Title 62 — RAILROADS AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES

62-1003. Right to civil action for damages not affected. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any company, corporation, copartnership, firm or individual, to recover by civil action, in any court of competent jurisdiction the reasonable value of such ga…

62-1101. Grant of authority. Any person, company or corporation incorporated or that may hereafter be incorporated under the laws of this state or of any state or territory of the United States, and doing business in this state, for the purpose of owning, controlling or operating…

62-1102. Conditions precedent to exercise of right of way. Before exercising the right of way herein and hereby granted, such person, company or corporation shall first apply to the board of county commissioners of the county within which said pipeline, or any part thereof, is lo…

62-1103. Limitation and construction of chapter. Nothing herein shall be construed to grant the right to occupy public roads for any railroad or car line of any kind. Nothing herein shall be construed as denying to any incorporated municipality the power and right to grant rights…

62-1104. interstate natural gas transmission pipeline — interstate petroleum products pipeline — duty to file. (1) By July 1, 2023, and by January 1 annually thereafter, in counties where a pipeline company operates an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline or interstate pe…

62-1201. Public utilities commission may require fence along railroads. The public utilities commission shall have the jurisdiction and authority to require every railroad company or corporation operating any steam or electric railroad in this state to erect and maintain lawful f…

62-1202. Authority exercised upon verified application. Such jurisdiction and authority shall be exercised in each instance only when verified application shall be filed with such commission by not less than fifteen (15) persons owning cattle, horses or mules with the right to ra…

62-1203. Contents of application. Such application shall set forth sufficient description of such lands to identify the same, and the name and address of the owner or owners of such lands, and if any such lands are lands of the United States or the state of Idaho shall designate …

62-1204. Notice of hearing. Upon the filing of such application notice thereof and of any hearing by the commission thereon shall be given by mail by the commission to the owner or owners of such lands and if any such land is land of the United States or the state of Idaho, to th…

62-1205. Determination of necessity — Time allowance for construction. Upon such hearing the public utilities commission shall determine whether or not any fence or fences shall be necessary to protect cattle, horses or mules or any other domestic animals being ranged or grazed u…

62-1206. Modification or revocation of orders. Such commission shall also have the jurisdiction and authority to modify or revoke any such order when upon its determination the necessity for any such fence shall cease to exist.

62-1207. Penalty for violation of order. The failure of any railroad company or corporation to comply with any order of the commission authorized by this act shall not subject such noncomplying railroad company or corporation, or any of its officers, agents or employees, to any o…

62-1301. Legislative intent. The legislature of the state of Idaho recognizes that the issue of ground water depletion requires careful evaluation and study. Pertinent to such evaluation and study is the electric and natural and manufactured gas consumption of motors pumping wate…

62-1302. Submission of pumping data by electric and gas suppliers. Upon receipt of a request from the Idaho department of water resources, filed in accordance with procedures of the Idaho public utilities commission, all suppliers of electric power, or natural or manufacturer gas…

62-1303. Adoption of procedures. The Idaho public utilities commission, after notice and hearing pursuant to its rules of practice and procedure, shall promulgate rules that are necessary to implement the procedures for submission of electric and gas consumption reports. Such pro…

62-1304. Compensation to suppliers. Electric or gas suppliers that are required to submit consumption reports shall be entitled to claim reimbursement for the preparation of the required data, under procedures established by the commission. Reimbursement for the costs incurred in…

62-1305. Submission of data to Idaho department of water resources. As directed by the public utilities commission, electric and natural and manufactured gas suppliers shall forward consumption reports to the department of water resources in the manner prescribed by the commissio…