Alabama Code 37-1-43. Jurisdiction over utilities engaged in interstate commerce not regulated under acts of Congress
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-1-43
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
All the authority, powers and jurisdiction which have been given by law to the Alabama Public Service Commission over utilities engaged in intrastate commerce in this state are hereby given to said commission over utilities whose principal place of business is located outside the State of Alabama, but who are engaged in this state in interstate commerce not regulated under the acts of the Congress of the United States to the extent that the exercise by said commission of such authority, powers and jurisdiction over such utilities engaged in interstate commerce is permissible.