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Kansas

Chapter 66 — Public Utilities

791 entries

66-1,211 through 66-1,214.

66-1,198, 66-1,199.

66-1,146 through 66-1,149.

66-1,120f through 66-1,120i.

66-1,120d, 66-1,120e.

66-1,100, 66-1,101.

66-1,166, 66-1,167.

66-1,224 through 66-1,229.

66-2,114 through 66-2,118.

66-2,111 through 66-2,113.

66-2,108, 66-2,109.

66-2,106, 66-2,107.

66-2,103 through 66-2,105.

66-101. Electric public utilities; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission.

66-101a. Same; definitions.

66-101b. Electric public utilities; efficient and sufficient service; just and reasonable rates.

66-101c. Same; publication and filing of rates, rules and regulations and contracts.

66-101d. Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings.

66-101e. Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings.

66-101f. Same; commission orders and decisions.

66-101g. Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted.

66-101h. Same; general supervision and inspection of utilities; damage liability.

66-104. Utilities subject to supervision; exceptions.

66-104a. Certain telephone utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions.

66-104b. Electric cooperative public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions; exceptions.

66-104c. Certain nonprofit public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction.

66-104d. Certain electric cooperative public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions; exceptions.

66-104e. Jurisdiction over certain water or natural gas public utilities otherwise subject to city regulation.

66-104f. Jurisdiction over municipal electric or natural gas public utilities; limitations.

66-104g. Certain natural gas cooperative public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions; exceptions.

66-105. Common carriers defined.

66-106. Rules and regulations; assessment of costs; conferral with other authorities; agreements; co…

66-109. Variations from schedule of rates.

66-114. Giving testimony or evidence in proceedings involving alleged violation of act.

66-115. Effective date of orders; prima facie reasonable.

66-117. Change of rates or schedules; procedure; effective date; higher rates of return on investmen…

66-117a. State intervention as party to certain rate hearings.

66-117b. Report to legislature of change of rates or schedules approved by state corporation commission; contents; exclusions.

66-117c. Application of act.

66-117d. Discrimination in rates to customers utilizing renewable energy sources prohibited.

66-117e. Exemption from filing rates and schedules, when.

66-117f. Intervention by municipalities in rate proceedings.

66-118a. Review proceedings; court of jurisdiction; parties; transfer to proper court.

66-118b. Same; petition for reconsideration; order; time for filing appeal.

66-118c. Same; judicial review.

66-118d. Same; precedence of action for review.

66-118e. Same; change of venue in certain cases.

66-118g. Same; stay or suspension of order or decision pending review.

66-118h. Same; bond, guarantee or surety, on stay or suspension pending review; collection and distribution of funds in excess of final order.

66-118i. Same; distribution of unclaimed funds.

66-118j. Same; duty of court if order sustained.

66-118k. Same; duty of court if order not sustained.

66-118l. Same; time orders to become effective.

66-118m, 66-118n.

66-118o. Same; invalidity of part.

66-119. Standard commercial units of products; regulations for testing products.

66-120. Gas rates and service in cities of 500 or over.

66-121. Same; regulators, pressure gauges and other devices; standard pressure; rates.

66-122. Accounts, reports and information by utilities.

66-123. Public utilities and common carriers, reports; penalty for failure to file.

66-125. Issuance of securities; certificate of commission required, when; proceedings; motor carriers exempted.

66-126. Unlawful securities; penalty.

66-127. Dealing in securities of competing utility; prohibited transportation; exemption for certain utilities.

66-128. Valuation of property for rate-making purposes by commission; construction work in progress.

66-128a. Fixing rates, joint rates, tolls and averages; authority of commission not limited by K.S.A.

66-128b. Deferral and phase-in of value of certain utility property; exclusion of finance costs, when.

66-128d. Proceeding to determine reasonableness of costs of facility; commencement; procedure.

66-128f. Monthly financial reports by certain utilities constructing electric generating facilities.

66-128i. Presumption of lack of prudence if fine for safety or quality violation assessed; reduction of revenue requirements.

66-128j. Electric utilities; certain power sales; sale or retirement of facilities; reduction in revenue requirement, when.

66-128k. Severability.

66-128l. Nuclear power generating facilities; decommissioning; definitions.

66-128m. Same; decommissioning financing plan.

