Article 1 - POWERS OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
- Section 66-101 - Electric public utilities; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission
- Section 66-101a - Same; definitions
- Section 66-101b - Electric public utilities; efficient and sufficient service; just and reasonable rates
- Section 66-101c - Same; publication and filing of rates, rules and regulations and contracts
- Section 66-101d - Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings
- Section 66-101e - Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings
- Section 66-101f - Same; commission orders and decisions
- Section 66-101g - Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted
- Section 66-101h - Same; general supervision and inspection of utilities; damage liability
- Section 66-101i - Same; commission authorized to approve contract electric rates outside a general rate proceeding; cost recovery from rate classes; commission status report to the legislature
- Section 66-101j - Same; commission authorized to approve reduced electric rates; cost recovery from rate classes; commission status report to the legislature
- Section 66-104 - Utilities subject to supervision; exceptions
- Section 66-104a - Certain telephone utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions
- Section 66-104b - Electric cooperative public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions; exceptions
- Section 66-104c - Certain nonprofit public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction
- Section 66-104d - Certain electric cooperative public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions; exceptions
- Section 66-104e - Jurisdiction over certain water or natural gas public utilities otherwise subject to city regulation
- Section 66-104f - Jurisdiction over municipal electric or natural gas public utilities; limitations
- Section 66-104g - Certain natural gas cooperative public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction; conditions; exceptions
- Section 66-105 - Common carriers defined
- Section 66-105a - Gas gathering systems excluded from "public utility" and "common carrier"; commission authority, curtailment of service to end users on gathering system
- Section 66-106 - Rules and regulations; assessment of costs; conferral with other authorities; agreements; contributions and grants; joint investigations, hearings, orders; state and federal proceedings; duties of attorney general
- Section 66-109 - Variations from schedule of rates
- Section 66-114 - Giving testimony or evidence in proceedings involving alleged violation of act
- Section 66-115 - Effective date of orders; prima facie reasonable
- Section 66-117 - Change of rates or schedules; procedure; effective date; higher rates of return on investment in certain cases; hearing; property tax surcharge authorized; assessment of regional rate competitiveness and economic development impact of rate change
- Section 66-117a - State intervention as party to certain rate hearings
- Section 66-117b - Report to legislature of change of rates or schedules approved by state corporation commission; contents; exclusions
- Section 66-117c - Application of act
- Section 66-117d - Discrimination in rates to customers utilizing renewable energy sources prohibited
- Section 66-117e - Exemption from filing rates and schedules, when
- Section 66-117f - Intervention by municipalities in rate proceedings
- Section 66-118a - Review proceedings; court of jurisdiction; parties; transfer to proper court
- Section 66-118b - Same; petition for reconsideration; order; time for filing appeal
- Section 66-118c - Same; judicial review
- Section 66-118d - Same; precedence of action for review
- Section 66-118e - Same; change of venue in certain cases
- Section 66-118g - Same; stay or suspension of order or decision pending review
- Section 66-118h - Same; bond, guarantee or surety, on stay or suspension pending review; collection and distribution of funds in excess of final order
- Section 66-118i - Same; distribution of unclaimed funds
- Section 66-118j - Same; duty of court if order sustained
- Section 66-118k - Same; duty of court if order not sustained
- Section 66-118l - Same; time orders to become effective
- Section 66-118o - Same; invalidity of part
- Section 66-119 - Standard commercial units of products; regulations for testing products
- Section 66-120 - Gas rates and service in cities of 500 or over
- Section 66-121 - Same; regulators, pressure gauges and other devices; standard pressure; rates
- Section 66-122 - Accounts, reports and information by utilities
- Section 66-123 - Public utilities and common carriers, reports; penalty for failure to file
- Section 66-125 - Issuance of securities; certificate of commission required, when; proceedings; motor carriers exempted
- Section 66-126 - Unlawful securities; penalty
- Section 66-127 - Dealing in securities of competing utility; prohibited transportation; exemption for certain utilities
