Terms Used In Florida Statutes 368.104

  • 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.
Subject to ss. 368.101–368.112, the commission is vested with all authority and power of the state to ensure compliance of natural gas transmission companies with the obligations imposed by ss. 368.101–368.112. For this purpose, the commission is empowered to fix and regulate rates and services of natural gas transmission companies, including, without limitation, rules and regulations for determining the classification of customers and services, for determining the applicability of rates, and for ensuring that the provision (including access to transmission) or abandonment of service by a natural gas transmission company is not unreasonably preferential, prejudicial, or unduly discriminatory. In the exercise of its jurisdiction, the commission shall have the power to prescribe all rules and regulations reasonably necessary and appropriate for the administration and enforcement of ss. 368.101–368.112.
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