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KS Stat § 66-1,158 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,158 Nuclear generation facility siting; definitions.

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 commission.(c) "Electric utility" means every public utility, as defined by K.S.A. 66-104, and amendments thereto, which owns, controls, operates or manages any equipment, plant or generating machinery for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing, of electricity or electric power.(d) "Existing nuclear generation facility" means a nuclear generation facility which is in existence on January 1, 2007.(e) "Landowner" means any person having an estate or interest in any land, which land is proposed to be acquired by an electric utility in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of a nuclear generation facility.(f) (1) "Nuclear generation facility" means any physical plant utilizing nuclear energy as the primary fuel for the production or generation of electricity or electric power.(2) "Nuclear generation facility" does not include: (A) Remodeling, reconditioning or retrofitting of a nuclear generation facility; (B) construction of nonnuclear generation capacity at the site of a nuclear generation facility; (C) an addition to an existing nuclear generation facility which is within three miles of the reactor of an existing nuclear generation facility; (D) construction of a nuclear generation facility which is within three miles of the reactor of an existing nuclear generation facility; or (E) any facility proposed to be located outside this state if: (i) The need for the facility and the reasonableness of its proposed siting is subject to review by the utility regulatory authority of that state; (ii) less than 10% of the retail customers on the electric system intended to be served by such facility are located in this state; and (iii) such retail customers located in this state number no more than 15,000.(g) "Party" means any landowner, electric utility, governmental board or agency, or any other person allowed to intervene in any proceeding under this act.(h) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or other association of persons.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 209, § 2; L. 1993, ch. 106, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 2, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 113, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,159 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,159 Same; permit required prior to site preparation or construction; application; hearing.

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 preparation for or construction of any such facility, without first acquiring a permit from the commission. Whenever any such electric utility desires to obtain such a permit, the utility shall file an application with the commission, setting forth therein that the utility proposes to construct a nuclear generation facility and specifying the description and the total number of acres of land that such utility contemplates is needed in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of such facility. Also, the electric utility shall file with the application documents and plans which indicate the total planned utilization of a proposed location for electric generation purposes and documents and plans for utilization of an alternative location or locations. In addition, the electric utility shall file with the application such documents pertaining to the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed facility and such other matters deemed relevant thereto as may be required by rules and regulations of the commission. Thereupon, the commission shall fix a time for a public hearing on such application, which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 180 days from the date the application was filed and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, to determine the necessity for the proposed facility and the most reasonable location and size of the proposed facility. The commission shall fix the place for hearing, which may be in the county in which is located the major portion of the land which has been or is proposed to be acquired in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed facility. Such hearing may be held in Topeka.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 270, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 209, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 243; L. 2000, ch. 2, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 113, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,159a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,159a Same; applications, pending prior to amendment of act.

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 have such permit only if the facility is required to have a permit pursuant to this act.History: L. 2000, ch. 2, § 9; L. 2007, ch. 113, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,160 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,160 Same; notice of hearing.

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 connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed nuclear generation facility once each week for three consecutive weeks, the last publication to be not less than five days before such hearing date. Written notice of such hearing and a copy of the application also shall be served not less than 20 days prior to the hearing date upon all landowners, as shown by the files, records and indexes of the register of deeds of the county in which such land is located, and the chief administrative officer, or any person designated by such officer to receive such service, of the department of commerce, Kansas department of agriculture, Kansas water office, department of health and environment, department of transportation, state geological survey and division of the budget of the department of administration. In addition to the information contained in the published notice, such written notice shall state that the electric utility has filed the application and supporting documents as required by K.S.A. 66-1,159, and amendments thereto, and that such application and supporting documents are available in the office of the commission for examination and copying by the person or board or agency desiring copies thereof.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 209, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 284, § 17; L. 2000, ch. 2, § 3; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 173; L. 2007, ch. 113, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,161 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,161 Same; appointment of counsel to represent landowners' interests; counsel for individual landowners; intervening parties.

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, which shall be taxed as part of the costs thereof. Landowners, at their own expense, may retain counsel to represent their individual interests at such hearing. The chief administrative officer, or any other person or persons designated by such officer, of any governmental board or agency affected by the siting of the proposed nuclear generation facility shall be deemed to meet the requirement for intervention contained in subsection (a)(2) of K.S.A. 77-521, and amendments thereto. Any owner or lessee of land whose estate or interest in such land would not be acquired by the electric utility but would be affected in some other manner by the construction, operation or maintenance of the facility may petition for intervention in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 77-521, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 4; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 244; L. 2000, ch. 2, § 4; L. 2007, ch. 113, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,163 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,163 Same; petition for reconsideration.

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 or rely upon any ground not set forth in the petition.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 6; L. 1979, ch. 209, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 246; July 1, 1989.
KS Stat § 66-1,164 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,164 Judicial review of commission's actions.

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 appellant to file an appeal bond, conditioned on payment of all court costs incurred incidental to such appeal.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 209, § 7; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 122; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 174; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,165 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,165 Precedence of action for review.

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 such actions within 60 days after being docketed in such court.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 8; L. 1979, ch. 209, § 8; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 123; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,168 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,168 Effective date of certain commission decisions.

