Chapter 74, STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-569. Organization of the department of agriculture. (a) The secretary of agriculture may organize the department of agriculture in the manner the secretary deems most efficient, so long as the same is not in conflict with the provisions of this act or with the provisions of la…

74-570. Transfer of employees; retention of benefits. Except as otherwise provided in this act, on the effective date of this act, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of any state agency or off…

74-571. Conflicts resolved by governor. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition, transfer, attachment or change made by or under authority of this act, such confl…

74-572. Secretary of agriculture has custody of records; civil or criminal actions not effected. (a) The secretary of agriculture shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations or combinations thereof of any act, transaction, oc…

74-573. Funds and liabilities transferred. (a) On the effective date of this act, the balance of all funds appropriated and reappropriated to any of the state agencies abolished by this act is hereby transferred to the secretary of agriculture and shall be used only for the purpo…

74-574. Transfer of functions to the secretary of agriculture. The following programs and functions are hereby transferred from the division of marketing, department of agriculture, and conferred upon the secretary of agriculture: (a) The functions relating to standards, grades, …

74-575. Division of marketing and director of marketing; transfer of powers and duties to the secretary of agriculture. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this act, the secretary of agriculture shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties, and functions of the divis…

74-576. Powers and duties of the secretary of agriculture. In addition to the specific powers and duties conferred upon the secretary of agriculture by the laws of this state, the secretary is hereby authorized to: (a) Make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or inc…

74-577. Dairy interstate compact; powers and duties of secretary of agriculture. The state of Kansas may seek to enter into a dairy interstate compact with other states for the purpose of the orderly marketing of milk. Prior to entering into such compact, an economic impact study…

74-578. Grain commodities commission service fund; expenditures. On and after July 1, 2000, there is hereby created in the state treasury the grain commodities commission services fund. All moneys received by the Kansas department of agriculture for services performed by the depa…

74-581. Transfer of powers, duties and functions to department and secretary of agriculture; rules and regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this order, the following powers, duties, and functions of the department of health and environment, the secretary of health and…

74-582. Successors to certain powers and functions of department and secretary of health and environment and director of division of health; application of documentary references; rules and regulations; orders and directives continued in effect until superseded. (a) The departmen…

74-583. Transfer of fund balances and assumption of liability for compensation and salaries by department. (a) The balances of all funds or accounts thereof appropriated or reappropriated for the department of health and environment relating to the powers, duties, and functions t…

74-584. Resolution of conflicts regarding disposition of property, powers, duties, functions, appropriations, personnel and records. (a) When any conflict arises as to the disposition of any property, power, duty, or function or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a re…

74-585. Rights preserved in legal actions and proceedings. (a) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against any state agency or program mentioned in this order, or by or against any officer…

74-586. Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved. (a) All officers and employees of the department of health and environment who, immediately prior to the effective date of this order, are engaged in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties, and…

74-587. Food safety programs; authority relating to certain real property transferred to department. On and after October 1, 2004, the Kansas department of agriculture shall succeed to whatever right, title or interest the department of health and environment has acquired in any …

74-588. Same; transfer of employees. Except as otherwise provided in this act, on October 1, 2004, officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties or functions of the department of health and environment concerning foo…

74-589. Same; conflict resolution. On and after October 1, 2004, when any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, function or duty or the unexpended balance of any appropriation as a result of any abolition, transfer, attachment or change made by or under authority of…

74-590. Same; disposition of records. (a) On and after October 1, 2004, the Kansas department of agriculture shall serve as custodian for all agency records as defined by the Kansas open records act, related to those sections of chapter 36, article 5 and chapter 65, article 6, fr…

74-599. Same; designation of hearing officer. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 77-514, and amendments thereto, on and after July 1, 2004, with respect to hearings pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6a18 et seq., and amendments thereto, before the secretary of agriculture in accordance…

74-601. State corporation commission; creation; members, appointment, terms, vacancies; chairperson; salaries; application of K-GOAL. (a) There is hereby created the state corporation commission, which shall consist of three members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmat…

74-601a. Public service commission abolished. The public service commission as created by chapter 259 of the Laws of 1929, being sections 74-601, 74-602, 74-603, 74-605a, 74-605b, 74-605c, 74-606 and 74-608 of the 1931 Supplement to the Revised Statutes is hereby abolished. Histo…

74-601b. Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction of bank commissioner and charter board under K.S.A. 17-1223 through 17-1251 conferred upon commission. All the powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction now exercised by and imposed by law upon the bank commissioner and upon th…

74-601c. Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction under K.S.A. 55-601 through 55-609 conferred. All of the powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction heretofore vested in the public service commission under and by virtue of sections 55-601 to 55-609, 1931 Supplement to the Revi…

74-602. Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction conferred upon commission. All of the powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction now exercised by and imposed by law upon the public service commission relating to public utilities, common carriers and motor carriers, and all the…

74-605. Corporation commission; qualifications and oaths of members, secretary and attorney; extra employees. No person owning any bonds, stock or property in any railroad company or other common carrier or public utility, or who is in the employment of, or who is in any way or m…

74-605a. Same; oaths of members. The members of the state corporaton commission shall take the oath required for other state officers. History: L. 1933, ch. 275, § 5; L. 1967, ch. 434, § 24; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1925, ch. 258, § 4; L. 1929, ch. 259, § 4.

