1. Organization of corporations to construct pipelines. Corporations for the purpose of constructing and operating natural gas pipelines may be organized under Title 13?C. Following organization under former Title 13?A or Title 13?C, the corporation has all the other rights, privileges and immunities of a legal corporation organized under Title 13?C, except as they are inconsistent with this chapter.

[PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. D, §25 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 4502

  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Interstate and intrastate pipelines. A natural gas pipeline utility, organized under the laws of this State or of any other state or of the United States to construct and operate an interstate natural gas pipeline, which holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under federal law, authorizing it to construct and operate natural gas pipeline and appurtenant facilities within this State, or to construct and operate an intrastate natural gas pipeline, which has obtained authorization from the commission to construct and operate such intrastate natural gas pipeline or pipelines and appurtenant facilities, may, upon compliance with this chapter, purchase, hold and convey real estate and personal property for the purposes for which it was created.

[PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 344, §D25 (AMD).