Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 5101 – Franchise of Casco Bay Island Transit District and others
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 5101
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Ferry: includes every person, its lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court owning, controlling, operating or managing any vessel and which is subject to commission's jurisdiction under chapter 51. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Vessel: includes every boat which is owned, controlled, operated or managed for public use in the transportation of persons or property for compensation within this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
No person, except for the Casco Bay Island Transit District, created by Private and Special Law 1981, chapter 22, may, directly, by lease or other arrangement transport passengers or property by vessel, for compensation, between the mainland of Cumberland County and Peaks Island, Great Diamond Island, Little Diamond Island, Long Island, Chebeague Island or Cliff Island, or between the islands mentioned in this section, without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the commission authorizing the transportation. The district and any person who must obtain a certificate are ferries subject to the jurisdiction of the commission with respect to the service that requires authority. The commission shall specify in the certificate the business and operation of the ferry and shall attach to it at the time of issuance and from time to time after issuance reasonable terms, conditions and limitations as it determines necessary to maintain adequate transportation to these islands. The Casco Bay Island Transit District may assign or subcontract to another person any service for which it has a franchise. Regularly scheduled freight and passenger services are subject to the requirements of sections 5101?A to 5101?C. Unscheduled freight, tour, charter and taxi services are subject to the requirements of sections 5101?D and 5101?E. [PL 1991, c. 774, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 475, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 774, §1 (AMD).