§4501. Declaration of policy It is declared that the business of transporting natural gas within the State by interstate or intrastate natural gas pipeline utilities affects the public interest and that the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the State require regulation in matters relating to the transportation of natural gas to the […]
§4502. Organization; power to construct and operate pipelines 1. Organization of corporations to construct pipelines. Corporations for the purpose of constructing and operating natural gas pipelines may be organized under Title 13-C. Following organization under former Title 13-A or Title 13-C, the corporation has all the other rights, privileges and immunities of a legal corporation […]
§4503. Filing certificate of public convenience At least 30 days before beginning construction of an interstate natural gas pipeline within this State, the corporation shall file with the Secretary of State a certified copy of the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to it under the Federal Natural Gas Act or, if the pipeline […]
§4504. Eminent domain (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 605, §1 (RP). PL 1999, c. 605, §3 (AFF).
§4505. Exemption from eminent domain (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 605, §1 (RP). PL 1999, c. 605, §3 (AFF).
§4506. Construction requirements 1. Soil requirements. A natural gas pipeline must be laid at least 24 inches below the surface of the soil. The soil above the pipeline must be graded to the level of the adjacent land and left in good working condition unless otherwise agreed to by the natural gas pipeline utility and […]
§4507. Franchise area; restricted sale A natural gas pipeline utility may not supply or sell natural gas to any person within the franchise area of another utility, which is authorized by the State to transmit or sell gas within the franchise area, except to that other utility, unless the other utility consents to the sale […]
§4508. Powers and authority of Public Utilities Commission 1. Natural gas pipeline utilities subject to commission’s authority. A natural gas pipeline utility organized to construct or operate an interstate natural gas pipeline that holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the Federal Natural Gas Act authorizing it to construct or operate a […]
§4509. Application of this Title A natural gas pipeline utility is subject to all provisions of this Title as far as applicable and to the orders and rules adopted and promulgated by the commission under the authority of this Title. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, […]
§4510. Submission of plans to commission Not less than 30 days before the solicitation of bids for construction or installation or, if bids are not solicited, not less than 30 days before actual construction or installation, the natural gas pipeline utility shall submit to the commission information concerning the engineering design of its pipeline and […]
§4511. Submission of map to commission A natural gas pipeline utility, as soon as it has definitely established a route, but in any event not less than 30 days before the commencement of actual construction or installation, shall submit to the commission and to the governing body of each municipality through which it is proposed […]
§4512. Compliance with orders A natural gas pipeline utility subject to this chapter shall comply immediately with any proper order of the commission. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 1. Failure to comply. [PL 2003, c. 505, §31 (RP).] 2. Damages. In addition to the administrative penalty imposed pursuant to this Title, […]
§4513. Interstate and foreign commerce not affected No provision of this chapter or of any order or rule under this chapter applies to or may be construed to apply to interstate or foreign commerce, except as far as the provision is effective pursuant to the Constitution of the United States under the laws of the […]
§4514. Standing of utility in filing for permits 1. Utilities may file for license and permit. When a natural gas pipeline utility, which intends to operate within this State, has filed for either a certificate of public convenience and necessity to be issued under the Federal Natural Gas Act or, in the case of an […]
§4515. Cease and desist orders The commission may order a natural gas pipeline utility to cease and desist from operating or acting in violation of a statute or rule or order. Whenever practicable, the commission shall notify a natural gas pipeline utility against whom a cease and desist order is contemplated and afford it an […]
§4516-A. Administrative penalty 1. Violation of this Title. The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a natural gas pipeline utility that violates any provision of this Title relating to safety of pipeline facilities or transportation of gas or any rule issued under this Title in an amount not to exceed $223,000 for each violation. […]
§4516. Civil violation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 113, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 505, §34 (RP).
§4517. Private natural gas pipelines 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Affiliated compression or liquefaction facility” means a facility that is used to liquefy or compress natural gas for sale or distribution to others by means other than a pipeline […]
