Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-2-302. Jurisdiction

(1)(A) All matters pertaining to the regulation and operation of all:

(B) Nothing in this act shall vest the commission with jurisdiction as to any rate, charge, rule, regulation, order, hearing, investigation, or other matter pertaining to the operation within the limits of any municipality of any street railroad, telephone company, gas company, pipeline company for transportation of oil, gas, or water, electric company, water company, hydroelectric company, or other company operating a public utility or furnishing public service as to which jurisdiction may be elsewhere conferred in this act upon any municipal council or city commission. Notwithstanding the jurisdiction of the municipality as to the above matters within the limits of the municipality, the commission shall have, and is delegated, the authority and duty to require all utility companies now furnishing public service within the limits of any municipality to furnish and continue furnishing that service to the municipality although the right of regulation of the utility as to rates and all other matters within the municipality is elsewhere in this act conferred upon the municipal councils or city commissions, subject to right of appeal to the courts.

(C) Further, nothing in this act shall vest the commission with jurisdiction as to any improvement district or municipality furnishing gas or electricity for any purpose; and