Utility Service Partners, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission

{¶ 1} Utility Service Partners, Inc. (“USP”) appeals from an order of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio making Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (“Columbia”) responsible for the repair and replacement of hazardous natural gas service lines. USP alleges that the commission lacked statutory authority to issue the order and that the order lacked record support, substantially impaired the obligations of USP’s contracts, and resulted in an unconstitutional taking of property. None of USP’s arguments has merit, and we affirm.

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{¶ 2} A service line is part of the pipeline system used to distribute…