Title 23 — Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
95 chapters · 4,024 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-101 Common carriers — Eminent domain
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-102 [Transferred.]
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A.C.A. § 23-15-102Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-103 Gas rates
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(a) (1) A gas line or company operating in this state that renders a domestic or general service to the public in the furnishing and sale of gas is required to buy or furnish from the lowest or most advantageous market.(2) Failure to comply with subdivision (a)(1) of this section…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-104 Rates and charges of natural gas utilities — Determination
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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 na…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-105 Pipeline companies authorized to transport ammonia and other components of fertilizer
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(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 fertilize…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-201 Title
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This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1971”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-202 Purpose
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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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-203 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Public Service Commission;(2) “Gas” means natural gas, flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive;(3) “Interstate transmission facilities” means pipeline facilities us…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-204 General powers of commission
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(1) 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 o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-205 Safety standards
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(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, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-206 Reports, records, etc., to be maintained — Access by commission
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(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 s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-207 Inspections and investigations generally
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(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 re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-208 Inspection and maintenance plans
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-209 Compliance and waiver
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(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 com…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-210 Confidentiality of information obtained by commission — Exception
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(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 t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-211 Civil penalty — Compromise — Proceedings
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(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 se…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-212 Injunction and jurisdiction
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(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 st…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-213 Tort liability
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Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the common law or statutory tort liability of any person.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-214 Fees — Definition
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(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 pi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-215 Legislative intent concerning § 23-15-214
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-216 Disposition of funds
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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 h…
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-15-217 Jurisdiction of commission over natural gas pipeline inspections
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(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 …