Skip to main content
Find a Lawyer

Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-3-501. Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Public Service Commission or any other state agency which may succeed to its powers;

(2) “Navigable water crossing” means:

(A) The crossing of a navigable waterway by a public service facility; or

(B) That portion of the public service facility which is extended over, under, or across a navigable waterway, whether such a crossing is effected by suspending the public service facility from any overhead structure or by laying the public service facility upon or under the bed of the navigable waterway;

(3) “Navigable waterway” means any navigable river, lake, or other body of water used, or susceptible of being used in its natural condition as highways for commerce, located wholly or partly within this state;

(4) “Public service facility” means any of the following:

(A) Electric power line;

(B) Pipeline for the transportation of water; or

(C) Pipeline for the transportation of gas, petroleum, gasoline, fuel, or any other substance capable of being moved through a pipeline as a common carrier or as a noncarrier utility; and

(5) “River crossing proprietor” means the owner, whether a person, a corporation, a company, a firm, partnership, or other association, that owns or proposes to construct a navigable water crossing.

Back to chapter list
Previous part of code Next part of code
Back to chapter list

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-3-501. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-23-public-utilities-and-regulated-industries/ar-code-sect-23-3-501/

Read this complete Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-3-501. Definitions on Westlaw

FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via Westlaw before relying on it for your legal needs.

Was this helpful?

Search all Arkansas Codes

Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes

A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.

Go to Learn About the Law

Latest Blog Posts

For Legal Professionals

Learn About the Law

Get help with your legal needs

FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.

Go to Learn About the Law

Need to find an attorney?

Search our directory by legal issue

Enter information in one or both fields (Required)

    More Options
    Copied to clipboard