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AR Code § 23-15-217 (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|§ 23-15-217. 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 are transferred to or placed under the jurisdiction of the Oil and Gas Commission until the earlier of such time as:  (1) The Oil and Gas Commission receives certification from the United States Department of Transportation to administer and conduct the required safety inspections;  (2) The Oil and Gas Commission has obtained the appropriate equipment to conduct the required inspections; and  (3) The Oil and Gas Commission has established inspection criteria equal to, but not less stringent than, that currently in force for the facilities in question as set out in the Arkansas Gas Pipeline Code, or one (1) year from April 1, 1999.    (b) Prior to the Oil and Gas Commission's assuming exclusive jurisdiction over any natural gas pipeline facility which contains one hundred (100) or more parts per million of hydrogen sulfide transferred to it by this act or any other act of the General Assembly, there shall be a joint inspection by the Office of Pipeline Safety of the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Oil and Gas Commission of all natural gas pipeline facilities which contain one hundred (100) or more parts per million of hydrogen sulfide, the exclusive jurisdiction over administration and safety inspections which is being transferred from the Office of Pipeline Safety of the Arkansas Public Service Commission to the Oil and Gas Commission to ensure that, at that point in time when transfer occurs, the compliance status of the pipelines is documented and the responsibility for bringing any pipeline code violations into compliance shall rest with the Oil and Gas Commission.
AR Code § 23-16-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-16-101. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Other carriers” means all persons, firms, and corporations, other than rail carriers as defined in this section, which were subject to regulation by the former Arkansas Transportation Commission before the enactment of Acts 1945, No. 40, together with all persons, firms, and corporations that perform similar services in Arkansas.  (B) “Other carriers” includes common carriers by aircraft as defined under the Arkansas Air Commerce Act, § 23-14-101 et seq.; and    (2) “Rail carrier” means all persons, firms, and corporations engaged in the business of common carrier of freight and passengers by rail in Arkansas and which are subject to regulation by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
AR Code § 23-16-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-16-102. Subchapter cumulative

 This subchapter shall be construed as being cumulative as to the terms and provisions of Acts 1935, No. 324, Acts 1945, No. 40, and the Arkansas Air Commerce Act, § 23-14-101 et seq., except as otherwise provided in § 23-3-109.
AR Code § 23-16-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-16-103. Annual certified statement of gross revenue

 (a)  (1) Annually, during the month of March, every rail carrier and other carrier subject to regulation by the Arkansas Department of Transportation under the laws of Arkansas shall prepare and transmit to the department a certified statement of the gross revenues from its operations in Arkansas for the preceding calendar year ending December 31.  (2) No deduction shall be made from such gross revenues on account of any payments, expenses, or uncollectible accounts, except refunds occasioned by errors or overcharges.    (b) Upon receipt of the certified statement, the department shall determine the total gross revenues in Arkansas of each and all of the rail carriers and the total gross revenues in Arkansas of each and all of the other carriers.
AR Code § 23-16-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-16-104. Annual fee collected from carriers

 (a) There is levied and charged and there shall be collected annually from each rail carrier subject to regulation by the Arkansas Department of Transportation under the laws of Arkansas a fee in an amount equivalent to that proportion of the total rail carrier cost that the gross revenues in Arkansas of each of the rail carriers bear to the total gross revenues in Arkansas of all of the rail carriers. However, the fee to be collected annually from each of the rail carriers shall not exceed in any year an amount exceeding two-fifths of one percent (2/5 of 1%) of the gross revenues in Arkansas of each respective rail carrier.  (b) There is levied and charged and there shall be collected annually from each other carrier which is subject to regulation by the department under the laws of Arkansas a fee in an amount which shall be equivalent to that proportion of the total other carrier costs that the gross revenues in Arkansas of each of the other carriers bear to the total gross revenues in Arkansas of all of the other carriers. However, the fee to be collected annually from each of the other carriers shall not exceed in any year an amount exceeding two-fifths of one percent (2/5 of 1%) of the gross revenues in Arkansas of each respective other carrier.
AR Code § 23-16-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-16-105. Statement of fees due from rail carriers — Payment — Delinquent penalty

 (a) After determining the amount of the fee due to be paid by each of the rail carriers, the Arkansas Department of Transportation, annually on or before August 15, shall prepare and transmit to each of the rail carriers a statement of the fees due for rail carrier costs during the preceding fiscal year.  (b) Thereafter, on or before August 31 of each year, each of the rail carriers shall pay to the department all fees shown to be due by the statements.  (c) On receipt of the fees and charges provided for in this subchapter, the department shall deposit the fees and charges with the Treasurer of State, and the amount so received by the Treasurer of State shall be classified by the Treasurer of State as special revenues and transferred, by the Treasurer of State on the last business day of the month such amounts are deposited, to the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund, there, notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, to be utilized by the department for the purposes of administering the laws of this state which the State Highway Commission and the department are responsible for administering with regard to rail carriers and for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of highways and bridges in the state highway system.  (d) In the event any rail carrier fails or refuses to pay the fees provided for in this subchapter on or before August 31 of each year, the department shall add to such fee a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) thereof and certify the amount of the delinquent fee and penalty to the Attorney General for collection.
AR Code § 23-16-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 23-16-106. Record of cost of operation kept

