Title XXV, INCORPORATION AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

392.450. Requirements, approval of certificates — commission to adopt rules — modification, when — federal law not preempted. — 1. The commission shall approve an application for a certificate of local exchange service authority to provide basic local telecommunications service o…

392.451. State adopts federal exemption for certain rural telephone companies. — The state of Missouri hereby adopts and incorporates in total the provisions of section 251(f)(1) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 providing exemption for certain rural telephone compani…

392.455. Commission to establish certification process. — Upon enactment of this section, the commission shall immediately begin a proceeding to establish a basic local telecommunications certification process. The commission may grant certificates to new entrants to provide basi…

392.460. Abandonment of service, commission must approve — definitions — carriers of last resort, relief from obligation, when, criteria, waivers — exemption for St. Louis County*, St. Louis City, portions of Kansas City. — 1. As used in this section, the following words shall me…

392.461. Exemption from certain rules, telecommunications companies. — A telecommunications company may, upon written notice to the commission, elect to be exempt from certain retail rules relating to: (1) The provision of telecommunications service to retail customers and establ…

392.470. Conditions, commission may impose, when — compensation to other companies, when, commission may order. — 1. The commission may impose any condition or conditions that it deems reasonable and necessary upon any company providing telecommunications service if such conditio…

392.475. Prohibition of resale, when. — Consistent with the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, including implementing regulations, the commission shall prohibit the resale of a telecommunications service available at retail only to designated categories of subscribers to dif…

392.480. Services to be offered under tariff. — Except as provided in section 392.520, all telecommunications services offered or provided by telecommunications companies shall be offered under tariff and classified as either competitive, transitionally competitive, or noncompeti…

392.500. Changes in rates, competitive telecommunication services, procedure. — Except as provided in subsections 2 to 5 of section 392.200, proposed changes in rates or charges, or any classification or tariff provision affecting rates or charges, for any competitive telecommuni…

392.510. Tariffs, bands and ranges allowed, when, requirements. — 1. Telecommunications companies may file proposed tariffs for any competitive or transitionally competitive telecommunications service, which includes and specifically describes a range, or band, setting forth a ma…

392.520. Private shared tenant services, coin operated telephone services, regulation of. — 1. The commission shall have jurisdiction over the provision of private shared tenant services and customer-owned coin telephone telecommunications services, but shall subject such service…

392.530. Construction of provisions of the chapter. — Sections 392.361 to 392.520 are enacted in part to clarify and specify the law existing prior to September 28, 1987. Any specific grant of authority to the commission contained in those provisions shall not be construed as ind…

392.540. Public service commission to promulgate rules on changes of telecommunications providers. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the public service commission shall promulgate rules which shall be effective by January 1, 1999, for the submission or…

392.550. Interconnected voice over internet protocol service, registration required — charges to apply — procedure for registration — authority of commission. — 1. No person, corporation, or other entity shall offer or provide interconnected voice over internet protocol service a…

392.605. Local exchange telecommunications companies to decrease certain rates for three years — exemption. — 1. For a period of three years, each incumbent local exchange telecommunications company shall decrease its composite intrastate switched exchange access rates annually b…

392.611. Inapplicability of laws and rules, when — universal service fund surcharge — broadband not subject to regulation, when — no exemption from rules, when — alternative certification. — 1. A telecommunications company certified under this chapter or holding a state charter a…

393.010. Corporations supplying gas, electricity or water — powers. — Any corporation formed under or subject to chapter 351 or heretofore organized under the laws of Missouri for the purpose of supplying any town, city or village with gas, electricity or water shall have full po…

393.015. Sewer company may contract with water company to terminate water services for nonpayment of sewer bill — procedure — immunity — costs, reimbursement. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any sewer corporation, municipality or sewer district es…

393.016. Termination of water service for nonpayment of sewer bill, when — immunity from civil liability — procedure to establish agreement, contents of agreement — exceptions. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any municipality providing water, or any water distric…

393.020. Authorizing laying of underground water mains — power of eminent domain. — It shall be lawful for any corporation organized for that purpose under chapter 351, or heretofore organized for that purpose under any laws of this state, or any foreign corporation for profit or…

393.025. Sewer corporation may exercise eminent domain, how — sewer lines along or across public roads, how built and maintained — consent of municipality required, when. — 1. A sewer corporation shall have the power to acquire through eminent domain proceedings the lands, proper…

393.030. Right to take water from nonnavigable stream and erect dam — purposes for which company may condemn land. — 1. Any corporation, company or individual proposing to supply with water any city, town or village, shall have the right to take water from any stream that is not …

393.040. Filing of petition, issuance of summons, and notice of hearing — notice by publication, when. — 1. Upon the presenting of the petition mentioned in section 393.030 to the circuit judge, he shall order the petition filed and a summons to issue, giving such owners at least…

393.050. Court shall appoint three commissioners to assess damages — payment of damages. — 1. The court, or the judge thereof in vacation, on being satisfied that due notice of the pendency of the petition has been given, shall appoint three disinterested commissioners, who shall…