66-128n. Nuclear power generating facilities; decommissioning financing plan; hearings; approval or rejection of plan.

66-128o. Same; review of plan, when; changes.

66-128p. Same; funding of decommissioning; state has no financial responsibility.

66-128r. Depreciation fixed for electric utilities possessing a federal license to operate a nuclear generation facility.

66-129. Examination of accounts and records.

66-129a. Gas or electric public utilities; nonregulated private enterprises, separate accounting, audit.

66-131. Permit to transact business required; exceptions; limitations on commission's authority and jurisdiction; time period for determination of application.

66-132. Accidents; notice to commission; investigations.

66-133. Municipal franchises and ordinances; taxpayer's complaint to commission; bond for costs of hearing complaint.

66-134. Permit to transact business to be recorded on books of corporation.

66-136. Transfer of franchise or certificate of convenience.

66-137. Penalty for falsifying or destroying accounts and records; commission may order destruction.

66-138. Common carriers, public utilities; penalties for violation of law; disposition; enforcement.

66-139. Enforcement of act or order.

66-140. Rights and remedies cumulative.

66-143. Interstate rates; corporation commission intervention in proceedings before federal agencies.

66-144. Same; application for relief from interstate rates or regulations.

66-150. Witnesses, process and depositions; penalties for obstruction or refusal to give information; immunity of witnesses; taxation of costs.

66-151. Certified copies of documents; admissibility.

66-152. Free transportation and reduced rates in certain cases.

66-154. Rebates, drawbacks and special privileges or discriminations unlawful.

66-154a. Unreasonable or discriminatory rates or charges; complaint; investigation by commission.

66-154b. Same; refund.

66-154c. Same; time of filing complaints.

66-154e. Same; time limitation.

66-154f. Same; invalidity of part.

66-155. Duties of attorney of commission.

66-158, 66-159.

66-175. False swearing in proceedings; penalty.

66-176. Damages for violations; attorney fees.

66-177. Public utilities, common carriers; penalties for violation of law.

66-178. Same; suits by individuals or corporations permitted.

66-179. Joinder of causes of action.

66-183. Stringing wires along or across streets, highways or public places; regulations.

66-184. Same; complaint; investigations and orders.

66-185. Same; penalty for noncompliance with order.

66-186 through 66-189.

66-191, 66-192.

66-194. Same; complaint; investigations and orders.

66-195. Same; penalty for failure to comply with order.

66-206, 66-207.

66-213, 66-214.

66-217, 66-218.

66-219 through 66-221.

66-227. Crossings.

66-228. Same; penalty; time within which to restore crossing.

66-229. Same; duty of officers.

66-230. Cattle guards at crossings; duties as to gates.

66-231. Same; civil liability.

66-232. Action for damages by fire.

66-233. Action for damages by fire; attorney fee.

66-234. Liability for negligence.

66-244 through 66-247.

66-248, 66-249.

66-251 through 66-254.

66-265, 66-266.

66-270, 66-271.

66-273. Permitting trains, engines or cars to stand on public highway.

66-274. Same; penalty; exemption of railroad employees from certain penalties.

66-277, 66-278.

66-280 through 66-282.

66-286 through 66-289.

66-291 through 66-293.

66-295. Liability regardless of negligence.

66-296. Recovery upon failure to pay full value of animal upon demand.

66-297. Persons upon whom demand may be made.

66-298. Attorney's fee.

66-299. Railroad enclosed with fence.

66-301. Construction of farm crossings.

66-302. Gates at crossings.

66-303. Action to compel construction; owner may construct and collect costs.

66-308. Construction of fences; hog-tight fence defined.

66-309. Notice to railroad upon failure to build fence.

66-310. Landowner may build; recovery of value, interest and attorney's fee.

66-311. Making fence hog-tight.

66-312, 66-313.

66-314, 66-315.

66-322, 66-323.

66-327 through 66-329.

66-405 through 66-407.

66-410. Acceptance of grant; application to construction.

66-411. Grant and sale.

66-501. Powers of railway corporation.

66-501a, 66-501b.

66-510 through 66-512.

66-514 through 66-519.

66-521. Same; to whom payment made.

66-522. Same; attorney's fee, when.

66-523. Interstate bridges and ferries across Missouri river.

