Underground storage of natural gas; certificate of commission; notice and hearing; assessment of costs; disposition of moneys

55-1204. Underground storage of natural gas; certificate of commission; notice and hearing; assessment of costs; disposition of moneys. (a) Any natural gas public utility desiring to exercise the right of eminent domain as to any property for use for underground storage of natural gas shall, as a condition precedent to the filing of its petition in the district court, obtain from the commission a certificate setting out findings of the commission: (1) That the underground stratum or formation sought to be acquired is suitable for the underground storage of natural gas and that its use for such purposes is in the public interest; and (2) the amount of recoverable oil and native gas, if any, remaining therein. (b) The commission shall issue no such certificate until after public hearing is had on application and upon reasonable notice to interested parties in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto, the applicant shall be assessed an amount equal to all or any part of the costs of such proceedings and the applicant shall pay the amount so assessed. (c) All provisions of K.S.A. 66-106, 66-118a, 66-118b, 66-118c, 66-118d, 66-118e, 66-118j and 66-118k, and amendments thereto, shall be applicable to all proceedings of the commission under K.S.A. 55-1201 to 55-1206, inclusive, and amendments thereto. (d) The state corporation commission shall remit all moneys received by or for it for costs assessed under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the conservation fee fund created by K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 211, § 9; L. 1986, ch. 202, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 173; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 199; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Compared with condemnation statutes of other states in comment on condemnation of underground reservoirs for storage of natural gas, 11 K.L.R. 380, 381, 387 (1963). "The Rule of Capture Applied to the Underground Storage of Natural Gas—Anderson v. Beech Aircraft Corp.," Tanya J. Treadway, 34 K.L.R. 801, 805, 807, 813 (1986). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Natural gas utility exempted from rule of recapture only after receiving certificate hereunder. Union Gas System, Inc. v. Carnahan, 245 Kan. 80, 774 P.2d 962 (1989). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026