74-606. Corporation commission main office in Topeka, conservation division in Wichita; director, petroleum engineer and interagency coordinator of division unclassified. The state corporation commission shall keep its office in the city of Topeka, and the office of the conservat…

74-607. Same; records; seal; copies as evidence. Said corporation commission shall keep an accurate record of all its official acts, and shall also provide a seal. All process or certificates issued or given by the said commission shall be attested by its seal. Copies of the reco…

74-614. State corporation commission; certain professional employees of utilities division in unclassified service. On and after the effective date of this act, all engineers, auditors, accountants, rate analysts, economists and similar professional employees within the utilities…

74-615. State corporation commission; director of transportation division in unclassified service. The director of the transportation division of the state corporation commission shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act. History: L. 1980, ch. 200, §…

74-616. State corporation commission; powers and duties relating to energy resources. In addition to other powers and duties provided by law, in administering the provisions of this act the state corporation commission shall: (a) Adopt rules and regulations necessary for the admi…

74-617. Receipt and disbursement of federal funds; energy grants management fund created. Whenever any moneys are received by the state corporation commission from federal agencies for energy conservation and other energy-related activities, the state corporation commission shall…

74-619. Proclamation of state of disaster emergency by governor when demand exceeds energy supply. Except as provided for in K.S.A. 48-924, and amendments thereto, whenever it appears from an evaluation of conditions in the state by the governor that the supply of natural gas and…

74-620. Same; system of priorities for energy resource allocation; rules and regulations. The state corporation commission shall adopt rules and regulations establishing a system of priorities for the allocation of available natural gas and electric energy or for the curtailment …

74-621. Same; unlawful acts, penalty. It is unlawful during any energy resources emergency proclaimed by the governor under K.S.A. 74-619 for any person to intentionally violate any provision of the system of priorities for the allocation of available energy resources or for the …

74-622. Kansas energy office abolished; state corporation commission, successor; transfer of appropriations, records, employees; continuation of effect of rules and regulations and orders and directives. (a) On July 1, 1983, the unexpended balances of any appropriations for and f…

74-623. Jurisdiction to regulate oil and gas activities with corporation commission; transfer of powers to commission from department of health and environment; contracts, rules and regulations and orders remain in effect. (a) The state corporation commission shall have the exclu…

74-624. Corporation commission successor to certain property and records; transfer of funds and appropriations. The state corporation commission shall succeed to all property and records of the Kansas department of health and environment which were used for, or pertained to, the …

74-625. Liability for compensation and salaries transferred to commission. On July 1, 1995, liability for all accrued compensation or salaries of officers and employees who, immediately prior to such date, were engaged in the performance of powers, duties and functions transferre…

74-626. Conflicts to be resolved by the governor. Whenever any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, duty or function as a result of any transfer made by or under authority of K.S.A. 74-623 through 74-628, and amendments thereto, such conflict shall be resolved by t…

74-627. Civil and criminal proceedings shall not abate. (a) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced by or against the Kansas department of health and environment or by or against any officer or employee of the department acting in the o…

74-628. Transfer of certain officers and employees. (a) On July 1, 1995, all officers and employees who were engaged immediately prior to that date in the performance of powers, duties and functions transferred pursuant to K.S.A. 74-623 through 74-627, and amendments thereto, and…

74-629. Organization of commission office; delegation of powers and duties to executive director, general counsel and division and other directors. The state corporation commission is authorized to organize the office of the state corporation commission as it deems most efficient…

74-630. Appointment of certain commission officers in unclassified service. (a) The state corporation commission may appoint persons to the positions specified in subsection (b) to serve as full-time employees of the state. Such persons shall be in the unclassified service of the…

74-631. Appointment of other commission employment in classified service. The state corporation commission, subject to the Kansas civil service act and subject to appropriations therefor, may appoint other employees necessary to implement the duties and powers prescribed by law. …

74-633. Representative to regional transmission organization, authority. (a) The state corporation commission representative to any regional transmission organization recognized by the federal energy regulatory commission of which one or more Kansas electric public utilities is a…

74-711. Availability of records maintained for administration of employment security law; order requiring employers to file statement of insurance, qualify as self-insurers or members of group-funded workers' compensation pools; failure to comply; injunction; procedure. The recor…

74-712. Workers' compensation law, expense of administration; estimate; determination by legislature; proration among insurance carriers, self-insurers and group-funded workers' compensation pools; duties of director. The expense of the administration of the workers' compensation…