This chapter governs the assessment of the property of any public utility company defined in section 57-06-02, and of any other company used directly or indirectly in carrying or conveying persons or property, unless the operative property is subject to an in lieu tax in place of a general property tax. This chapter does not apply to the property of any railway or street railway company, nor to the fixtures, buildings, and improvements owned by any cooperative or nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state and used by it to furnish potable water to its members and customers for uses other than irrigation of agricultural land, and except as otherwise provided in chapter 57-32, does not apply to the property of any express or air transportation company.