Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4512 – Compliance with orders
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A natural gas pipeline utility subject to this chapter shall comply immediately with any proper order of the commission. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
1. Failure to comply.
[PL 2003, c. 505, §31 (RP).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4512
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Natural gas pipeline utility: includes every person, its lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court owning or operating for compensation within this State any pipeline, including pumping stations, storage depots and other facilities, for the transportation, distribution or sale of natural gas, or any person or corporation which has applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity or to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of authorization to operate a natural gas pipeline within the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Person: includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
2. Damages. In addition to the administrative penalty imposed pursuant to this Title, a natural gas pipeline utility that fails to comply with an order of the commission shall reimburse any person whose property is damaged as a result of the failure for the amount of the property damage and be liable in double damages for any injury resulting to a person from the failure.
[PL 2003, c. 505, §32 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 505, §§31,32 (AMD).