Chapter 55, OIL AND GAS

55-1627. Kansas oil and gas resources board; purpose; membership; officers. (a) It shall be lawful for any group of qualified producer associations to create, fund, administer, operate, manage, be members of and enjoy the benefit of a Kansas oil and gas resources board to adminis…

55-1628. Powers and duties. The board shall have the following powers and duties, to: (a) Administer and enforce the provisions of this act; (b) establish an office for the board within the state of Kansas; (c) elect a presiding officer and any other officers that may be necessar…

55-1629. Meetings; director. (a) There shall be an annual meeting of the board at which the annual report and proposed budget shall be presented. The board, at the call of the presiding officer, shall hold at least three other regular meetings each year. The presiding officer sha…

55-1630. Assessments on production of oil and gas; oil and gas resources fund. The Kansas oil and gas resources board is hereby authorized to levy assessments on the production of oil and natural gas in Kansas for the purposes of a petroleum education and marketing program. There…

55-1631. Assessments for funding activities of board; amount, collection and payment; assessments voluntary and refundable to interest owner. (a) To fund the activities of the Kansas oil and gas resources board, and in the discretion of the board, a voluntary assessment not to ex…

55-1632. Refunds, request procedure. (a) Any person subject to the assessment levied by K.S.A. 55-1631, and amendments thereto, may request a refund as provided in this section of the assessment paid on production for the preceding calendar year. Upon compliance with the provisio…

55-1633. Oil and gas resources fund; interest; use. (a) All interest earned on moneys in the oil and gas resources fund shall remain in the fund. (b) The board shall not use any funds collected under K.S.A. 55-1631, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of influencing governmen…

55-1634. National or regional assessment; use of portion of state assessment in lieu of, when. In the event of the establishment of a national or regional program for an assessment on oil and natural gas production for an education and marketing program for oil and natural gas, t…

55-1635. Effect of act; severability. (a) This act is intended as enabling legislation and shall not be construed to limit any lawful activity, including the creation of any checkoff, education and marketing program or other type of association otherwise permitted by law. (b) If …

55-1636. Carbon dioxide reduction act. K.S.A. 55-1636 through 55-1640, 55-1641, 79-233 and 79-32,256, and amendments thereto, may be cited as the carbon dioxide reduction act. History: L. 2007, ch. 73, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 63, § 2; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Prope…

55-1637. Definitions; commission powers; liability limitation. (a) As used in K.S.A. 55-1637 through 55-1640, and amendments thereto: (1) "Carbon dioxide injection well" means any hole or penetration of the surface of the earth used to inject carbon dioxide for underground storag…

55-1638. Carbon dioxide injection well and underground storage fund. (a) (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the carbon dioxide injection well and underground storage fund to administer the provisions of K.S.A. 55-1637 through 55-1640, and amendments thereto. Su…

55-1639. Violations, penalties; commission authority. (a) The commission, upon a finding that a person has violated any provision of K.S.A. 55-1637, and amendments thereto, or rules and regulations adopted thereunder, may impose a penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation which…

55-1640. Commission ingress and egress for investigation and enforcement. (a) In performing investigations or administrative functions relating to prevention of escape of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from injection of carbon dioxide or prevention of pollution of the soil or…

55-1641. Liability limitation. (a) Except as permitted by the Kansas tort claims act, no provision of this act shall establish or create or impose upon the commission, any agent or employee thereof, or the state of Kansas any liability or responsibility to pay any damages resulti…

55-1801. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas propane education and research act. History: L. 2003, ch. 102, § 1; July 1.

55-1802. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Council" means the Kansas propane education and research council established in K.S.A. 55-1803, and amendments thereto; (b) "education" means any action that provides information, instruction or safety guidelines about propane, prop…

55-1803. Creation of council; membership; chairperson and committees; employees; duties. (a) The Kansas propane education and research council is hereby created. Members of the council shall be appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by qualified industry orga…

55-1804. Assessment on odorized propane; method; payment to council; investment of funds; failure to pay. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, there shall be an assessment as provided in this section on odorized propane. The council shall set the initial assessment at no grea…

55-1805. Expenditure of moneys collected by council, limitations. Except as provided in subsection (j) of K.S.A. 55-1803, moneys collected by the council shall be expended only for the purposes of this act and shall not be used in any manner for influencing legislation or for pol…

55-1806. Act does not preempt other propane safety or education programs. The provisions of this act do not preempt or supersede any other program relating to propane safety or education which has been organized and is operating under the laws of this state. History: L. 2003, ch.…

55-1807. Citation of act; establishment of programs for regulation and licensing; definitions. (a) This act shall be referred to as the Kansas propane safety and licensing act. (b) The state fire marshal shall establish programs relating to the regulation and licensing of the liq…

55-1808. Application of act. (a) No person, firm, corporation, association or other entity shall engage in any activity relating to the retail distribution of liquefied petroleum gas, including, but not limited to, the manufacturing, assembling, modifying, fabrication, installing…

55-1809. Damages; comparative negligence and liability. (a) In any action brought against a liquefied petroleum gas marketer for personal injury or property damage, an end retail user's damages shall be reduced by the comparative negligence of the end retail user or any third par…

55-1810. Liquefied petroleum gas facilities; application and plan; review by state fire marshal. (a) An application and plan for design, construction, major modification and installation of all liquefied petroleum gas facilities shall be submitted to the state fire marshal. Const…

55-1811a. Liquefied petroleum gas advisory board abolished. On July 1, 2011, the liquefied petroleum gas advisory board created by K.S.A. 55-1811 is hereby abolished. History: L. 2011, ch. 50, § 1; July 1.

55-1812. Licensure; training, inspection and safety regulation; fees; exemption; violations; penalties. (a) The state fire marshal shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this act. Any rules and regulations of the state fire marshal adopted pursuant …

55-1813. State fire marshal liquefied petroleum gas fee fund; creation. There is hereby created the state fire marshal liquefied petroleum gas fee fund. The state fire marshal shall remit all moneys received by or for it from fees or charges pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 5…