Oklahoma § 17-159.12 - Certificate of convenience and necessity required for
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 17-159.12 — Certificate of convenience and necessity required for, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-159.12. Certificate of convenience and necessity required for
water transportation lines.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, build or
equip any water transportation line to serve the public as a common
carrier of water without having first obtained from the Corporation
Commission of the State of Oklahoma a certificate that the present
public convenience and necessity require the operation of such
business.
(b) The Commission shall not grant a certificate for the
proposed water transportation line which will be in competition with
or duplication of any other line serving as a common carrier of
water unless it shall first determine that the existing common
carrier facilities are inadequate to meet the reasonable needs of
the public, or that the person operating the same in unable or
refuses or neglects, after hearing on reasonable notice, to provide
reasonably adequate service.
Laws 1969, c. 109, § 2, emerg. eff. April 1, 1969.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 17-159.12 cover?
Section 17-159.12 ("Certificate of convenience and necessity required for") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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