- Section 66-128 - Valuation of property for rate-making purposes by commission; construction work in progress
- Section 66-128a - Fixing rates, joint rates, tolls and averages; authority of commission not limited by K.S.A. 66-128b through 66-128i
- Section 66-128b - Deferral and phase-in of value of certain utility property; exclusion of finance costs, when
- Section 66-128c - Valuation of property for rate making; evaluation of efficiency or prudence of utility; exclusion of all or a portion of costs of excess capacity, when; "excess capacity" defined; exclusion or reduction of return on costs from excess capacity
- Section 66-128d - Proceeding to determine reasonableness of costs of facility; commencement; procedure
- Section 66-128e - Adjustment of revenue requirements of utilities by commission; exclusion of finance charges attributable to inefficiency or lack of prudence; electric utility borrowing for payment of dividends; exception for certain utility facilities
- Section 66-128f - Monthly financial reports by certain utilities constructing electric generating facilities
- Section 66-128g - Determination of "prudence" in determining reasonable value of electric generating property; factors to be considered; presumption of lack of prudence of costs in excess of 200% of "original cost estimate"; definition of "original cost estimate"; when costs exceeding 200% may be included
- Section 66-128h - Nuclear fission electric generating facilities with excess capacity; presumption certain costs excluded when finding of no "technology or means for disposal of high-level nuclear waste" as defined in section
- Section 66-128i - Presumption of lack of prudence if fine for safety or quality violation assessed; reduction of revenue requirements
- Section 66-128j - Electric utilities; certain power sales; sale or retirement of facilities; reduction in revenue requirement, when
- Section 66-128k - Severability
- Section 66-128l - Nuclear power generating facilities; decommissioning; definitions
- Section 66-128m - Same; decommissioning financing plan
- Section 66-128n - Nuclear power generating facilities; decommissioning financing plan; hearings; approval or rejection of plan
- Section 66-128o - Same; review of plan, when; changes
- Section 66-128p - Same; funding of decommissioning; state has no financial responsibility
- Section 66-128q - Proceeding to review application for recovery of prudent expenditures for certain costs of new nuclear generation facility; application for predetermination of rate-making principles authorized
- Section 66-128r - Depreciation fixed for electric utilities possessing a federal license to operate a nuclear generation facility
- Section 66-129 - Examination of accounts and records
- Section 66-129a - Gas or electric public utilities; nonregulated private enterprises, separate accounting, audit
- Section 66-131 - Permit to transact business required; exceptions; limitations on commission's authority and jurisdiction; time period for determination of application
- Section 66-132 - Accidents; notice to commission; investigations
- Section 66-133 - Municipal franchises and ordinances; taxpayer's complaint to commission; bond for costs of hearing complaint
- Section 66-134 - Permit to transact business to be recorded on books of corporation
- Section 66-136 - Transfer of franchise or certificate of convenience
- Section 66-137 - Penalty for falsifying or destroying accounts and records; commission may order destruction
- Section 66-138 - Common carriers, public utilities; penalties for violation of law; disposition; enforcement
- Section 66-139 - Enforcement of act or order
- Section 66-140 - Rights and remedies cumulative
- Section 66-143 - Interstate rates; corporation commission intervention in proceedings before federal agencies
- Section 66-144 - Same; application for relief from interstate rates or regulations
- Section 66-150 - Witnesses, process and depositions; penalties for obstruction or refusal to give information; immunity of witnesses; taxation of costs
- Section 66-151 - Certified copies of documents; admissibility
- Section 66-152 - Free transportation and reduced rates in certain cases
- Section 66-154 - Rebates, drawbacks and special privileges or discriminations unlawful
- Section 66-154a - Unreasonable or discriminatory rates or charges; complaint; investigation by commission
- Section 66-154b - Same; refund
- Section 66-154c - Same; time of filing complaints
- Section 66-154e - Same; time limitation
- Section 66-154f - Same; invalidity of part
- Section 66-155 - Duties of attorney of commission
- Section 66-175 - False swearing in proceedings; penalty
- Section 66-176 - Damages for violations; attorney fees
- Section 66-177 - Public utilities, common carriers; penalties for violation of law
- Section 66-178 - Same; suits by individuals or corporations permitted
