When used in this article:
(a) The term "commission" means the Public Service Commission of the State of South Carolina.
(b) The term "commissioner" means one of the members of the Public Service Commission of South Carolina.
(c) The term "corporation" includes all private or public corporations, business trusts, joint stock companies or associations, domestic or foreign, their lessees, assignees, trustees, receivers or other successors in interest, having any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships.
(d) The term "Federal safety standards" shall mean the minimum standards of gas safety adopted by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-481, 49 U.S.C. Section 1672), as may be amended from time to time, and any rules and regulations promulgated by any regulatory agency of the United States of America having jurisdiction thereof.
(e) The term "gas" means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive.
(f) The term "gas utility" includes persons, corporations and gas authorities, municipalities, public service districts and other political subdivisions of this State and which are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission as provided for by Section 3(b) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968. (P.L. 90-481) (49 U.S.C. Section 1672(b)). Provided, however, that gas authorities, municipalities and public service districts and other political subdivisions of this State shall remain exempt from any economic regulation by the Commission.
(g) The term "person" includes all individuals, partnerships or associations, cooperatives, lessees, assignees, trustees, receivers or other successors in interest, other than corporations.
(h) The term "pipeline system" or "pipeline facilities" shall mean new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation; but the Commission is not authorized to prescribe the location or routing of any pipeline facility "rights-of-way."
(i) The term "public" means the public generally, or any limited portion of the public, including a person or corporation.
(j) The term "regulatory staff" means the executive director or the executive director and the employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff.
(k) The term "transportation of gas" when used in this article means gathering, transmission, distribution, and storage of gas.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-136.1; 1970 (56) 2420; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 20, eff May 24, 2006.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Chapter 5 - Gas, Heat, Water, Sewerage Collection And Disposal, And Street Railway Companies
Section 58-5-20. Applicability to a business not exclusively a public utility.
Section 58-5-210. Supervision and regulation of rates and service.
Section 58-5-220. Standardized system of accounts.
Section 58-5-230. Examination of books and accounts.
Section 58-5-240. Filing schedules of proposed rates and the like; effective date.
Section 58-5-260. Notice by publication of filing of new or changed schedule.
Section 58-5-270. Applications and individual consumer complaints; hearings.
Section 58-5-290. Correction by Commission of improper rates and the like.
Section 58-5-300. All facts may be considered in making correction.
Section 58-5-310. Record of proceedings; transcript of evidence.
Section 58-5-320. Recision, alteration or amendment of order or decision.
Section 58-5-330. Rehearing by Commission.
Section 58-5-340. Court review of orders or decisions.
Section 58-5-370. Charging higher water or gas rates than those fixed by Commission unlawful.
Section 58-5-390. Tap fees for installation and maintenance of fire sprinkler system; exception.
Section 58-5-400. Citation of article.
Section 58-5-410. Election to come under article.
Section 58-5-415. Duration of election; withdrawal of request to come under article.
Section 58-5-420. Contents of order.
Section 58-5-430. Monitoring reports; schedule and contents.
Section 58-5-440. March report; additional schedules.
Section 58-5-450. Review of reports; proposed tariff rate adjustments.
Section 58-5-460. Petition for review of Initial Order or failure to issue order; hearing.
Section 58-5-465. Final order; contents; deadline for issuance.
Section 58-5-480. Office of Regulatory staffing; assessments for staffing costs.
Section 58-5-740. Rights and remedies are cumulative.
Section 58-5-910. Short title.
Section 58-5-920. Definitions.
Section 58-5-930. Compliance with orders and regulations relating to federal safety standards.
Section 58-5-940. Assessments against gas utilities for administrative expenses and charges.
Section 58-5-950. Employment of staff; legal representation.
Section 58-5-960. Compliance with safety standards.
Section 58-5-980. Additional minimum safety standards.
Section 58-5-990. Application for rehearing; judicial review.
Section 58-5-1030. Civil penalties.
Section 58-5-1040. Injunctive relief.
Section 58-5-1050. Interaction with federal agencies.
Section 58-5-1060. Article inapplicable to liquefied petroleum gas.
Section 58-5-1070. Article inapplicable to anhydrous ammonia.
Section 58-5-1110. Definitions.
Section 58-5-1120. Termination procedures; contents.
Section 58-5-1130. Third-party notification program.
Section 58-5-1140. Disconnection when public safety emergency exists.
Section 58-5-1150. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 58-5-1160. Private right of action; new duty of care.