66-524. Railroad policemen; appointment; approval by attorney general; power and authority.

66-525. Railroad right-of-way; abandonment, when; requirements; release; notice; exception.

66-526 through 66-530.

66-531. Title of act.

66-532. Definitions.

66-533. Lease; requirements and conditions.

66-534. Resolution of disputes.

66-535. Tenant rights; sale or abandonment by railroad, procedure.

66-536. Determination of unconscionability of lease or provisions thereof, procedure.

66-537. Application of act.

66-538. Severability clause.

66-601, 66-602.

66-705, 66-706.

66-708, 66-709.

66-711, 66-712.

66-801. Action to enforce mortgage or deed of trust; sale by sheriff; confirmation by court; sheriff's deed.

66-802. Same; rights of purchasers.

66-803. Time for sale.

66-804. Same; hastening date; petition.

66-805. Same; execution of petition.

66-806. Same; appointment of receiver.

66-807. Same; sale contrary to act void.

66-908. State lands subject to appropriation.

66-909. Same; procedure; notice.

66-910. Same; appeal from award.

66-911. Condemnation by electric railways.

66-1018 through 66-1020.

66-1021, 66-1022.

66-1024, 66-1025.

66-1025c, 66-1025d.

66-1026 through 66-1031.

66-1033 through 66-1036.

66-1037 through 66-1045.

66-1046 through 66-1051.

66-1054, 66-1055.

66-1056 through 66-1058.

66-1061 through 66-1063.

66-1066 through 66-1068.

66-1069 through 66-1071.

66-1072 through 66-1074.

66-1075, 66-1076.

66-1077 through 66-1081.

66-1082 through 66-1085.

66-1090 through 66-1092.

66-1093 through 66-1096.

66-1101 through 66-1103.

66-1201. Erection of overhead crossing or viaduct.

66-1202. Action to enjoin erection of unlawful structure.

66-1203. Demurrage rates.

66-1204. Same; penalty.

66-1205. Same; prosecution.

66-1206 through 66-1208.

66-1209. Railroad taxes; cancellation upon certain conditions.

66-1210 through 66-1212.

66-1213a. Affiliated interests; loan or pledge of credit.

66-1214. Payment of dividends prohibited, when; hearing.

66-1215. Judicial review.

66-1216. "Affiliated interest" defined.

66-1217. Recordation of real and personal property mortgages or security interests in fixtures made …

66-1218. Same; filing mortgages or security agreements heretofore filed with register of deeds; effect.

66-1219. Same; file maintained by secretary of state; fee.

66-1220a. Disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information, when.

66-1221. Reserved.

66-1222. Citizens' utility ratepayer board; establishment; composition; terms; organization; meetings; compensation and expenses; powers and duties.

66-1223. Consumer counsel, powers.

66-1224. Limit on jurisdiction of board and counsel.

66-1225. Budgeting, purchasing and management functions; expenditures; financing.

66-1225a. Citizens' utility ratepayer board; negotiation for contracts for professional services; negotiating committee.

66-1227. Energy efficiency of buildings; standards.

66-1228. Same; disclosures required on sale of new residence.

66-1229. Utility bills, visually impaired or blind customers.

66-1234. Kansas energy security act.

66-1235. Same; findings.

66-1236. Same; proceedings for recovery of security expenditures, requirements; confidential documents, not subject to disclosure.

66-1237. Electric utility recovery of certain transmission costs through a separate transmission del…

66-1238. Electric utility interconnection agreements, standard provisions.

66-1239. Electric generating or transmission facility; determination of rate-making principles and t…

66-1240. Construction of transmission and generation facilities; definitions.

66-1241. Same; bonds to finance transmission facilities.

66-1242. Same; recovery of capital expenditures for transmission facilities.

66-1243. Same; interconnection facilities; grant or lease, when.

66-1244. Same; sale or contract for operation of transmission facilities; approval by KCC; rate-making treatment.

66-1245. Same; determination of utility's revenue requirements.

66-1246. Research and development expenditures, investments; inclusion in rates, when.

66-1247. Electric transmission lines, construction or upgrade; recovery of costs from all benefitting utilities, when.

66-1248. Agreements to finance and install energy conservation measures; cost recovery; liability and limitations thereof.

66-1254. Same; expiration of provisions.

