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Decision No. 11749

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK COMPANY FOR CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO OPERATE PASSENGER, FREIGHT, EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE SERVICE BETWEEN EL PORTAL AND YOSEMITE VALLEY, GLACIER POINT, MARIPOSA GROVE OF BIG TREES, MATHER, HETCH HETCHY VALLEY, TAHOE AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS WITH YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY, HETCH HETCHY RAILROAD COMPANY, LAKE TAHOE RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

Application No. 8737.
Decided March 6, 1923

BY THE COMMISSION
ORDER

xxxxx In this proceeding the Yosemite National Park Company, a corporation, applies to the Railroad Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the operation of an automobile stage line as a common carrier of passengers, freight, express and baggage between Yosemite Valley points, Glacier Point, Mariposa Big Trees, El Portal, Hetch Hetchy, Tuolumne Meadows and Tahoe and certain intermediate points.

xxxxx The points covered by the application herein are at the present time being served by applicant and have been for some time last past, as shown by tariffs on file with the Railroad Commission which were submitted under provisions of section 5 of chapter 213, Statutes of 1917, as amended. The present application is made solely for the purpose of consolidating and blanketing the various operative rights now held by this applicant.

xxxxx A considerable portion of the territory in which applicant operates is not subject to certificate of public convenience and necessity due to the fact that it is on federal government territory and in acting upon the present application, the Commission will grant a certificate of public convenience and necessity only in so far as it has jurisdiction. On its Tahoe run applicant does not propose to serve intermediate points located outside government territory, unless one of such intermediate points is located within the Yosemite National Park, and present certificate will in no way authorize service between intermediate points on this route, both of which points are located outside of government reservations and within the State of California.

xxxxx It appearing to the Commission that this is a matter in which a public hearing is not necessary and that the application should be granted:

xxxxx The Railroad Commission of the State of California hereby declares that public convenience and necessity require the operation by Yosemite National Park Company, a corporation, of an automobile stage line as common of passengers, freight, express and baggage between Yosemite Valley points, Glacier Point, Mariposa Big Trees, El Portal, Hetch Hetchy, Tuolumne Meadows and Tahoe and intermediate points.as specifically listed in Exhibit "A" attached to the application herein, and

xxxxx It is hereby ordered, that a certificate of public convenience and necessity be, and the same hereby is granted, subject to the following conditions:

xxxxx 1. Operation under this certificate shall be rendered during periods of the year, with respect to respective routes as shown under column entitled "Date Effective" in Exhibit "A" attached to the application herein.

xxxxx 2. The rights and privileges herein authorized may not be discontinued, sold, leased, transferred not assigned unless the written consent of the Railroad Commission to such discontinuance, sale, lease, transfer or assignment has been secured.

xxxxx 3. No vehicle may be operated by applicant herein unless such vehicle is owned by said applicant or is leased by it under a contract or agreement on a basis satisfactory to the Railroad Commission.

xxxxx Dated at San Francisco, California, this sixth day of March, 1923.