Opinion No. (1988)

Dear Senator Danner:

This opinion letter is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the authority of the Missouri Public Service Commission to apply and enforce its safety standards for the transportation of gas by pipeline with respect to nonconforming pipeline facilities already constructed and in operation on the date such standards were adopted.

We believe that the determination as to whether or not the Public Service Commission has the authority to act with respect to a particular matter of regulatory concern should be made initially by the Commission itself after it has been…