Title XXV — INCORPORATION AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

393.275. Commission to notify cities and counties of tariff increases, when, contents of notice — reduction of license tax, when — exception, procedure — to maintain. — 1. The commission shall notify the governing body of each city or county imposing a business license tax pursua…

393.280. Defense in case of excessive charges for gas, water, electricity or sewer service. — If it be alleged and established in an action brought in any court for the collection of any charge for gas, electricity, water or sewer service that a price has been demanded in excess …

393.290. Powers of commission relating to other utilities made applicable to heating companies. — All provisions of chapters 386, 387, 390, 392 and 393, in reference to railroad corporations, street railroad corporations, common carriers, gas corporations, electrical corporations…

393.291. Steam heating companies, may file under small company rate procedures, when. — A steam heating company having fewer than one hundred customers in this state may file under a small company rate procedure promulgated by the commission which shall be consistent with 4 CSR 2…

393.292. Nuclear power plant decommissioning, expense of, rate increase allowed, when, how. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the public service commission shall have the power, pursuant to regulations, to review and authorize changes to the rates and …

393.297. Purpose of sections 393.298 to 393.302. — 1. It is the intent of the general assembly through the passage of this act*: (1) To maintain a fair and equitable tax structure and to preserve the local tax base by requiring all persons who provide electricity or gas service t…

393.298. Definitions. — As used in this section and sections 393.299, 393.301 and 393.302, the following terms mean: (1) "Commission", the Missouri public service commission; (2) "Distribution system", the physical plant used to provide energy services including facilities, struc…

393.299. Provision of energy services, limitations, exceptions — agreements with commission to pay business license taxes — nonseverability clause. — 1. No person, other than a distributor or a political subdivision operating within its territorial limits, shall provide energy se…

393.300. Customer bills in Braille or bold-faced type on request. — 1. Any provider of telephone, sewer, water, electric or gas utility service, whether public or private, shall, upon the request of a customer of such provider, provide the customer's bills in Braille or no less t…

393.301. Challenging the validity of an agreement, notification — invalidity of section 393.299, effect. — 1. In the event that any legal action to challenge the validity of any agreement made pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of section 393.299 is filed in any court of competent jur…

393.302. Tax on energy consumption, ordinance imposing tax, ballot measure required. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 393.299, a political subdivision may by ordinance impose a tax upon persons who use or consume gas, electricity or energy services within such politica…

393.310. Certain gas corporations to file set of experimental tariffs with PSC, minimum requirements — extension of tariffs. — 1. This section shall only apply to gas corporations as defined in section 386.020. This section shall not affect any existing laws and shall only apply …

393.320. Acquisition of small water utilities, establishment of ratemaking rate base, procedure. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Large water public utility", a public utility: (a) That regularly provides water service to more than eight thousand custo…

393.355. Special rate for electrical corporations authorized, when — net margin tracking mechanism — lower rate for facility, when, duration. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Electrical corporation", the same meaning given to the term in section …

393.356. No modification or elimination of special rate under section 393.355. — If the commission approves a special rate under section 393.355, the commission shall lack the authority to modify or eliminate any such rate during the specified term subject to conditions establish…

393.358. Planned infrastructure projects, qualification process for contractors — definitions — requirements — report to general assembly. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Commission", the Missouri public service commission established under…

393.400. Regulatory asset or liability accounts — corporations to defer portion of local property taxes to account, how calculated — rate base adjustment, when. — 1. The provisions of section 386.020 defining words, phrases, and terms shall apply to and determine the meaning of a…

393.401. Electric generating power plant closure — definitions — procedure. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Dispatchable power resource", a source of electricity that is, under normal operating conditions, available for use on demand and th…

393.410. Definitions. — As used in sections 393.410 to 393.510: (1) "Gas" means manufactured or natural gas or any combination or mixture thereof, whether or not the natural gas has been processed by removal of component parts not essential to its use for light, heat, or power; (…

393.420. Acquisition of right to use storage reservoir under publicly owned lands. — In any case where a part of an underground storage reservoir lies in or beneath lands (including the beds of navigable waters) of any public body, a gas storage company desiring to utilize the sa…

393.430. Gas storage company may exercise eminent domain — purposes — procedure. — Subject to the limitations and provisions provided in sections 393.410 to 393.510, any gas storage company may acquire by condemnation land or interests in land, necessary or convenient to its oper…

393.440. Powers not to be exercised until approved by public service commission. — None of the following rights, to wit: (1) The right to condemn any stratum or formation for the purpose of utilization thereof for the underground storage of gas, or (2) The right to proceed as in …

393.450. Buildings not to be condemned. — No gas storage company shall, by virtue of sections 393.410 to 393.510, be authorized to enter, appropriate or condemn any dwelling, barn, store, warehouse or other building. ­­-------- (L. 1953 p. 513 § 7)

393.460. Strata and formations not subject to condemnation. — No stratum or formation lying less than five hundred feet below the surface, and no stratum or formation containing potable water conforming to the mineral content standards of the United States Public Health Service, …

393.470. Limitation on condemnation of property held for public uses. — In case the lands sought to be condemned pursuant to sections 393.410 to 393.510 are held by any corporation, the right to condemn the same pursuant to sections 393.410 to 393.510 shall be limited to such use…

