Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 24B > Article 5 - Employees of Commission; Funding

• Commission: means the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 24B-1-2
• Director: means the director of the gas pipeline safety section of the commission. See West Virginia Code 24B-1-2
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Gas: means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive. See West Virginia Code 24B-1-2
• Pipeline company: means a person engaged in the operation of pipeline facilities or the transportation of gas or hazardous liquids subject to the provisions of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 24B-1-2
• Pipeline facilities: means , without limitation, new and existing pipe, pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility, or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation, or used in the transportation of hazardous liquid or the treatment of hazardous liquid during the course of transportation. See West Virginia Code 24B-1-2
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10