1. (a) A newly formed utility, or a utility brought under the commission's jurisdiction by operation of law, shall file its complete tariff with the commission as part of its application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. A utility filing an application for extension of its service area shall include as part of its application any tariff revisions that may be required and a statement justifying the applicability of its existing tariff in the new service area. The filings are subject to modification, and take effect on the date the certificate, or amendment to the certificate, is granted or at a later date under an order of the commission.
2. (b) A utility or pipeline carrier acquiring ownership or control of another utility or pipeline carrier, or portion of one, and filing a notice adopting the rates, rules, regulations, and other items of that utility or pipeline carrier shall, not later than 90 days after the filing of that adoption notice, file those rates, rules, regulations, and other items as a part of the acquiring utility or pipeline carrier's own tariff or as a separate tariff in the acquiring utility or pipeline carrier's own name if it plans to continue to operate in accordance with them.

(Eff. 11/16/73, Register 48; am 6/29/84, Register 90; am 10/27/2017, Register 224)

Authority: AS 42.05.141, AS 42.05.411, AS 42.06.360, AS 42.05.151, AS 42.06.305, AS 42.06.390, AS 42.05.361, AS 42.06.350