Section 133.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Annexation" means the transfer of territory from one municipality to another by any means authorized by law, including annexations, detachments, attachments, and boundary agreements.

(2)  "Certificate of authority" means a certificate issued by the commission under s. 196.49 , Stats.

(3)  "Commission" means the public service commission.

(4)  "Department" means the department of natural resources.

(5)  "Gas" means any gas or mixtures of gases suitable for domestic or industrial fuel that is transmitted or distributed to the public through a gas pipeline system, including natural gas, manufactured gas, and liquefied petroleum gas distributed as a vapor with or without mixture of air.

(6)  "Gas pipeline" means any conduit for the conveyance of gas.

(7)  "Highway" has the meaning given in s. 990.01 (12) , Stats.

(8)  "Master meter system" means a gas pipeline system for distributing gas within, but not limited to, a definable area, such as a mobile home park, housing project, or apartment complex, where the operator purchases metered gas from an outside source for resale through a gas distribution pipeline system that supplies the ultimate consumer who either purchases the gas directly through a meter or by other means such as rents.

(9)  "Mixing unit" means any apparatus designed to mix gas with air or other gas.

(10)  "Municipality" means any town, village or city.

(11)  "Plant" means all equipment, property, or facilities includible in the utility plant accounts under the uniform system of accounts prescribed by the commission for gas public utilities.

(12)  "Principal gas manufacturing unit" means any plant that is capable of generating or manufacturing gas with or without connection to any auxiliary apparatus.

(13)  "Public utility" has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5) , Stats.

(14)  "Territorial agreement" means an agreement between 2 or more gas public utilities designating gas service areas within a municipality for each of the signatory utilities.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1959, No. 38 , eff. 3-1-59; CR 07-020 : cr. (intro.), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (14), renum. (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) to be (6), (9), (10), (11) and (12) and am. Register October 2007 No. 622 , eff. 11-1-07.