- Section 66-179 - Joinder of causes of action
- Section 66-183 - Stringing wires along or across streets, highways or public places; regulations
- Section 66-184 - Same; complaint; investigations and orders
- Section 66-185 - Same; penalty for noncompliance with order
- Section 66-194 - Same; complaint; investigations and orders
- Section 66-195 - Same; penalty for failure to comply with order
- Section 66-1,105 - Service of orders and decisions; effective dates
- Section 66-1,107 - Validity of 1925 act
- Section 66-1,108 - Transportation by motor carriers; definitions
- Section 66-1,108a - Regulation of motor carriers; powers granted to state corporation commission
- Section 66-1,108b - Same; powers of state corporation commission
- Section 66-1,108c - Same; examination of accounts and records
- Section 66-1,109 - Regulation of motor carriers; exemptions of certain carriers, certain transporters and certain uses from act
- Section 66-1,110 - Public motor carriers of property, of household goods or of passengers declared common carriers
- Section 66-1,111 - Types of carriers which must comply with act and other applicable laws
- Section 66-1,112 - Authority of commission to regulate public motor carriers; rate-making procedures; exemption from state antitrust laws, when
- Section 66-1,112g - Private motor carrier permits; rules and regulations
- Section 66-1,112h - Voluntary suspensions of permits or licenses; period; effect
- Section 66-1,112j - Suspension or revocation of permit, certificate or interstate license; notice and hearing
- Section 66-1,113 - Unreasonable charges prohibited
- Section 66-1,114 - Public motor carriers; certificates of convenience and necessity to transport household goods or passengers; procedure to obtain; basis for issuance
- Section 66-1,114b - Public motor carrier of property other than household goods or passengers; certificate of public service; procedure to obtain; basis for issuance
- Section 66-1,115 - Private motor carriers of property must secure licenses or permits
- Section 66-1,115a - Granting of certain permits and certificates without formal hearing, when; notice
- Section 66-1,116 - Public motor carriers operating as common carriers in interstate commerce register in base state; exempt carriers shall provide certain information
- Section 66-1,117 - Forms of application; hearings concerning applications; written findings and recommendations to commission
- Section 66-1,118 - [Repealed]
- Section 66-1,119 - Effect of failure to annually renew
- Section 66-1,119a - [Repealed]
- Section 66-1,126 - Violation of act relating to certificate, license, permit or report; failure to comply with certain commission orders; penalty
- Section 66-1,128 - Motor carrier liability insurance requirements; self-insurance, when
- Section 66-1,129 - Motor carriers; safety rules and regulations adopted by commission; exceptions
- Section 66-1,129a - Motor carriers, suspension, revocation or amendment of certificate; notice; hearing; impoundment of motor carrier's vehicles; sale of such vehicles; proceeds; requirements
- Section 66-1,129b - Intrastate transportation of certain hazardous materials; authorizing federal exemption
- Section 66-1,130 - Violation of act; penalty
- Section 66-1,131 - Duty of sheriffs, peace officers and county attorneys
- Section 66-1,132 - Former certificates remain in force
- Section 66-1,133 - Sections K.S.A. 66-196 through 66-1,107 repealed in part
- Section 66-1,134 - Sections K.S.A. 66-196 through 66-1,133 repealed in part
- Section 66-1,135 - Invalidity of part
- Section 66-1,138 - Certain vehicles exempt from K.S.A. 66-1,139 and 66-1,140
- Section 66-1,139 - Registration of interstate carriers in base state; registration of intrastate carriers with corporation commission; exemptions; application requirements; certain interstate carriers may display identification on side
- Section 66-1,139a - Unified carrier registration clearing fund
- Section 66-1,140 - [Repealed]
- Section 66-1,141 - Provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,138 and 66-1,139 supplemental to chapter 66, article 1
- Section 66-1,142 - Biannual transfer of certain balances in motor carrier license fees fund to state highway fund; notice thereof, entry upon records
- Section 66-1,142a - Investigations conducted by highway patrol and commission for federal agency
- Section 66-1,142b - Civil penalties; motor carriers
- Section 66-1,142c - Commission authorized to compromise civil penalty
- Section 66-1,142d - [Repealed]
- Section 66-1,143 - Radio common carriers; defined; limitation of KCC jurisdiction
- Section 66-1,145 - Same; interconnection of system with telephone facilities; interconnection by agreement or by order of commission
- Section 66-1,145a - Same; definitions
- Section 66-1,150 - Pipeline safety; rules and regulations in conformance with federal act; application
- Section 66-1,151 - Violation of standards; penalty
