Chapter 66 — PUBLIC UTILITIES

66-1,171. Declaration of public policy. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to: (a) Encourage the orderly development of retail electric service; (b) avoid wasteful duplication of facilities for the distribution of electricity; (c) avoid unnecessary encumb…

66-1,172. Division of state into exclusive electric service territories; certification of territories by commission; right to serve existing customers. Subject to the provisions of this act, the corporation commission shall cause the state to be divided into electric service terr…

66-1,173. Rights and responsibilities of suppliers; exceptions. Every retail electric supplier shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to furnish retail electric service to all electric consuming facilities located within its certified territory, and shall not furnish, …

66-1,174. Municipally owned or operated retail electric suppliers subject to commission jurisdiction; when. Except as provided by K.S.A. 66-104f, and amendments thereto, a municipally owned or operated retail electric supplier shall be subject to commission jurisdiction as a publ…

66-1,175. Agreements between retail electric suppliers authorized; commission approval required. Notwithstanding the exclusive right of retail electric suppliers to provide service within the certified territories established pursuant to this act, a retail electric supplier may e…

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. (a) (1) Whenever a city proposes to an…

66-1,176a. Severability. If any part or parts of this act are held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional part or parts. History: …

66-1,176b. Termination of service rights during period when a valid franchise is in effect; facilities to be acquired; compensation; formula. (a) When the service rights of a retail electric supplier are terminated by a city during the period in which a valid franchise is in effe…

66-1,176c. Compensation of private retail electric supplier for certain electric system facilities acquired by city. In addition to the fair cash value of any plant and appurtenance thereto determined pursuant to K.S.A. 12-811, a retail electric supplier whose service rights have…

66-1,177. Electric transmission lines; definitions. As used in this act, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein: (a) "Electric utility" means every public utility, as defined by K.S.A. 66-104, which owns, controls, operates or manages any equipment, p…

66-1,178. Siting of electric transmission lines; permit required; application, contents; hearings. (a) No electric utility may begin site preparation for or construction of an electric transmission line, or exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire any interest in land in c…

66-1,179. Same; notice of hearing. The commission shall publish notice of the time, place and subject matter of the public hearing provided for by K.S.A. 66-1,178 and amendments thereto in newspapers having general circulation in every county through which the electric transmissi…

66-1,180. Same; siting; proceedings; permit. All hearings conducted pursuant to this act shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. All such hearings shall be completed within 30 days after the commencement thereof, unless the electric …

66-1,181. Judicial review of commission's actions. The provisions of K.S.A. 66-118a through 66-118e, 66-118g and 66-118h, and amendments thereto, as they apply to the review of an order or decision of the commission arising from a rate hearing, shall be applicable to any appeal t…

66-1,182. Same; exemption of certain lines from act, local jurisdiction and environmental study requirements, when. (a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to: (1) That portion of any electric transmission line to be constructed on an easement where there currently exists …

66-1,183. Same; duty of utility to restore land. It shall be the duty of every electric utility which constructs an electric transmission line to restore the land upon which such line is constructed to its condition which existed prior to such construction. History: L. 1979, ch. …

66-1,183a. Urban electric transmission lines; siting; notice requirements; definitions. (a) No electric utility shall begin site preparation for or construction of an urban electric transmission line or exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire any interest in land in conne…

66-1,184. Contracts for parallel generation services between electric utilities and their customers; terms and conditions; duties and authority of customers and utilities; limitations. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Avoided cost" means the incremental cost to a utility of elec…

66-1,184a. Disposition of revenues from certain sales. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Electric public utility" has the meaning provided by K.S.A. 66-101a, and amendments thereto. (2) "Renewable attributes" means tradeable renewable energy credits (with or without other feature…

66-1,185. Jurisdiction of commission to comply with certain federal legislation. (a) The state corporation commission shall have such jurisdiction as is required to provide compliance with and carry out the requirements of the provisions of the federal natural gas policy act of 1…

66-1,186. Designation of commission to submit conservation plan to federal government. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of the national energy conservation policy act, the state corporation commission is designated as the state agency to submit the proposed residential energy conse…

66-1,187. Telecommunications public utility; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Broadband" means the transmission of digital signals at rates equal to or greater than 1.5 megabits per second. (b) "CLASS services" means custom local area signaling services, which include autom…

66-1,188. Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission. The commission is given full power, authority and jurisdiction to supervise and control the local exchange carriers, as defined in K.S.A. 66-1,187, and amendments thereto, doing business in Kansas,…

66-1,189. Service and facilities required; reasonable rules, classifications, regulations, rates, tolls and charges; hearing. Every telecommunications public utility governed by this act shall be required to furnish reasonably efficient and sufficient service, joint service and f…

66-1,190. Telecommunications public utilities; publication and filing of rates, rules, regulations and contracts. Every telecommunications public utility doing business in Kansas over which the commission has control shall publish and file with the commission copies of all schedu…

66-1,191. Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings. The commission, upon its own initiative, may investigate all rates, joint rates, tolls, charges and exactions, classifications or schedules of rates or joint rates and rules and regulations of telecommunica…

