Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-4-97

  • 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.
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Nothing in this article shall be deemed to confer upon the commission any additional power or jurisdiction to supervise or regulate the rates, services, franchises, or other matters pertaining to pipeline facilities or transportation of hazardous liquids except with respect to the enforcement of federal safety standards prescribed by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation.