§ 49-03.1-03 — Certificate application

North Dakota § 49-03.1-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 49: Public Utilities
• Ch. 49-03.1: Franchise for Certain Public Utilities

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Application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be made upon forms
prescribed by the commission. The commission shall make regulations for the filing of such
application. The application must contain a financial statement, a description of the type of
service to be offered, a map and description of the area to be served, and a list of all other
public utilities providing similar service in the area. Upon the filing of an application for a
certificate of public convenience and necessity, the commission shall set a hearing date which
shall not be less than twenty days after the filing. The commission shall cause notice of the
hearing to be served by certified mail, at least ten days before the day of hearing, upon every
public utility which is operating, or which has applied for a certificate of public convenience and
necessity, in the area proposed to be served by the applicant, and on other interested parties as
determined by the commission. The commission shall impose an application fee of up to ten
thousand dollars for an application under this chapter. With the approval of the emergency
commission, the commission may impose an additional amount. The commission shall pay the
expenses of processing an application under this chapter from the application fee paid by the
public utility in accordance with section 49-02-02.