66-1255. Requirements for notice to customers of water utilities under the jurisdiction of the state corporation commission proposing rate increases.

66-1256. Renewable energy standards act; renewable energy standard, goal.

66-1257. Same; definitions.

66-1259. Same; renewable energy resource requirements; recovery of costs by affected utilities; no impairment of existing contracts.

66-1259a. Renewable energy standards act; severability.

66-1263. Net metering and easy connection act.

66-1264. Definitions.

66-1265. Utility requirements; tariff, contracts, meters, disclosure to customers.

66-1266. Interconnection agreements; billing of customer-generators; credit for exports of excess electricity.

66-1267. Determination of appropriate size of a customer-generator's system; export limiting devices required, when.

66-1268. Standards for net metered facilities; limitation of liability for utility.

66-1269. Same; rules and regulations; application process.

66-1270. Same; recovery of reasonable costs by utility.

66-1271. Same; compliance with renewable energy standards act.

66-1272. Compressed air energy storage act.

66-1273. Same; definitions.

66-1274. Same; injection of compressed air into storage wells; permits; requirements; rules and regulations.

66-1275. Same; rules and regulations for monitoring air emissions from compressed air energy storage wells and facilities.

66-1276. Same; memorandum of understanding between state corporation commission and department of health and environment concerning administration of act.

66-1277. Same; violations; penalties; hearing; judicial review.

66-1278. Same; agents of commission; right of ingress and egress; restoration of premises.

66-1279. Same; compressed air energy storage fund.

66-1280. New coal-fired electricity generating facility; purchase of Kansas coal required; exceptions.

66-1281. Anemometer towers; definitions; requirements; penalties.

66-1282. Electric supply and demand reports.

66-1283. Utilities; demand-side program; energy efficiency.

66-1284. Kansas disaster utilities response act.

66-1287. Study of retail rates of Kansas electric public utilities; legislative coordinating council…

66-1288. Kansas energy choice act; customer's use of utility service; limitations on municipalities related thereto.

66-1289. Wind turbine lighting requirements; inclusion of light-mitigating technology systems; imple…

66-1290 through 66-1292.

66-1293. Electric public utility deferral of depreciation to a regulatory asset; qualifying rate bas…

66-1294. Recovery of regulatory asset balance arising from deferred depreciation; revenue requirement impact cap.

66-1295. Wildfire risk and mitigation workshop to be convened by state corporation commission; information to be provided; additional workshops.

66-1302. Rules and regulations of superintendent of the highway patrol; appeals by aggrieved agencies; hearing and determination by governor.

66-1313a. Inspection of motor carrier equipment; inspection stations; certificates; rules and regulations; fees.

66-1314. Liability insurance requirements for vehicles not having Kansas motor carrier permits.

66-1315. Penalties for violation of certain motor carrier statutes.

66-1316, 66-1317.

66-1318. Motor carrier inspection stations; control by superintendent of the highway patrol; locations authorized; law enforcement purposes.

66-1319. Powers granted to members of highway patrol; inspection and registration of vehicles; cooperation of state agencies.

66-1320. Transfer of certain employees to highway patrol; rights preserved; application of civil service laws.

66-1321. Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.

66-1322. Custody of property and records; resolution of conflicts by governor.

66-1323. Resolution of conflicts concerning disposition of powers, duties and functions by governor.

66-1324. Motor carriers required to stop at inspection stations, when; certificates of law compliance; penalty for violation.

66-1326. Contracts between state agencies; centralized issuance of permits.

66-1327. Fees of issuing agents; disposition; revolving funds; bonds.

66-1328. Liquid-fuel-carriers; rules and regulations of secretary of revenue governing emergency or special trips; licenses; fees.

66-1329. Definitions.

66-1330. Wrecker or towing service; certificate of public service.

66-1331 through 66-1334.

66-1335 through 66-1343.

66-1344. Conditions for motor carriers transporting hay or feedstuffs to areas declared to be in a state of drought.

66-1401. Jurisdiction over holding companies; "affiliated interests" defined.

66-1402. Submission of contracts with affiliated interests to commission.

66-1403. Showing required for fixing or charging rates.

66-1501. Authority of commission to assess expense of investigation against utility; appeal; bond.

66-1502. Assessment of certain expenses; payment.

