Title 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §6 (NEW)
Part 2: PUBLIC UTILITIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §6 (NEW)
Chapter 25: REGULATION OF FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC WAY HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §6 (NEW)
§2502. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
1.Applicable licensing authority or licensing authority. "Applicable licensing authority" or "licensing authority" means:
A. The Department of Transportation, when the public way is a state or state-aid highway, except for state or state-aid highways
in the compact areas of urban compact municipalities as defined in Title 23, section 754; [1999, c. 753, §9 (AMD).]
B. The municipal officers or their designees, when the public way is a city street or town way or a state or state-aid highway
in the compact areas of urban compact municipalities and as defined in Title 23, section 754; and [1999, c. 473, Pt. D, §8 (AMD).]
C. The county commissioners, for all other public ways. [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
[
1999, c. 753, §9 (AMD)
.]
2.Compact area.
[
1999, c. 473, Pt. D, §9 (RP)
.]
3.Facilities. "Facilities" means:
A. If under the surface of the public way, pipes, cables and conduits; and [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
B. If on or over the surface of the public way, poles, guys, hydrants, cables, wires and any plant or equipment located on
or over the surface of the public way. [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
[
1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW)
.]
4.Federal-aid highway system.
[
1999, c. 753, §10 (RP)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW).
1993, c. 163, §§1,2 (AMD).
1999, c. 473, §§D8,9 (AMD).
1999, c. 753, §§9,10 (AMD).
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