Chapter 66 — PUBLIC UTILITIES

66-1,130. Violation of act; penalty. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every carrier to which this act applies and every person who violates or who procures, aids or abets in the violating of any provision of this act, or who fails to obey any order, decision or rule and …

66-1,131. Duty of sheriffs, peace officers and county attorneys. It shall be the duty of the sheriffs or other peace officers of any county or of this state to make arrests, and the county attorneys to prosecute all violations of the provisions of this act. History: L. 1931, ch. …

66-1,132. Former certificates remain in force. Certificates issued to public carriers by the commission under the authority of chapter 206 [66-196 to 66-1,107] of the Laws of 1925 shall remain in effect hereunder. History: L. 1931, ch. 236, § 25; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATI…

66-1,133. Sections K.S.A. 66-196 through 66-1,107 repealed in part. All parts of chapter 206 of the Laws of 1925 and chapter 222 of the Laws of 1929 (being sections 66-196 to 66-1,107, inclusive, of the 1930 Supplement to the Revised Statutes of Kansas, 1923), inconsistent or in …

66-1,134. Sections K.S.A. 66-196 through 66-1,133 repealed in part. Sections 66-1,108, 66-1,109, 66-1,112, 66-1,116, 66-1,118 and 66-1,131 of the Revised Statutes Supplement of 1931, and all parts of sections 66-196 to 66-1,133, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes Supplement of 19…

66-1,135. Invalidity of part. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The legislature hereby declares that it w…

66-1,136. History: L. 1943, ch. 231, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 258, § 13; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 164, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

66-1,137. History: L. 1943, ch. 231, § 2; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 164, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

66-1,138. Certain vehicles exempt from K.S.A. 66-1,139 and 66-1,140. K.S.A. 66-1,139 and 66-1,140 shall not apply to any truck, truck tractor or passenger vehicle used in operations exempt under the provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,109 and any amendments thereto. History: L. 1955, ch. 2…

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. (a) All interstate regulated public motor carriers o…

66-1,139a. Unified carrier registration clearing fund. All amounts collected under K.S.A. 66-1,139, and amendments thereto, for the purpose of registration of motor vehicles, pursuant to federal statutes, shall be remitted by the state corporation commission to the state treasure…

66-1,140. History: L. 1955, ch. 297, § 3; L. 1956, ch. 50, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 350, § 3; L. 1977, ch. 304, § 21; L. 1988, ch. 266, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 124, § 31; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 77, § 13; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Penalty for violation, see 66-1315. Law Rev…

66-1,141. Provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,138 and 66-1,139 supplemental to chapter 66, article 1. The provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,138 and 66-1,139, and amendments thereto, shall be a part of and supplemental to article 1 of chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments ther…

66-1,142. Biannual transfer of certain balances in motor carrier license fees fund to state highway fund; notice thereof, entry upon records. On July 30 and on January 30 of each year, the state treasurer shall transfer to the state highway fund all unencumbered balances in exces…

66-1,142a. Investigations conducted by highway patrol and commission for federal agency. The superintendent of the Kansas highway patrol and the commission are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into any contracts or agreements with the relevant federal agency that are appr…

66-1,142b. Civil penalties; motor carriers. (a) Any person violating any statute, commission orders or rules and regulations adopted by the state corporation commission pursuant to the motor carrier act and other laws relevant to motor carriers shall be subject to a civil penalty…

66-1,142c. Commission authorized to compromise civil penalty. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the state corporation commission. In determining the amount of the penalty or the amount agreed in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business, the…

66-1,142d. History: L. 2003, ch. 124, § 1; Repealed, L. 2021, ch. 77, § 13; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

66-1,143. Radio common carriers; defined; limitation of KCC jurisdiction. (a) As used in this section and K.S.A. 66-1,145 and amendments thereto, "radio common carrier" shall include all persons and associations of persons, whether incorporated or not, operating a public "for hir…

66-1,144. History: L. 1969, ch. 302, § 3; L. 1985, ch. 224, § 5; L. 1987, ch. 256, § 3; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 264, § 4; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; requirements for certification by corporation commission for transaction of business as a radio common carrier; territorial …

66-1,145. Same; interconnection of system with telephone facilities; interconnection by agreement or by order of commission. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each radio common carrier may interconnect its common carrier radio telephone facilities with the telephone f…

66-1,145a. Same; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Radio common carrier" means any radio common carrier as defined in K.S.A. 66-1,143, and amendments thereto. (b) "Commission" means the state corporation commission. History: L. 1985, ch. 225, § 4; July 1. Revisor's Note: L. …

66-1,145b. History: L. 1985, ch. 225, § 11; Repealed, L. 1985, ch. 228, § 2; January 1, 1986. Source or Prior Law: 66-101. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docu…

66-1,150. Pipeline safety; rules and regulations in conformance with federal act; application. (a) The state corporation commission is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to ensure conformance with the natural gas pipeline safety act of 1968,…

