622.015. Transfer of all powers and duties of the public service commission regulating transportation activities to division--railroad expense fund established, purpose--definitions applicable, substi
Transfer of all powers and duties of the public service commissionregulating transportation activities to division--railroad expensefund established, purpose--definitions applicable, substitutions forcommission and commissioner.
622.015. The division shall be organized so as to assume allregulatory and supervisory powers, duties and functionsheretofore performed by the public service commission relating totransportation activities within the state. All the powers,duties and functions of the public service commission relating tosuch activities are hereby transferred to this division by typeII transfer as set forth in the reorganization act of 1974.Assessments made for the expenses of railroad regulation, asrequired by law, shall be paid into the "Railroad Expense Fund",a special fund which is hereby established in the state treasury.The fund shall be applicable to appropriation of the generalassembly and shall be devoted solely to the payment ofexpenditures incurred by the division and attributable to theregulation of railroads. Any amount remaining in the specialfund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to thegeneral revenue fund. All powers, duties and functions of thepublic service commission relating to common carriers generally,chapter 387, RSMo, railroad corporations, chapters 388 and 389,RSMo, motor carriers and express companies, chapter 390, RSMo,street railroads, chapter 391, RSMo, and other statutes relevantto transportation activities are transferred to themotor carrier and railroad safety division of the department of economicdevelopment and that division is the successor to the public servicecommission for the purposes of those chapters. Except asotherwise provided herein, the provisions of chapter 386, RSMo,that relate to the powers and duties of the public servicecommission and the procedure before the public service commissionand the courts are hereby made applicable to the motor carrier andrailroad safety division. Definitions contained in those chapters shallcontinue and shall be applied by the motor carrier and railroad safetydivision as they have been applied prior to July 1, 1985, until changedby law. Wherever the word "commission" is used, the word "division" shallbe substituted therefor. Wherever the word "commissioner" isused, the words "administrative law judge" shall be substitutedtherefor.
(L. 1985 S.B. 2 § 1 subsec. 2)Effective 7-1-85
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Powers and duties of the public service commission now transferred to the division of motor carrier and railroad safety, RSMo 386.320