§271G-3 Administration; governing provisions of other acts. This chapter shall be administered by the public utilities commission of the State and the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 269, not inconsistent with this chapter, shall govern its administration; provided that sections 269-16 to 269-28 shall not apply in any respect to the regulation of […]
§271G-4 Application of chapter, interstate, or foreign commerce. This chapter shall not apply to commerce with foreign nations or to interstate commerce, except insofar as the application is permitted under the Constitution and laws of the United States. [L 1974, c 94, pt of §1]
§271G-5 Definitions. As used in this chapter: “Certificate” means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under this chapter to common carriers by water. “Chapter” means this Water Carrier Law. “Commission” means the public utilities commission. “Enforcement officer” means any person employed and authorized by the commission to investigate any matter on behalf of […]
§271G-6 Exemptions, generally. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, its contents shall not apply to: (1) Persons transporting their own property where the transportation is in furtherance of a primary business purpose or enterprise of that person except where the transportation is undertaken by a water carrier to evade the regulatory purposes of this […]
§271G-7 General duties and powers of the commission. The general duties and powers of the public utilities commission shall be: (1) To regulate water carriers, and to that end the commission shall have and utilize the investigative powers set forth in section 269-7 as well as all of the duties and powers specifically enumerated in […]
§271G-7.5 Electronic copies of documents. (a) No later than July 1, 2011, the public utilities commission shall accept from any person who submits a document to the commission the original or one electronic copy of each application, complaint, pleading, brief, or other document required to be filed with the commission pursuant to this chapter, and […]
§271G-8 Reports and decisions of commission. Whenever the public utilities commission inquires into the operations, operating rights, rates, safety of operations, or directs inquiry and investigation into water carrier activities regulated under this chapter, and holds public hearing thereon, it shall make a report in writing in respect thereto, which shall state its findings of […]
§271G-9 Copies of schedules, tariffs, contracts, etc., kept as public records; evidence. The copies of schedules and classifications and tariffs or rates, fares, and charges, and all contracts, agreements and arrangements between water carriers filed with the public utilities commission as herein provided, and any reports filed with the commission as required under this chapter […]