 (a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall designate one (1) of its officers or employees who is familiar with cost accounting methods to keep a separate and accurate record of that part of the cost of operation and maintenance of the department having to do with matters relating to the regulation of:  (1) Rail carriers, which costs are hereinafter referred to as “rail carrier costs”; and  (2) Other carriers, which costs are hereinafter referred to as “other carrier costs”.    (b) In a similar manner to that set forth in subsection (a) of this section, an officer or employee of the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall keep an accurate record of that part of the cost of operation and maintenance of the commission having to do with matters relating to:  (1) Public utilities, other than rail carriers, and other carriers which are subject to regulation by the commission; and  (2) The Tax Division of the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
AR Code § 23-16-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 2 - Employee Bonds|§ 23-16-201. Penalty

 Any person, officer, manager, company, corporation, association, or firm who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 23-16-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 2 - Employee Bonds|§ 23-16-202. Bonds, contracts, etc., in violation of subchapter void

 Any bond, contract, or undertaking made in violation of the provisions of the subchapter shall be void.
AR Code § 23-16-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 2 - Employee Bonds|§ 23-16-203. Sureties

 No common carrier authorized to do business in this state, when requiring of an employee that he or she give a bond or undertaking of any nature whatsoever, shall require as surety thereon any person not a resident of this state. Nor shall any common carrier accept as surety any company, corporation, or association unless the company, corporation, or association is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Arkansas or who shall have designated an agent residing within this state upon whom service of legal process may be had as provided by law for foreign corporations doing business in this state and shall also have in this state a general office in which it shall require that every bond or undertaking shall be approved, if approved and cancelled, and where a complete record thereof shall be kept.
AR Code § 23-16-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 2 - Employee Bonds|§ 23-16-204. Employer not to select sureties

 No common carrier authorized to do business in this state, when requiring of an employee that he or she give it a bond or undertaking of any nature whatsoever, shall require the employee to have the bond or undertaking executed by any particular person, company, corporation, association, or firm or by any one (1) or more of any number of such persons, companies, corporations, associations, or firms named by the common carrier as surety.
AR Code § 23-16-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 2 - Employee Bonds|§ 23-16-205. Term of bond or undertaking

 Every bond or undertaking of any nature whatsoever given by an employee of any common carrier authorized to do business in this state shall be made to cover a definite term.
AR Code § 23-16-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 2 - Employee Bonds|§ 23-16-206. Rejection of bond or undertaking

 No common carrier shall reject any bond or undertaking for any reason other than the financial insufficiency of the bond or undertaking.
AR Code § 23-16-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 2 - Employee Bonds|§ 23-16-207. Cancellation of bond

 (a) No such bond or undertaking shall be cancelled without the consent of all parties thereto, except for a breach of one (1) or more of the conditions thereof.  (b)  (1) Any such employee who has given a bond or undertaking and upon the breach of any of the conditions thereof by the other party or parties thereto shall have the power to cancel the bond or undertaking by giving the surety or sureties thereon and the common carrier for the benefit of whom the bond or undertaking has been made at least ten (10) days' notice in writing, setting out in full the reason for cancelling the bond or undertaking.  (2) The notice is to be signed by the employee and sworn to by him or her in this state before any officer authorized to administer oaths.  (3) Any such notice to a company, corporation, or association may be served by leaving the notice with any person upon whom service of legal process upon such a company, corporation, or association may be had.    (c)  (1) Any surety on any such bond or undertaking, upon the breach of any of the conditions thereof by the common carrier employee for whom the bond or undertaking has been made, shall have power to cancel the bond or undertaking by giving the employee at least ten (10) days' notice in writing setting out in full the reason for cancelling the bond or undertaking.  (2) The notice is to be signed by an agent or manager of the surety, then a resident of this state and then authorized to approve or disapprove similar bonds or undertakings for the surety, and is to be sworn to by the person signing the notice in this state before an officer authorized to administer oaths.    (d) Nothing in the cancellation of the bond shall affect any right of action accruing to any person upon the breach of a contract.
AR Code § 23-16-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 3 - Uninsured Motorist Liability Insurance|§ 23-16-301. Definitions

