This section shall apply to any natural gas transmission project or projects which are owned by the authority. The authority may charge, alter and collect transportation fees or other charges for the use or services of any natural gas transmission project, and fix the terms, conditions, transportation fees or other charges for such use or services. Such transportation fees or other charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other authority, department, commission, board, bureau or agency of the state, including specifically the Public Service Commission.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 5D-1-18

  • Authority: means the West Virginia public energy authority created in section four of this article, the duties, powers, responsibilities and functions of which are specified in this article. See West Virginia Code 5D-1-3
  • Board: means the West Virginia public energy authority board created in section four of this article, which shall manage and control the West Virginia public energy authority. See West Virginia Code 5D-1-3
  • Natural gas transmission project: means any natural gas pipeline and all facilities necessary or incident to the transportation of natural gas to or for the benefit of industrial or other end-users in West Virginia, the acquisition or construction of which is financed, in whole or in part, by the West Virginia public energy authority or the acquisition or construction of which is financed, in whole or in part, from funds made available by grant, loan or any other source by, or through, the authority as provided in this article, including facilities, the acquisition or construction of which is authorized, in whole or in part, by the West Virginia public energy authority or the acquisition or construction of which is financed, in whole or in part, from funds made available by grant, loan or any other source by, or through, the authority as provided in this article, including all pipelines, buildings and facilities which the authority deems necessary for the operation of the project, together with all property, rights, easements and interests which may be required for the operation of the project. See West Virginia Code 5D-1-3
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10