§ 23-15-212. Injunction and jurisdiction
(a) (1) The Arkansas Public Service Commission pursuant to the provisions of Acts 1935, No. 324, shall have the right to file suit to restrain violations of this subchapter, including the restraint of transportation of gas or the operation of a pipeline facility, or to enforce standards established hereunder upon petition by the commission or […]
§ 23-15-213. Tort liability
Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the common law or statutory tort liability of any person.
§ 23-15-214. Fees — Definition
(a) (1) There is levied and charged and shall be collected by the Arkansas Public Service Commission an annual assessment fee against each natural gas pipeline transporter, owner, or operator subject to the provisions of this subchapter to provide for the cost of operating the pipeline safety program of the commission. (2) Each natural gas […]
§ 23-15-215. Legislative intent concerning § 23-15-214
(a) It is the purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting § 23-15-214 to specifically authorize the Arkansas Public Service Commission to make assessments upon interstate pipelines operating within this state and to provide funds to initiate and carry out an effective gas pipeline safety inspection program in order to properly protect the […]
§ 23-15-216. Disposition of funds
On receipt of the fees, charges, and penalties provided for in this subchapter, the secretary of the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall pay the fees, charges, and penalties into the State Treasury. The amounts received by the Treasurer of State shall be credited by him or her as special revenues and designated as the “Public […]
§ 23-15-217. Jurisdiction of commission over natural gas pipeline inspections
(a) The Office of Pipeline Safety of the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall continue its administration of and shall continue to conduct safety inspections for any natural gas pipeline facilities which contain one hundred (100) or more parts per million of hydrogen sulfide which by this act or any other act of the General Assembly […]
§ 23-15-210. Confidentiality of information obtained by commission — Exception
(a) All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Arkansas Public Service Commission or its representative pursuant to the provisions hereof, which information contains or relates to a trade secret referred to in 18 U.S.C. § 1905, shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section, except that the information may be disclosed […]
§ 23-15-211. Civil penalty — Compromise — Proceedings
(a) A person who violates a provision of § 23-15-209 or a rule issued under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed: (1) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for each day that the violation persists; and (2) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) for any related series of violations. (b) Any such civil […]
§ 23-15-201. Title
This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971”.
§ 23-15-202. Purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to empower the Arkansas Public Service Commission to submit a satisfactory certification pursuant to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90-481, and to otherwise protect the public peace, health, and safety of the citizens of this state.