66-1503. Ascertainment of expenditures by corporation commission; assessment; limitation; disposition of proceeds.

66-1504. Failure to pay assessment; proceedings.

66-1505. Filing objections to assessment; hearing; collection of delinquent assessments.

66-1506. Time for payment of assessment; recovery of unauthorized assessment.

66-1507. Findings of fact by commission deemed prima facie evidence.

66-1508. Assessment exemptions for certain public utilities.

66-1509. Rules and regulations authorized.

66-1510. Invalidity of part.

66-1511. Investigations and hearings; examiners and referees; powers; records; reports; orders of decisions, effect; reconsideration, when.

66-1512. Same; payment of expenses.

66-1513. Contracts for professional services authorized; procedures; negotiating committee, composit…

66-1601. Definitions.

66-1602. Civil actions for damages.

66-1603. Damages and costs.

66-1604. Presumption of violation.

66-1605. Injunctions.

66-1606. Exemption; holder of official amateur radio station license.

66-1701 through 66-1708.

66-1709. Citation of act.

66-1710. Definitions.

66-1711. Prohibition against certain acts; exception.

66-1712. Notification to public utility of prohibited acts; costs incurred by public utility charged…

66-1713. Posted of required warning signs.

66-1714. Penalties; presumption of negligence.

66-1715. Nonapplication of act to certain situations.

66-1716. Severability of act.

66-1801. Kansas underground utility damage prevention act.

66-1802. Definitions.

66-1803. Excavator's duty to ascertain location of facilities.

66-1804. Notice of intent of excavation; requirements.

66-1805. Notification center; duties and operation; fees; annual report; audits.

66-1806. Identification of location of facilities; duties of operator; liability for damages.

66-1807. Emergency excavations.

66-1808. Application of other laws.

66-1809. Excavator's duty to exercise reasonable care; trenchless excavation; rules and regulations.

66-1810. Contact with or damage to facility; procedure; notification requirements.

66-1811. Effect of violation of act, liability for damages; application of other laws.

66-1812. Violation of act, civil penalties and injunctive relief.

66-1813. Administration and enforcement by corporation commission.

66-1814. Severability.

66-1815. Kansas underground utility damage prevention act; rules and regulations.

66-1816. Underground potable water and sanitary sewage facilities; locatable.

66-1901 through 66-1903.

66-2001. Telecommunications; declaration of public policy.

66-2002. Duties of the corporation commission.

66-2003. Local exchange carriers and electing carriers; resale; terms and conditions.

66-2004. Rural telephone companies; competition; certification.

66-2005. Telecommunications; infrastructure development; universal service requirements; rate rebala…

66-2006. Lifeline service program; enrollment of existing and eligible customers; withdrawal; universal service fund.

66-2007. Local exchange rates; commission investigation of increases; approval of certain price increases.

66-2008. Kansas universal service fund; funding; authorized expenditures; distributions; limitations and cap; supplemental funding.

66-2009. Eligibility for KUSF funding; carrier of last resort obligations.

66-2010. KUSF administrator; duties and powers; KAN-ED funding.

66-2011. Internet access.

66-2014. Effect of act on property taxes.

66-2015. Preemption of act.

66-2017. VoIP and IP-enabled services; regulation, limitations.

66-2019. Siting of wireless infrastructure; public lands and public right-of-way; wireless providers…

66-2020. Transfer of wireless telephone numbers for victims of stalking and abuse.

66-2101. Definitions.

66-2102. Rural gas user, not public utility; notification to existing gas service utility.

66-2103. Existing gas service utility to develop plans to provide gas; failure to provide or nonacceptance of plan.

66-2104. Rural gas users form nonprofit public utility in certificated area; no limitation.

66-2105. Rural gas service shall comply with pipeline safety laws.

66-2106. Citation of act.

66-2201. Citation of act.

66-2202. Definitions.

66-2203. Filing of petition with commission to establish or change a GSRS rate schedule; recovery of certain costs; procedure.

66-2204. GSRS charges; requirements; procedure; commission authority.

66-2301. Citation of act.

66-2302. Definitions.

66-2303. Criminal trespass on nuclear generating facility; penalty.

66-2304. Nuclear security guard; use of force; use of deadly force, when.

66-2305. Nuclear security guard; detaining suspect; defense.