393.060. Number of owners may be joined in one petition. — Any number of owners owning lands in the same county or judicial circuit may be joined in one petition, and the damages to each shall be separately assessed by the same commissioners or jury. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5375,…

393.070. Clerk of court shall give notice of petitions. — Upon the filing of such report of the commissioners, the clerk of the court where the same is filed shall duly notify the party whose property is affected of the filing thereof, and as well the corporation, company or indi…

393.080. Cost of proceeding — how paid. — The cost of the proceeding to appropriate the property as aforesaid shall be paid by the corporation, company or individual seeking the appropriation, up to and including the filing and copying of the report of the commissioners, and the …

393.090. Corporation not authorized to enter or appropriate certain buildings. — No corporation, company or individual shall be authorized to enter or appropriate any dwelling, barn, store, warehouse or similar building erected for any agricultural, commercial or manufacturing pu…

393.100. Concerning the appropriation of property held by another corporation. — In case the property sought to be appropriated is held by any corporation, the right to appropriate the same for the purposes aforesaid by any corporation, company or individual shall be limited to s…

393.1000. Definitions. — As used in sections 393.1000 to 393.1006, the following terms mean: (1) "Appropriate pretax revenues", the revenues necessary to produce net operating income equal to: (a) The water corporation's weighted cost of capital multiplied by the net original cos…

393.1003. Rate schedules, procedures to establish or change (St. Louis County). — 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of chapter 386 and this chapter to the contrary, as of August 28, 2003, a water corporation providing water service in a county with a charter form of government an…

393.1006. Documentation to be submitted — notice to be published — examination of proposal — authorization of commission, when — pretax revenues, factors to be considered — revised rate schedule, filed when — rulemaking authority. — 1. (1) At the time that a water corporation fil…

393.1009. Definitions. — As used in sections 393.1009 to 393.1015, the following terms mean: (1) "Appropriate pretax revenues", the revenues necessary to produce net operating income equal to: (a) The gas corporation's weighted cost of capital multiplied by the net original cost …

393.1012. Rate schedules, procedures to establish or change — prequalification process, requirements — report to general assembly. — 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of chapter 386 and this chapter to the contrary, beginning August 28, 2003, a gas corporation providing gas servi…

393.1015. Documentation to be submitted — notice to be published — examination of proposal — authorization by commission, when — pretax revenues, factors to be considered — revised rate schedule, filed when — rulemaking authority — expiration date. — 1. (1) At the time that a gas…

393.1020. Citation of law. — Sections 393.1025 and* 393.1030 shall be known as the "Renewable Energy Standard". ­­-------- (L. 2007 S.B. 54, A.L. 2008 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition C, November 4, 2008) *Word "to" appears in original rolls.

393.1025. Definitions. — As used in sections 393.1020 to 393.1030, the following terms mean: (1) "Commission", the public service commission; (2) "Department", the department of economic development; (3) "Electric utility", any electrical corporation as defined by section 386.020…

393.1030. Electric utilities, portfolio requirements — tracking requirements — rebate offers — certification of electricity generated — rulemaking authority. — 1. The commission shall, in consultation with the department, prescribe by rule a portfolio requirement for all electric…

393.1040. Encouragement of reduced consumption, objective of act. — In addition to the renewable energy objectives set forth in sections 393.1025, 393.1030, and 393.1035, it is also the policy of this state to encourage electrical corporations to develop and administer energy eff…

393.1045. Cap on increase in retail charges based on renewable mandates. — Any renewable mandate required by law shall not raise the retail rates charged to the customers of electric retail suppliers by an average of more than one percent in any year, and all the costs associated…

393.105. Rules against restraints on alienation and against perpetuities not to apply, when. — 1. Any two or more electrical corporations or gas corporations which own or intend to own, jointly or as tenants in common, any real or personal property, or any interest therein, that …

393.1050. Electrical corporations achieving certain level of renewable energy technology nameplate capacity exempt from certain fees and rebates. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any electrical corporation as defined by subdivision (15)* of section 386.020 which, by …

393.106. Definitions — electric power suppliers exclusive right to serve structures, exception — change of suppliers, procedure — purchase of auxillary power — permanent service supplied to nonrural area, when. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Auxiliar…

393.1072. Task force established — members, duties — report, contents — meetings — expiration. — 1. There is hereby established the "Task Force on Fair, Nondiscriminatory Local Taxation Concerning Solar Energy Systems", which shall be composed of the following members: (1) Three …

393.1075. Citation of law — definitions — policy to value demand-side investments equal to traditional investments — development of cost recovery mechanisms — costs not to be assigned to customers, when — rulemaking authority — annual report — certain charges to appear on bill. —…

393.108. Hot weather rule, discontinuance of service prohibited, when. — For purposes of this section, the hot weather rule shall mean the period of time from June first to September thirtieth, in which the discontinuance of gas and electric service to all residential users, incl…