employees of authority

Section
40-1124

General powers of an authority

Section
40-1125

Cooperation with state or other agencies

Section
40-1126

Cooperation with federal government

Section
40-1127

Rates and charges

Section
40-1128

Dissolution of authority

Section
40-1131

Bonds

Section
40-1132

Power to secure bonds; reimbursement for advance

Section
40-1133

Provision of bond resolution; covenants

Section
40-1134

Validity of bonds

Section
40-1135

Prior lien of bonds

Section
40-1136

Bond obligations of the metropolitan public transit authority

Section
40-1137

Bonds as legal investments

Section
40-1138

Limitation on indebtedness

Section
40-1139

Annual financial statement of authority; estimate of expenses; notice of hearing on estimate

Section
40-1140

Hearing on estimates; adoption of proposed budget

Section
40-1141

Metropolitan public transit authority levy

Section
40-1142

Investment of funds by board

Section
40-1143

Bids required by board; exception

Section
40-1144

Claims against the authority

Section
40-1146

Certification of bonds and approval of contracts by attorney general

Section
40-1147

Supplemental law

Section
40-1151

Definition

Section
40-1152

Public transportation services; contracts and agreements; fares and service charges; educational institutions; financial grants

Section
40-1201

Definitions

Section
40-1202

Power of commission to prohibit sale or installation of gas appliances equipped with pilot lights; exemption

Section
40-1203

Establishment of specifications for certification of intermittent ignition devices

Section
40-1204

Duty of commission to notify affected manufacturers

Section
40-1205

Creation and distribution of seal of certification; prohibition on sale, distribution, or installation without seal

Section
40-1206

Injunction; parties

Section
40-1207

Failure to comply with chapter; penalty