- Section 66-1,152 - Same; compromise of penalty; alternative to civil penalty
- Section 66-1,153 - Fees for inspection and supervision authorized; gas pipeline safety standards
- Section 66-1,154 - Fees for inspection and supervision of gas pipeline safety standards
- Section 66-1,155 - Same; disposition of fees; gas pipeline inspection fee fund
- Section 66-1,156 - Same; frequency of remittances
- Section 66-1,157 - Same; default in certain payments; applicable provisions
- Section 66-1,157a - Gas pipelines, responsibility for maintenance
- Section 66-1,157b - Accidents or fires; investigation; possession of evidence
- Section 66-1,157c - Residential pipeline, inspection by city or county
- Section 66-1,157d - Destruction of pipeline signs or markers a crime
- Section 66-1,158 - Nuclear generation facility siting; definitions
- Section 66-1,159 - Same; permit required prior to site preparation or construction; application; hearing
- Section 66-1,159a - Same; applications, pending prior to amendment of act
- Section 66-1,160 - Same; notice of hearing
- Section 66-1,161 - Same; appointment of counsel to represent landowners' interests; counsel for individual landowners; intervening parties
- Section 66-1,162 - Same; hearing proceedings; transcript; costs; findings and decision; issuance of permit; construction authorized upon issuance of permit notwithstanding local zoning ordinances, resolutions or regulations
- Section 66-1,163 - Same; petition for reconsideration
- Section 66-1,164 - Judicial review of commission's actions
- Section 66-1,165 - Precedence of action for review
- Section 66-1,168 - Effective date of certain commission decisions
- Section 66-1,169a - Same; compilation by commission of statewide electric generation capacity forecast; hearings; information furnished by municipal utilities
- Section 66-1,169b - Same; proposed facilities outside of state; application of act
- Section 66-1,169c - Citation of act
- Section 66-1,170 - Definitions
- Section 66-1,171 - Declaration of public policy
- Section 66-1,172 - Division of state into exclusive electric service territories; certification of territories by commission; right to serve existing customers
- Section 66-1,173 - Rights and responsibilities of suppliers; exceptions
- Section 66-1,174 - Municipally owned or operated retail electric suppliers subject to commission jurisdiction; when
- Section 66-1,175 - Agreements between retail electric suppliers authorized; commission approval required
- Section 66-1,176 - Termination of service rights in annexed areas; selection of electric service provider; notice and record requirements; appeal; right to serve existing customers, when; compensation for termination of service rights, determination
- Section 66-1,176a - Severability
- Section 66-1,176b - Termination of service rights during period when a valid franchise is in effect; facilities to be acquired; compensation; formula
- Section 66-1,176c - Compensation of private retail electric supplier for certain electric system facilities acquired by city
- Section 66-1,177 - Electric transmission lines; definitions
- Section 66-1,178 - Same; siting of electric transmission lines; permit required; application, contents; hearings
- Section 66-1,179 - Same; notice of hearing
- Section 66-1,180 - Same; siting; proceedings; permit
- Section 66-1,181 - Judicial review of commission's actions
- Section 66-1,182 - Same; exemption of certain lines from act, local jurisdiction and environmental study requirements, when
- Section 66-1,183 - Same; duty of utility to restore land
- Section 66-1,183a - Urban electric transmission lines; siting; notice requirements; definitions
- Section 66-1,184 - Contracts for parallel generation services between electric utilities and their customers; terms and conditions; duties of customer; renewable generation by certain community colleges, requirements, financing; generation included in state's energy generation by wind power
- Section 66-1,184a - Disposition of revenues from certain sales
- Section 66-1,185 - Jurisdiction of commission to comply with certain federal legislation
- Section 66-1,186 - Designation of commission to submit conservation plan to federal government
- Section 66-1,187 - Telecommunications public utility; definitions
- Section 66-1,188 - Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission
- Section 66-1,189 - Service and facilities required; reasonable rules, classifications, regulations, rates, tolls and charges; hearing
- Section 66-1,190 - Telecommunications public utilities; publication and filing of rates, rules, regulations and contracts
- Section 66-1,191 - Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings
- Section 66-1,192 - Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings
- Section 66-1,193 - Orders and decisions of commission; service of copy upon utility; effective date
- Section 66-1,194 - Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted
