§ 49-02-01 General jurisdiction of the public service commission over public utilities
§ 49-02-01.1 Jurisdiction of commission limited as to certain utilities – Exemption
§ 49-02-01.2 Pipeline safety – Public service commission jurisdiction – Hazardous facility orders
§ 49-02-02 Powers of public service commission with reference to public utilities
§ 49-02-02.1 Applicant to pay cost of publishing notice
§ 49-02-03 Power of public service commission to establish rates
§ 49-02-04 Power of commission to regulate services
§ 49-02-05 Use by one utility of the facilities of another utility
§ 49-02-05.1 Power to fix terms by which the facilities of one utility may cross those of another utility
§ 49-02-06 Entering premises of public utility by public service commission for examination purposes
§ 49-02-07 Appliances tested on request of consumer – Fee for testing
§ 49-02-08 Testing meters – Gas – Electric
§ 49-02-09 Purpose of testing meters
§ 49-02-10 Rules for meters
§ 49-02-11 Standards – Classification – Examinations – Provided by public service commission
§ 49-02-12 System of accounts, records, and memoranda established
§ 49-02-14 Inspection of public utility accounts – Right as to examinations
§ 49-02-15 Excessive or discriminatory charges – Reparation
§ 49-02-16 Investigation of interstate rates
§ 49-02-17 Unreasonable rates, rules, and practices affecting interstate commerce
§ 49-02-18 Failure of utility to adjust rates – Action by public service commission
§ 49-02-21 Power of commission to regulate raising and lowering of electric supply and communication lines
§ 49-02-22 Charges for raising and lowering lines – Reimbursement for unreasonable delay
§ 49-02-23 Consideration of environmental externality values prohibited
§ 49-02-24 Renewable electricity and recycled energy credit trading and tracking system
§ 49-02-25 Renewable electricity and recycled energy defined
§ 49-02-26 Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits – Exception for certain hydroelectric facilities
§ 49-02-27 Decommissioning of renewable energy conversion facilities
§ 49-02-28 State renewable and recycled energy objective
§ 49-02-29 Qualifying for renewable electricity and recycled energy objective
§ 49-02-30 Application of electricity generated from existing hydroelectric facilities in calculating the renewable and recycled energy objective
§ 49-02-31 Purchase and retirement of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates to meet the objective
§ 49-02-32 Use of renewable and recycled energy – Economic evaluation
§ 49-02-33 Verification of generation and of purchase of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates
§ 49-02-34 Public reporting on progress toward meeting the renewable energy and recycled energy objective

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 49-02 - Powers of Commission Generally

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33