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AR Code § 23-13-720 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 13 - Motor Carriers|Subchapter 7 - Transportation Network Company Services Act|§ 23-13-720. Exclusive authority

 (a)  (1) Transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers are governed exclusively by this subchapter and any rules promulgated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission consistent with this subchapter.  (2) This subchapter does not limit the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Attorney General, other state agencies, law enforcement, and local governments within this state from enforcing state and federal laws or regulations of general applicability that apply to transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers.    (b)  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, a county, municipality, or other local entity shall not tax or license a transportation network company, a transportation network company driver, or a motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver if the tax or license relates to providing transportation network company services or subjects a transportation network company to any type of rate, entry, operational, or other requirement of the county, municipality, or other local entity.  (2) A municipal airport commission created under the Airport Commission Act, § 14-359-101 et seq., or a regional airport authority created under the Regional Airport Act, § 14-362-101 et seq., may impose tolls and fees as authorized by §§ 14-359-109 and 14-362-109 upon a:  (A) Transportation network company;  (B) Transportation network company driver; or  (C) Motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver.
AR Code § 23-13-721 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 13 - Motor Carriers|Subchapter 7 - Transportation Network Company Services Act|§ 23-13-721. Penalties

 (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission may levy a fine not to exceed:  (1) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for a violation of this subchapter; and  (2) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a knowing violation of this subchapter.    (b) To determine the amount of the fine, the commission shall consider relevant factors, including without limitation:  (1) The appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the transportation network company charged with the violation;  (2) The severity of the violation;  (3) The good faith of the transportation network company charged with the violation in attempting to achieve compliance with this subchapter after being notified of the violation; and  (4) Any history of previous violations of this subchapter by the transportation network company charged with the violation.
AR Code § 23-13-722 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 13 - Motor Carriers|Subchapter 7 - Transportation Network Company Services Act|§ 23-13-722. Rules

 The Arkansas Public Service Commission may promulgate rules to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 23-15-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-15-101. Common carriers — Eminent domain

 (a) All pipeline companies operating in this state are given the right of eminent domain and are declared to be common carriers, except pipelines operated for conveying natural gas for public utility service.  (b) The procedure to be followed in the exercise of the right shall be the same as prescribed in § 18-15-1201 et seq. relating to railroad companies, telegraph companies, and telephone companies.
AR Code § 23-15-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-15-103. Gas rates

 All gas lines or companies operating within the state who render a domestic or general service to the public in the furnishing and sale of gas are required to buy or furnish from the lowest or most advantageous market. Failure to do so shall deprive them of the difference in price between the market price and the price at which the purchase is made.
AR Code § 23-15-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-15-104. Rates and charges of natural gas utilities — Determination

 In determining and regulating the rates and charges of a natural gas utility company, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall allow as an operating expense of the natural gas utility company, for natural gas produced by it, the fair value or reasonable market price of the natural gas at the point at which the gas is delivered into the transmission system of the natural gas utility company in or within the vicinity of the field or fields where produced.
AR Code § 23-15-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-15-105. Pipeline companies authorized to transport ammonia and other components of fertilizer

 (a) Pipeline companies operating in this state as common carriers and companies operating pipelines in this state for conveying natural or artificial gas for public utility service may transport by pipeline ammonia and other substances and materials composing commercial fertilizer, or used in manufacturing commercial fertilizer, when specifically authorized to so do by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.  (b)  (1) Applications for authority to operate under subsection (a) of this section shall be heard and determined by the department.  (2) Appeals from the department's orders in such matters shall be granted pursuant to § 23-2-211.    (c) The department shall make such reasonable rules as may be necessary to administer this section.  (d) All companies authorized by the department to operate under subsection (a) of this section are given the right of eminent domain. The procedure to be followed in the exercise of this right shall be the same as prescribed in § 18-15-1201 et seq. relating to railroad companies, telegraph companies, and telephone companies.
AR Code § 23-15-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-201. Title

 This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971”.
AR Code § 23-15-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - 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.
AR Code § 23-15-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-204. General powers of commission

 The Arkansas Public Service Commission may:   (1) Advise, consult, contract, and cooperate with any agency of the federal government, the State of Arkansas, or any other state in projects of common interest of the regulations of safety of pipeline facilities and transportation of gas and administer the authority delegated to the commission by contract with the federal government or any agency thereof including the authority to participate in the enforcement of federal standards applicable to interstate transmission facilities, as defined in § 23-15-203, as an agent of any agency of the state or federal government; and  (2) Accept, receive, apply for, or administer grants or other funds or gifts from public or private agencies, including the federal government, or from any other person.
AR Code § 23-15-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-205. Safety standards

 (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission by order may promulgate, amend, enforce, waive, and repeal minimum safety standards for the transportation of gas and pipeline facilities.  (b)  (1) These standards may apply to the design, installation, inspection, testing, construction, extension, operation, replacement, and maintenance of pipeline facilities.  (2) The state safety standards shall be practicable and designed to meet the needs for pipeline safety.    (c) In prescribing the safety standards, the commission shall consider:  (1) Relevant available pipeline safety data;  (2) Whether such standards are appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation;  (3) The reasonableness of any proposed standard; and  (4) The extent to which such standards will contribute to the public safety.    (d) Safety regulations promulgated for gas pipeline facilities or the transportation of gas shall be consistent with federal law and with rules and regulations promulgated under authority of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90-481, as amended.  (e) Standards affecting the design, installation, construction, initial inspection, and initial testing shall not be applicable to pipeline facilities in existence on the date such standards are adopted.  (f) Whenever the commission finds a particular facility to be hazardous to life or property, it shall be empowered to require the person operating the facility to cease such operation or to take steps necessary to remove the hazards.
AR Code § 23-15-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-206. Reports, records, etc., to be maintained — Access by commission

