Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 708 - Oil Pipelines
NRS 708.035 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity: Hearing; considerations; terms and conditions.


1. Upon the filing of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the Commission shall fix a time and place for hearing thereon, and shall proceed in the manner according to the provisions of the laws of this state made applicable thereto.
2. Before granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to an applicant, the Commission shall take into consideration:
(a) Other authorized facilities in the territory for which a certificate is sought;
(b) The public necessity and convenience to be accorded by the service offered by such applicant; and
(c) Whether the applicant is fit, willing and able to perform the services of a common carrier.
3. The Commission may, under such rules of procedure governing the application therefor as it may prescribe, issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to an oil pipeline carrier, or issue it for the partial exercise only of the privilege sought, and may attach to the exercise of the rights granted by such certificate such terms and conditions as, in its judgment, the public convenience and necessity may require.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 877)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 708 - Oil Pipelines

NRS 708.010 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 708.020 - Owner, operator or manager of oil pipeline declared to be common carrier.

NRS 708.025 - Operation as intrastate carrier without certificate of public convenience and necessity prohibited.

NRS 708.035 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity: Hearing; considerations; terms and conditions.

NRS 708.050 - Right to construct and maintain pipeline along, on or under public stream or road: Conditions; compensation for damage to public road.

NRS 708.060 - Power of Commission to establish and enforce rates and regulations; procedure; reimbursement of excessive charges.

NRS 708.070 - Exchange of tonnage of crude petroleum; installation of connections and facilities; regulations of Commission pertaining to marketable oil, temperature, leakage and evaporation.

NRS 708.080 - Publication of tariffs; reports; investigation of books; limitation on disclosure of reports by Commission; hearings and enforcement of orders.

NRS 708.090 - Discrimination between shippers or in charging for services prohibited; ratable transportation when production exceeds capacity of pipeline.

NRS 708.100 - Common purchaser: Duties; discrimination prohibited.

NRS 708.110 - Discrimination in receipt and transportation of crude oil or petroleum prohibited.

NRS 708.120 - Regulations of Commission to prevent waste of oil or dangerous operations.

NRS 708.130 - Applicability of chapter.

NRS 708.140 - Penalties.