393.480. Law not to restrict other powers of eminent domain. — Nothing herein contained shall limit or impair any right to exercise the power of eminent domain which may be vested in any gas storage company by any other law. ­­-------- (L. 1953 p. 513 § 9)

393.490. Rights of owner of land in condemned strata. — Any and all rights to utilize any strata or formations, underlying any land, for the underground storage of gas, which are acquired by any gas storage company by condemnation pursuant to section 393.430 or by proceeding as i…

393.500. Gas in underground storage personal property. — Whenever gas belonging to any person or corporation is injected into underground storage, it shall, unless and until it be abandoned by the owner thereof, be and remain personal property and the property of the owner thereo…

393.510. Limitations to begin, when — cause deemed to accrue, when. — In civil actions arising under or by virtue of sections 393.410 to 393.510, and by virtue of the powers herein authorized, the statute of limitations shall not begin to run against any right or cause of action …

393.550. Definitions. — As used in sections 393.550 to 393.565, the following terms mean: (1) "Access demand notice", the notice required by section 393.553; (2) "Denial of access", a failure or refusal by a utility customer in default to enable a utility company having a need fo…

393.553. Written demand, notice, contents, refusal of access deemed denial of access, when. — Whenever there exists a need for access, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 393.550, to a utility meter, the utility company may make demand, by written notice, upon the utility cu…

393.555. Denial of access, filing of affidavit, contents — initial access order, procedure, becomes final order of access, when. — 1. Upon any denial of access, the utility company may institute an action to acquire access to the utility meter by filing with the associate circuit…

393.557. Final order of access, exception — bond, amount — hearing. — 1. The initial access order shall become a final order of access under section 393.555 unless the utility customer in default posts a bond which must be: (1) Approved by and filed with the court within the time…

393.559. Access, with sheriff, expenses of sheriff. — When the sheriff receives a final order of access as described in section 393.555 or 393.557, he shall immediately deliver and grant the utility company access to the utility meter by entering the residence with an authorized …

393.561. Damages awarded to utility customer, when — costs, court to determine who pays. — 1. If, at the hearing on the delivery of access to the utility meter under section 393.557, the court specifically finds, on the basis of the record at such hearing, that the utility compan…

393.563. Other rights of access, not affected. — Nothing contained in sections 393.550 to 393.565 shall affect the other rights of access which may be available to the utility company against the utility customer in default under applicable law, or under applicable rules, regulat…

393.565. Appeals, customer must give bond. — Applications for appeals shall be allowed and conducted in the manner provided in chapter 512; but no application for an appeal by the utility customer in default shall stay execution unless the utility customer in default gives bond, …

393.700. Short title. — Sections 393.700 to 393.770 shall be known as the "Joint Municipal Utility Commission Act". ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 1126 § 1, A.L. 1983 H.B. 204, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1402)

393.705. Definitions. — As used in sections 393.700 to 393.770, the following terms shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings: (1) "Bond" or "bonds", any bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures or other obligations of a commission i…

393.710. Municipalities, public water supply districts and sewer districts may form commission — purposes — contents of contract — board of directors. — 1. Municipalities, joint municipal utility commissions, public water supply districts, and sewer districts may, by joint contra…

393.715. Powers of commission — purchase of private water utility serving outside municipal limits, effect — successorship, continued and new service authorized, when. — 1. The general powers of a commission to the extent provided in section 393.710 to be exercised for the benefi…

393.720. Commissions to be bodies public and corporate. — Any commission established by joint contract under sections 393.700 to 393.770 shall constitute a body public and corporate of the state, exercising public powers for the benefit of its contracting members and in order to …

393.725. Bonds issued to be revenue bonds only — form of bonds. — 1. Bonds issued pursuant to sections 393.700 to 393.770 by a commission shall be payable, as to the principal and interest, solely from the net revenues derived from the operation of any one or more of the projects…

393.730. Requirements of resolution authorizing bonds. — 1. The resolution authorizing any issuance of bonds hereunder shall make provision for the payment of the bonds by fixing such rates, fees and charges for water, sewer, gas, heat, electric power and energy and all other ser…

393.735. Additional security for bonds issued may be given, how. — As additional security for bonds issued or to be issued by a commission, the commission may mortgage or execute deeds of trust of the whole or any part of a project. Any such mortgage or deed of trust covering the…

393.740. Certain taxes applicable. — 1. All bonds issued pursuant to sections 393.700 to 393.770 and all income or interest thereon shall be exempt from all state taxes, except estate and transfer taxes. 2. All property, real and tangible personal, except for properties acquired …

393.745. Refunding bonds may be issued. — Any commission governed by the provisions of sections 393.700 to 393.770 having issued bonds under sections 393.700 to 393.770 may from time to time as authorized by resolution of the commission or by resolution of its executive committee…

393.750. Bonds legal investments for enumerated purposes. — Bonds issued by any commission under the provisions of sections 393.700 to 393.770* are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance com…

393.755. Bonds may be repurchased. — A commission shall have power to purchase bonds out of any funds available therefor and to hold, pledge, cancel or resell such bonds, subject to and in accordance with any agreements with the holders. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 1126 § 12) Effect…

393.760. Election on issuance of bonds — required actions — notice — conduct of election — form of ballot — alternative voting procedures. — 1. Each participating municipality shall, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 115, order an election to be held whereby the qualif…