 (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission may require persons subject to this subchapter to maintain record maintenance, reporting, and inspection.  (b) Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the commission may reasonably require to enable it to determine whether the person has acted or is acting in compliance with this subchapter and the standards established under this subchapter.  (c) Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities upon request of an officer, employee, or agent authorized by the commission shall permit such officer, employee, or agent to inspect books, papers, records, and documents, relevant to determining whether such person has acted or is acting in compliance with this subchapter and the standards established pursuant to this subchapter.
AR Code § 23-15-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-207. Inspections and investigations generally

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Public Service Commission may make inspections and investigations consistent with this subchapter and conduct investigations of pipeline failures whenever needed, and in connection therewith, enter private or public property at all reasonable times.  (2) The results of investigations shall be reduced to writing if any enforcement action is contemplated and a copy thereof furnished to the operator of the pipeline facilities or transportation of gas facilities inspected or investigated before any enforcement action is initiated.    (b) The commission is authorized to conduct inspections and investigations other than those in § 23-15-206 as may be necessary to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter and the standards established pursuant to this subchapter. In doing so, it may obtain possession of any pipe or any part of a pipeline facility for analysis, inspection, or testing.  (c) For purposes of enforcement of this subchapter, officers, employees, or agents authorized by the commission, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the individual in charge, are authorized:  (1) To enter upon pipeline facilities at reasonable times; and  (2) To inspect such facilities at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner.    (d) Each inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness.  (e) The commission may furnish the appropriate prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General any information obtained indicating noncompliance with such standards for appropriate action.
AR Code § 23-15-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-208. Inspection and maintenance plans

 (a) Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities not subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act shall file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission a plan for inspection and maintenance of each pipeline facility owned or operated by the person and any changes in the plan in accordance with rules prescribed by the Arkansas Public Service Commission.  (b) The Arkansas Public Service Commission by rule may also require persons who engage in the transportation of gas or who own or operate pipeline facilities subject to the provisions of this subchapter to file such plans for approval.  (c) If at any time the Arkansas Public Service Commission finds that the plan is inadequate to achieve safe operation, the Arkansas Public Service Commission after notice and opportunity for a hearing shall require the plan to be revised.  (d) The plan required by the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall be practicable and designed to meet the need for pipeline safety.  (e) In determining the adequacy of the plan, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall consider:  (1) Relevant available pipeline safety data;  (2) Whether the plan is appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation;  (3) The reasonableness of the plan; and  (4) The extent to which the plan will contribute to public safety.
AR Code § 23-15-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-209. Compliance and waiver

 (a) Each person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall:  (1) At all times after the date any applicable safety standard established under this subchapter takes effect, comply with the requirements of such standard;  (2) File and comply with a plan of inspection and maintenance required by § 23-15-208; and  (3) Permit access to or copying of records, make reports or provide information, and permit entry or inspection, as required under §§ 23-15-206 and 23-15-207.    (b) The Arkansas Public Service Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90-481, may waive compliance with a safety standard.
AR Code § 23-15-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 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 to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this subchapter or when relevant in any proceeding under this subchapter.  (b) Nothing in this section shall authorize the withholding of information by the commission, or any officer, employee, or agent under its control, from the duly authorized committees of the General Assembly.
AR Code § 23-15-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 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 penalty may be compromised by the Arkansas Public Service Commission.  (c) In determining the amount of the penalty or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, and the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation, shall be considered.  (d) Proceedings under this section shall be subject to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (e) Any penalty imposed under this section, if not promptly paid to the commission, shall be recovered with interest thereon from the date of the order in a civil action brought by the commission.  (f) Any civil penalty collected and imposed under this section shall be paid to the secretary of the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
AR Code § 23-15-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 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 by the appropriate prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General on behalf of the State of Arkansas.  (2) Whenever practicable, the commission shall give notice to any person against whom an action for injunctive relief is contemplated and afford him or her an opportunity to present his or her views and, except in the case of a knowing and willful violation, shall afford him or her reasonable opportunity to achieve compliance. However, the failure to give such notice and afford such opportunity shall not preclude the granting of appropriate relief.    (b) Actions under subsection (a) of this section and § 23-15-211 may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in any county wherein any act or transaction constituting the alleged violation occurred or in the county wherein is located the principal place of business of any defendant. Process in such cases may be served in any manner provided by law.
AR Code § 23-15-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 23-15-213. Tort liability

 Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the common law or statutory tort liability of any person.
AR Code § 23-15-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 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 public health and safety of the citizens of this state.  (b) In enacting this section, the General Assembly is aware that:  (1) Recent federal court decisions have specifically upheld the right of states to impose safety assessments upon interstate pipelines;  (2) The United States Department of Transportation has recently designated the commission as its agent for inspection of interstate pipeline facilities located in Arkansas;  (3) The Sixty-Ninth General Assembly, in House Concurrent Resolution No. 95, specifically recognized and declared that the commission can provide effective public safety inspections of interstate gas transmission facilities at far less cost than this service can be provided by federal inspectors and that the future safety of the residents of the State of Arkansas requires the support of the General Assembly to ensure a safety inspection program for such pipelines located in Arkansas; and  (4) Legislation enacted by the United States Congress authorizes federal funds for reimbursement of up to fifty percent (50%) of the annual cost to the state which initiates such a program.
AR Code § 23-15-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 15 - Pipeline Companies|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971|§ 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 Service Commission Utility Safety Fund”, which will be a separate fund account established by the Treasurer of State.