Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 8 > Article 1 > Chapter 38 - Transmission Reliability

• commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• electric transmission facility: means a high voltage transmission line with a rating of at least one hundred (100) kilovolts and related transmission facilities and controls. See Indiana Code 8-1-38-1
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• incumbent electric transmission owner: means a public utility that owns, operates, and maintains an electric transmission facility in whole or in part in Indiana. See Indiana Code 8-1-38-2
• 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.
• new electric transmission owner: means a corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, or other organization that:

  Indiana Code 8-1-38-4

• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• public utility: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 8-1-38-5
• regional transmission organization: refers to a regional transmission organization approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-38-6
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5