 The Board of Public Utility Commissioners was patterned after the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and regulated utilities such as electricity and water in addition to land and coastal transportation.In 1926, with the implementation of the Public Service Act, the Board was replaced by the Public Service Commission.The Commission was given jurisdiction over many forms of public utility and services, which was defined in the Act as any person for hire, any mode of transport, or anything else that fit into the remaining categories listed in the Act.