 (a) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “common carrier” means any person, firm, or corporation which undertakes, either directly or indirectly, to transport members of the general public as passengers for compensation whether over regular or irregular routes.  (b) For the purposes of this subchapter and subject to the terms and conditions of coverage, the term “uninsured motor vehicle” shall be deemed to include an insured motor vehicle where the liability insurer thereof is unable to make payment with respect to the legal liability of its insured within the limits specified therein because of insolvency.
AR Code § 23-16-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 3 - Uninsured Motorist Liability Insurance|§ 23-16-302. Uninsured motorist liability insurance — Carriage required — Amount

 Every common carrier, as defined by § 23-16-301, shall carry uninsured motorist liability insurance or shall become a self-insurer, in not less than the limits described in § 27-19-605, for the protection of passengers and operators of the common carrier who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles because of bodily injury, sickness, or disease including death, resulting therefrom.
AR Code § 23-16-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 3 - Uninsured Motorist Liability Insurance|§ 23-16-303. Insolvency protection application — Amount not limited

 (a) An insurer's insolvency protection shall be applicable only to accidents occurring during a policy period in which its insured's uninsured motorist coverage is in effect where the liability insurer of the tortfeasor becomes insolvent within one (1) year after such an accident.  (b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent any insurer from affording insolvency protection under terms and conditions more favorable to its insureds than is provided in this section.
AR Code § 23-16-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 3 - Uninsured Motorist Liability Insurance|§ 23-16-304. Payment — Subrogation

 In the event of payment to any person under the coverage required by this subchapter and subject to the terms and conditions of the coverage, the insurer making the payment shall be entitled to the proceeds of any settlement or judgment, to the extent of the payment, resulting from the exercise of any rights of recovery of the person against any person or organization legally responsible for the bodily injury for which the payment is made, including the proceeds recoverable from the assets of the insolvent insurer.
AR Code § 23-16-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation Act|§ 23-16-401. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation Act”.
AR Code § 23-16-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation Act|§ 23-16-402. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Eligible telecommunications carrier” has the same meaning as provided in § 23-17-403;  (2) “Lifeline Assistance Program” means the federally mandated Lifeline Assistance Program that provides certain discounts on monthly service for qualified telephone subscribers; and  (3) “Link Up America” means the federally mandated Link Up America program through the Federal Communications Commission that helps qualified low-income consumers to connect or hook up to the telephone network.
AR Code § 23-16-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation Act|§ 23-16-403. Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation — Creation — Board of directors

 (a) There is created the Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation.  (b) The corporation shall be governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor as follows:  (1) Three (3) board members shall be consumers; and  (2) Four (4) board members shall be representatives of eligible telecommunications carriers.    (c)  (1) The Governor shall appoint representatives of eligible telecommunications carriers after consulting representatives of eligible telecommunications carriers.  (2) The appointments made by the Governor under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.    (d) The initial appointments shall be for terms that will result in two (2) board members serving a one-year term, two (2) board members serving a two-year term, and three (3) board members serving a three-year term. All successors shall serve three-year terms.  (e) The Governor shall designate one (1) of the board members to preside over the initial meeting of the board, at which meeting the board shall elect a president, a secretary, and such other officers as it deems appropriate.  (f) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses. However, no corporate money shall be used for out-of-state travel expenses.  (g) All vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
AR Code § 23-16-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Carriers|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation Act|§ 23-16-404. Board of directors — Attendance at meetings required

 (a) In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all members of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board.  (b)  (1) A board member shall be subject to removal from the board if the member fails to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence.  (2) Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary-called special meetings shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.    (c) Removal of board members shall be in accordance with the following:  (1)  (A) Within thirty (30) days after each regular board meeting, the secretary of the board shall give written notice to the Governor of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary-called special meetings.  (B) The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year.  (C) Failure by the secretary to submit the notices and documentation required by this subchapter shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at § 25-17-210;    (2) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the secretary, the Governor shall notify the board member in writing of the Governor's intent to remove the member for cause. This notice shall suffice for the notice required in § 25-17-210(a);  (3) Within twenty (20) days after the date of the Governor's notice, the board member may request an excused absence as provided by this subchapter or may file notice with the Governor's office that the member disputes the attendance records and the reasons therefor;  (4) The Governor shall grant an excuse for illness of the member when verified by a written sworn statement by the attending physician or other proper excuse as determined by the Governor; and  (5) If no rebuttal is received or other adequate documentation submitted within twenty (20) days after the date of the Governor's notice, the board member may be removed in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 25-17-210.    (d) Any board member referred to the Governor because of excessive absences under the provisions of this subchapter shall not be entitled to any expense reimbursement for travel to or attendance at any subsequent meeting until the board receives notification from the Governor that the member has been excused for the absences.