- Section 66-1,195 - Same; general supervision and inspection of utilities; liability for damages
- Section 66-1,196 - Access to live operator required for certain calls
- Section 66-1,197 - [Repealed]
- Section 66-1,200 - Natural gas public utilities; definitions
- Section 66-1,201 - Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission
- Section 66-1,202 - Natural gas public utilities; efficient and sufficient service; just and reasonable rates
- Section 66-1,203 - Same; publication and filing of rates, rules and regulations and contracts
- Section 66-1,204 - Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings
- Section 66-1,205 - Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings
- Section 66-1,206 - Same; commission orders and decisions
- Section 66-1,207 - Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted
- Section 66-1,208 - Same; general supervision and inspection of utilities; liability for damages
- Section 66-1,209 - Retail natural gas supplier; termination of service rights; compensation for termination of service rights
- Section 66-1,210 - Retail natural gas supplier; failure to renew franchise; compensation
- Section 66-1,215 - Common carriers; definitions
- Section 66-1,216 - Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission
- Section 66-1,217 - Service and facilities required; reasonable rules, classifications, regulations, rates, tolls and charges; hearing; exception
- Section 66-1,218 - Same; publication and filing of rates, tolls and charges; copies of regulations and contracts; rules and regulations governing printing and filing of schedules of rates, tolls, charges and regulations; exception
- Section 66-1,219 - Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers
- Section 66-1,220 - Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings
- Section 66-1,221 - Orders and decisions of commission; service of copy upon carrier; effective date
- Section 66-1,222 - Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted
- Section 66-1,223 - Same; general supervision and inspection of carriers; exception; liability for damages
- Section 66-1,230 - Miscellaneous public utilities; definitions
- Section 66-1,231 - Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission
- Section 66-1,232 - Services and facilities required; reasonable rules, classifications, regulations, rates, fares, tolls and charges; hearing
- Section 66-1,233 - Same; publication and filing of rates, tolls, fares and charges; copies of regulations and contracts; rules and regulations governing printing and filing of schedules of rates, tolls, fares, charges and regulations
- Section 66-1,234 - Investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings
- Section 66-1,235 - Investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings
- Section 66-1,236 - Orders and decisions of commission; service of copy upon utility; effective date
- Section 66-1,237 - Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted
- Section 66-1,238 - Same; general supervision and inspection of utilities; damage liability
- Section 66-1,239 - Income taxes as a component of retail rates; tracking and overcollection or undercollection of income tax expense, filing requirements; inclusion in retail rates determined by commission order
- Section 66-1,240 - Utility financing and securitization act; citation
- Section 66-1,241 - Same; financing order; application; elements of approved financing order; judicial review
- Section 66-1,242 - Same; items prohibited from consideration by commission in any matter
- Section 66-1,243 - Same; requirements of securitized utility tariff bonds that have been obtained through financing orders
- Section 66-1,244 - Same; property rights of securitized utility tariff property specified in a financing order
- Section 66-1,245 - Same; security interest in securitized utility tariff property; governing provisions
- Section 66-1,246 - Same; sale, assignment and transfer of securitized utility tariff property; characterization; requirements; perfection and priority
- Section 66-1,247 - Same; transfers, grants, liens and security interests; description of securitized utility property being transferred to an assignee
- Section 66-1,248 - Same; maintenance of financing statements; requirements for financing statements
- Section 66-1,249 - Same; laws of Kansas as governing law with respect to transfers of interest or right or pledge or creation of security interest
- Section 66-1,250 - Same; state nor its political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities liable on securitized utility tariff bonds; bonds not considered debt or obligation of the state
- Section 66-1,251 - Same; allowed investments in securitized utility tariff bonds
- Section 66-1,252 - Same; prohibited state actions conflict of law; invalidity of act
- Section 66-1,253 - Same; public utility sole discretion to determine use of securitized utility tariff bond proceeds