66-1,192. Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings. (a) Upon a complaint in writing made against any telecommunications public utility governed by this act, that any of the rates or joint rates, tolls, charges, rules, regulations, classifications or schedules…

66-1,193. Orders and decisions of commission; service of copy upon utility; effective date. (a) If upon such hearing and investigation the rates, joint rates, tolls, charges, rules, regulations, classifications or schedules of any telecommunications public utility governed by thi…

66-1,194. Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted. As applied to regulation of telecommunications public utilities, the provisions of this act and all grants of power, authority and jurisdiction herein made to the commission shall be liberally construed, and all inc…

66-1,195. Same; general supervision and inspection of utilities; liability for damages. The commission shall have general supervision of all telecommunications public utilities over which the commission has control and shall inquire into any neglect or violations of the laws of t…

66-1,196. Access to live operator required for certain calls. (a) As used in this section, "telecommunications public utility" has the meaning provided by K.S.A. 66-1,187 and amendments thereto. (b) Each telecommunications public utility shall ensure that a person initiating a li…

66-1,197. History: L. 1994, ch. 234, § 2; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 100, § 1; May 15. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "TeleKansas and the Future of Alternative Telecommunications Regulation in Kansas," Darin Dugger, 43 K.L.R. 687, 696, 699 (1995). "The TeleKansas Debate: Ince…

66-1,200. Natural gas public utilities; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Natural gas public utility" means any public utility defined in K.S.A. 66-104, and amendments thereto, which supplies natural gas. (b) "Commission" means the state corporation commission. History: L. 1…

66-1,201. Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission. The commission is given full power, authority and jurisdiction to supervise and control the natural gas public utilities, as defined in K.S.A. 66-1,200, doing business in Kansas, and is empowered t…

66-1,202. Natural gas public utilities; efficient and sufficient service; just and reasonable rates. Every natural gas public utility governed by this act shall be required to furnish reasonably efficient and sufficient service and facilities for the use of any and all products o…

66-1,203. Same; publication and filing of rates, rules and regulations and contracts. Every natural gas public utility doing business in Kansas over which the commission has control shall publish and file with the commission copies of all schedules of rates and shall furnish the …

66-1,204. Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers; hearings. The commission, upon its own initiative, may investigate all schedules of rates and rules and regulations of natural gas public utilities. If after investigation and hearing the commission finds that such r…

66-1,205. Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings. (a) Upon a complaint in writing made against any natural gas public utility governed by this act that any rates or rules and regulations of such natural gas public utility are in any respect unreasonable, un…

66-1,206. Same; commission orders and decisions. (a) If after investigation and hearing the rates or rules and regulations of any natural gas public utility governed by this act are found unjust, unreasonable, unfair, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or in any way …

66-1,207. Same; liberal construction; incidental powers granted. As applied to regulation of natural gas public utilities, the provisions of this act and all grants of power, authority and jurisdiction herein made to the commission shall be liberally construed, and all incidental…

66-1,208. Same; general supervision and inspection of utilities; liability for damages. The commission shall have general supervision of all natural gas public utilities doing business in this state and shall inquire into any neglect or violations of the laws of this state by any…

66-1,209. Retail natural gas supplier; termination of service rights; compensation for termination of service rights. (a) When the service rights of a retail natural gas supplier are terminated by a city during the period in which a valid franchise is in effect and the service ri…

66-1,210. Retail natural gas supplier; failure to renew franchise; compensation. In addition to the fair cash value of any plant and appurtenance thereto determined pursuant to K.S.A. 12-811, and amendments thereto, a retail natural gas supplier whose service rights have expired …

66-1,215. Common carriers; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Common carrier" means any common carrier, as defined in K.S.A. 66-105 and 66-1,110, and amendments thereto, except any radio common carrier. (b) "Commission" means the state corporation commission. History: L. 1985…

66-1,216. Same; power, authority and jurisdiction of state corporation commission. The commission is given full power, authority and jurisdiction to supervise and control the common carriers, as defined in K.S.A. 66-1,215, doing business in Kansas, and is empowered to do all thin…

66-1,217. Service and facilities required; reasonable rules, classifications, regulations, rates, tolls and charges; hearing; exception. Every common carrier, except a motor carrier holding a certificate of public service, governed by this act shall be required to furnish reasona…

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. Every common carrier, except a motor carrier holding a ce…

66-1,219. Same; investigations initiated by commission; powers. The commission, upon its own initiative, may investigate all rates, joint rates, tolls, charges and exactions, classifications or schedules of rates or joint rates and rules and regulations of common carriers, except…

66-1,220. Same; investigations initiated by complaint; powers; hearings. (a) Upon a complaint in writing made against any common carrier, except a motor carrier holding a certificate of public service, governed by this act that any of the rates or joint rates, fares, tolls, charg…

66-1,221. Orders and decisions of commission; service of copy upon carrier; effective date. (a) If upon such hearing and investigation the rates, joint rates, fares, tolls, charges, rules, regulations, classifications or schedules of any common carrier, except a motor carrier hol…