66-1,151. Violation of pipeline safety standards; penalty. Any person who violates any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act, or any rule and regulation adopted by the commission and in effect on July 1, 1969, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $200,000 f…

66-1,152. Same; compromise of penalty; alternative to civil penalty. Any civil penalty may be compromised by the state corporation commission. In determining the amount of the penalty or the amount agreed in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the busine…

66-1,153. Fees for inspection and supervision authorized; gas pipeline safety standards. As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by 49 C.F.R. § 192.3, as in effect on July 1, 2013. Every person engaged in the operation of gas pipeline systems in this state subje…

66-1,154. Fees for inspection and supervision of gas pipeline safety standards. As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by 49 C.F.R. § 192.3, as in effect on July 1, 2013. (a) The amount of such fee shall be fixed in relation to the number of active gas meters i…

66-1,155. Same; disposition of fees; gas pipeline inspection fee fund. The chairperson of the corporation commission shall remit all moneys received by or for it from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendm…

66-1,156. Same; frequency of remittances. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to authorize remittances to be made less frequently than is authorized under K.S.A. 75-4215. History: L. 1973, ch. 261, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 202…

66-1,157. Same; default in certain payments; applicable provisions. Any default in payment of fees, penalties therefor, suits for collection, counsel fees and liens for any fees and penalties in case of default in the payment of any fee or part thereof, shall be governed by the p…

66-1,157a. Gas pipelines, responsibility for maintenance. (a) As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by 49 C.F.R. § 192.3, as in effect on July 1, 2013. (b) Except as provided by subsection (c), any person rendering gas utility service shall have full responsib…

66-1,157b. Accidents or fires; investigation; possession of evidence. Personnel of the state corporation commission pipeline safety program are hereby authorized to: (a) Be on site and conduct an investigation as to the cause or origin of any accident or fire suspected to have be…

66-1,157c. Residential pipeline, inspection by city or county. (a) As used in this section, terms have the meanings provided by 49 C.F.R. 192.3, as in effect on the effective date of this act. (b) The state corporation commission may enter into a contract with any city or county …

66-1,157d. Destruction of pipeline signs or markers a crime. (a) Destruction of signs or markers is willfully and knowingly defacing, damaging, removing or destroying any pipeline sign or right-of-way marker required by federal law or regulation. (b) Destruction of signs or marke…

66-1,158. Nuclear generation facility siting; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Addition to an existing nuclear generation facility" means any addition of nuclear generation capacity to an existing nuclear generation facility. (b) "Commission" means the state corporation com…

66-1,159. Same; permit required prior to site preparation or construction; application; hearing. No electric utility may begin site preparation for or construction of a nuclear generation facility or exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire any land in connection with site…

66-1,159a. Same; applications, pending prior to amendment of act. Any electric generation facility for which a permit application was pending under the electric generation facility siting act as it existed immediately before the effective date of this act shall be required to hav…

66-1,160. Same; notice of hearing. The commission shall publish notice of the time, place and subject matter of such hearing in newspapers having general circulation in the counties in which is located any portion of the land which has been or is proposed to be acquired in connec…

66-1,161. Same; appointment of counsel to represent landowners' interests; counsel for individual landowners; intervening parties. The commission shall appoint an attorney to represent the interests of the landowners at the hearing and shall allow a reasonable attorney's fee, whi…

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. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the rules and regulati…

66-1,163. Same; petition for reconsideration. No cause of action arising out of any decision of the commission shall accrue to any party, unless such party shall have petitioned for reconsideration. In any subsequent action or proceeding in the supreme court, no party shall urge …

66-1,164. Judicial review of commission's actions. Any action of the commission pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1,163, and amendments thereto, is subject to review by the supreme court in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. The supreme court, in its discretion, may require the …

66-1,165. Precedence of action for review. Any action for review pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1,164 and amendments thereto shall have precedence over all other hearings and shall be heard not later than the first term of court after the action is commenced and the court shall decide all…

66-1,168. Effective date of certain commission decisions. All decisions of the commission shall become operative and effective upon service of the decision, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 77-530 and amendments thereto, unless otherwise ordered by th…

66-1,169. History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 12; Repealed, L. 1979, ch. 209, § 13; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

66-1,169a. Same; compilation by commission of statewide electric generation capacity forecast; hearings; information furnished by municipal utilities. In order to more effectively administer the provisions of the Kansas nuclear generation facility siting act with respect to deter…

66-1,169b. Same; proposed facilities outside of state; application of act. With regard to a facility proposed to be located outside this state, K.S.A. 66-1,160 and 66-1,161, and amendments thereto, shall not apply and, for purposes of determining the most reasonable location of a…

66-1,169c. Citation of act. This act and the act of which it is amendatory shall be known and cited as the Kansas nuclear generation facility siting act. History: L. 1979, ch. 209, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 2, § 8; February 24. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Pol…

66-1,170. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Distribution line" means an electric line used to furnish retail electric service, including any line from a distribution substation to an electric consuming facility; but such term does not include a transmission facility used for…