N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-1
Short title
Short title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Utilities Act. (1963, c. 1165, s. 1.)
North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 62 — Chapter 62.
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-2
Declaration of policy
Declaration of policy. (a) Upon investigation, it has been determined that the rates, services and operations of public utilities as defined herein, are affected with the public interest and that the availability of an adequate and reliable supply of electric power and natural gas to the people, economy and government…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-3
Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term: (1) "Broadband service" means any service that consists of or includes a high-speed access capability to transmit at a rate of not less than 200 kilobits per second in either the upstream or downstream direction and either (i) is use…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-4
Applicability of Chapter
Applicability of Chapter. This Chapter shall not terminate the preexisting Commission or appointments thereto, or any certificates, permits, orders, rules or regulations issued by it or any other action taken by it, unless and until revoked by it, nor affect in any manner the existing franchises, territories, tariffs,…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-5
Utilities; property affected by boundary certification
Utilities; property affected by boundary certification. The owner or occupant of a dwelling unit or commercial establishment on improved property that shall be deemed located in whole or in part in the State of North Carolina as a result of the boundary certification described in G.S. 141-9 may continue to receive util…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-10
Number; appointment; terms; qualifications; chairman; vacancies; compensation; other employment prohibited
Number; appointment; terms; qualifications; chairman; vacancies; compensation; other employment prohibited. (a) The North Carolina Utilities Commission shall consist of five commissioners who shall be appointed as follows: two by the Governor, one by the State Treasurer, one by the General Assembly, upon the recommenda…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-11
Oath of office
Oath of office. Each utilities commissioner before entering upon the duties of his office shall file with the Secretary of State his oath of office to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the State of North Carolina, and to well and truly perform the duties of his said…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-12
Organization of Commission; adoption of rules and regulations therefor
Organization of Commission; adoption of rules and regulations therefor. To facilitate the work of the Commission and for administrative purposes, the chairman of the Commission, with the consent and approval of the Commission, may organize the work of the Commission in several hearing divisions and operating department…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-13
Chairman to direct Commission
Chairman to direct Commission. (a) The chairman shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Commission. (b) The chairman shall determine whether matters pending before the Commission shall be considered or heard initially by the full Commission, a panel of three commissioners, a hearing commissioner,…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-14
Commission staff; structure and function
Commission staff; structure and function. (a) The Commission is authorized and empowered to employ hearing examiners; court reporters; a chief clerk and deputy clerk; a commission attorney and assistant commission attorney; transportation and pipeline safety inspectors; and such other professional, administrative, tech…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-15
Office of executive director; Public Staff, structure and function
Office of executive director; Public Staff, structure and function. (a) There is established in the Commission the office of executive director, whose salary and longevity pay shall be the same as that fixed for members of the Commission. "Service" for purposes of longevity pay means service as executive director of th…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-17
Annual reports; monthly or quarterly release of certain information; publication of procedural orders and decisions
Annual reports; monthly or quarterly release of certain information; publication of procedural orders and decisions. (a) It shall be the duty of the Commission to make and publish annual reports to the Governor of Commission activities, including copies of its general orders and regulations, comparative statistical dat…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-18
Records of receipts and disbursements; payment into treasury
Records of receipts and disbursements; payment into treasury. (a) The Commission shall keep a record showing in detail all receipts and disbursements. (b) Except as provided in G.S. 62-110.3, all license fees and seal taxes, all money received from fines and penalties, and all other fees paid into the office of the Uti…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-19
Public record of proceedings; chief clerk; seal
Public record of proceedings; chief clerk; seal. (a) The Commission shall keep in the office of the chief clerk at all times a record of its official acts, rulings, orders, decisions, and transactions, and a current calendar of its scheduled activities and hearings, which shall be public records of the State of North C…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-22
Utilities Commission and Department of Revenue to coordinate facilities for ratemaking and taxation purposes
Utilities Commission and Department of Revenue to coordinate facilities for ratemaking and taxation purposes. The Commission, at the request of the Department of Revenue, shall make available to the Department of Revenue the services of such of the personnel of the Commission as may be desired and required for the purp…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-23
Commission as an administrative board or agency
Commission as an administrative board or agency. The Commission is hereby declared to be an administrative board or agency of the General Assembly created for the principal purpose of carrying out the administration and enforcement of this Chapter, and for the promulgation of rules and regulations and fixing utility ra…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-30
General powers of Commission
General powers of Commission. The Commission shall have and exercise such general power and authority to supervise and control the public utilities of the State as may be necessary to carry out the laws providing for their regulation, and all such other powers and duties as may be necessary or incident to the proper di…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-30.1
Designating telecommunications carriers; rules
Designating telecommunications carriers; rules. (a) Notwithstanding G.S. 62-3(23)j. or G.S. 62-30, the Utilities Commission may, solely upon petition of any provider or reseller of mobile radio communications service, designate the petitioning provider or reseller of mobile radio communications service as an eligible t…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-31
Power to make and enforce rules and regulations for public utilities
Power to make and enforce rules and regulations for public utilities. The Commission shall have and exercise full power and authority to administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter, and to make and enforce reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to that end. (1907, c. 469, s. 1a; 1913, c. 127, s. 2; C.…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-32
Supervisory powers; rates and service
Supervisory powers; rates and service. (a) Under the rules herein prescribed and subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth, the Commission shall have general supervision over the rates charged and service rendered by all public utilities in this State. (b) Except as provided in this Chapter for bus companies, th…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-33
Commission to keep informed as to utilities
Commission to keep informed as to utilities. The Commission shall at all times keep informed as to the public utilities, their rates and charges for service, and the service supplied and the purposes for which it is supplied. (1933, c. 134, s. 16; 1937, c. 165; 1939, c. 365, ss. 1, 2; 1941, c. 97; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-34
To investigate companies under its control; visitation and inspection
To investigate companies under its control; visitation and inspection. (a) The Commission shall from time to time visit the places of business and investigate the books and papers of all public utilities to ascertain if all the orders, rules and regulations of the Commission have been complied with, and shall have full…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-35
System of accounts
System of accounts. (a) The Commission may establish a system of accounts to be kept by the public utilities under its jurisdiction, or may classify said public utilities and establish a system of accounts for each class, and prescribe the manner of keeping such accounts. (b) The Commission may require any public utili…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-36
Reports by utilities; canceling certificates for failure to file
Reports by utilities; canceling certificates for failure to file. The Commission may require any public utility to file annual reports in such form and of such content as the Commission may require and special reports concerning any matter about which the Commission is authorized to inquire or to keep informed, or whic…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-36.01
Regulation of natural gas service agreements
Regulation of natural gas service agreements. Whenever the Commission, after notice and hearing, finds that additional natural gas service agreements (including "backhaul" agreements) with interstate or intrastate pipelines will provide increased competition in North Carolina's natural gas industry and (i) will likely…
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