Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:552

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of conservation of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:503
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gas: means any gas derived from or composed of hydrocarbons, including synthetic gas which is produced from coal, lignite, or petroleum coke and the heat content of which synthetic gas does not exceed 800 BTUs per standard cubic foot. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:503
  • 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.
  • Person: means any natural person, corporation, political subdivision, association, partnership, limited liability company, receiver, tutor, curator, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:503

The commissioner shall have the power and authority to regulate the rates, services and facilities of any person certified as an intrastate natural gas transporter, and the commissioner, or his delegate, may certify to the Federal Power Commission that the commissioner has regulatory jurisdiction over the rates and services of such person and facilities and is exercising such jurisdiction, with the intent that such certificate shall constitute conclusive evidence of such regulatory power or jurisdiction as permitted by 15 U.S.C.A. Section 717(c).

Added by Acts 1973, Ex.Sess., No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 8, 1973, at 9:55 A.M.