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 the commission or a stay is granted. The commission may grant a stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of any order or decision of the commission in accordance with provisions of K.S.A. 77-528 and amendments thereto. After the lapse of the time within which proceedings could be taken to obtain a review of such decision, no proceedings to obtain such review having then been taken, such decision shall be held to be conclusive as to the matters involved therein in any collateral suit or proceedings.History: L. 1976, ch. 283, § 11; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 247; L. 1999, ch. 52, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,169a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,169a Same; compilation by commission of statewide electric generation capacity forecast; hearings; information furnished by municipal utilities.

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 determining whether or not a necessity exists for a proposed nuclear generation facility, the commission shall compile and maintain a comprehensive statewide electric generation capacity forecast. In compiling and maintaining said forecast, the commission may hold such hearings deemed necessary. The proceedings of any such hearing shall be governed by the rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to K.S.A. 66-106, and amendments thereto. For the purposes of this section, every municipally owned or operated electric utility and every electric utility operating wholly and solely within the legal boundaries of any municipality and within three miles thereof shall furnish to the commission such information as to electric generation capacity as the commission may require.History: L. 1979, ch. 209, § 11; L. 2000, ch. 2, § 6; L. 2007, ch. 113, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,169b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,169b Same; proposed facilities outside of state; application of act.

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 proposed facility pursuant to K.S.A. 66-1,162, and amendments thereto, the commission shall consider only the effects on system reliability and economic efficiency.History: L. 1979, ch. 209, § 12; L. 1993, ch. 106, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 264, § 2; L. 2000, ch. 2, § 7; L. 2007, ch. 113, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,169c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,169c Citation of act.

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; Feb. 24.
KS Stat § 66-1,170 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,170 Definitions.

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 the bulk transfer of energy even if such energy is reduced in voltage and used as station power.(b) "Electric consuming facility" means any entity which utilizes electric energy from a central station service.(c) "Commission" means the state corporation commission of the state of Kansas.(d) "Retail electric supplier" means any person, firm, corporation, municipality, association or cooperative corporation engaged in the furnishing of retail electric service.(e) "Certified territory" means an electric service territory certified to a retail electric supplier pursuant to this act.(f) "Existing distribution line" means a distribution line which is in existence on the effective date of this act, and which is being or has been used as such.(g) "Single certified service territory" means that service area in which only one retail electric supplier has been granted a service certificate by the commission.(h) "Dual certified service territory" means that service area where more than one retail electric supplier has been granted a service certificate by the commission.(i) "Station power" means electric energy used for operating equipment necessary for the process of generating electricity at any generating plant owned by a utility or a generating plant specified in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 66-104, and amendments thereto, and placed in use on or after January 1, 2002, whether such electrical energy is generated at such generating plant or provided through the adjacent transformation and transmission interconnect, but does not include electric energy used for heating, lighting, air conditioning and office needs of the buildings at a generating plant site.History: L. 1976, ch. 284, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 161, § 1; May 23.
KS Stat § 66-1,171 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,171 Declaration of public policy.

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 encumbrance of the landscape of the state;(d) prevent waste of materials and natural resources;(e) facilitate the public convenience and necessity; and(f) minimize disputes between retail electric suppliers which may result in inconvenience, diminished efficiency and higher costs in serving the consumer.In pursuing such public policy, it is the purpose of this act to provide for the division of the state into territories within which retail electric suppliers are to provide the retail electric service as provided in this act.History: L. 1976, ch. 284, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,172 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,172 Division of state into exclusive electric service territories; certification of territories by commission; right to serve existing customers.

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 territories. Within each such territory, only one retail electric supplier shall provide retail electric service, and any such territory established for a retail electric supplier pursuant to this section shall be certified to such retail electric supplier by the commission and such area shall be provided retail electric service exclusively by such supplier. Each retail electric supplier shall continue to have the right to serve all customers being served by it on the effective date of this act, except that such suppliers, by agreement approved by the commission, may otherwise provide for electric service to such customers.History: L. 1976, ch. 284, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 270, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 257, § 1; Apr. 23.
KS Stat § 66-1,173 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,173 Rights and responsibilities of suppliers; exceptions.

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, make available, render or extend its retail electric service to a consumer for use in electric consuming facilities located within the certified territory of another retail electric supplier except that:(a) Any retail electric supplier, with the approval of the commission, may extend distribution or transmission facilities through the certified territory of another retail electric supplier, if such extension is necessary for such supplier to connect with any of its facilities or those of others to serve consumers within its own certified territory; and(b) station power shall not be deemed to be retail electric service for the purposes of this act.History: L. 1976, ch. 284, § 4; L. 2002, ch. 161, § 2; May 23.
KS Stat § 66-1,174 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,174 Municipally owned or operated retail electric suppliers subject to commission jurisdiction; when.

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 public utility, as defined in K.S.A. 66-104, and amendments thereto, with respect to all operations within its certified territory extending more than three miles beyond its corporate limits. A municipal retail electric supplier shall be subject to regulation by the commission in matters relating to the right to serve in the territory within three miles of the corporate city boundary, except that the commission shall have no jurisdiction concerning such retail electric supplier within its corporate limits.History: L. 1976, ch. 284, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 249, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 257, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 176, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,175 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,175 Agreements between retail electric suppliers authorized; commission approval required.

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 enter into an agreement with another retail electric supplier for the establishment of boundaries between territories other than the boundaries established pursuant to this act or providing electric service to electric consuming facilities as between such retail electric suppliers. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be subject to approval by the corporation commission. If so approved, the commission shall issue certificates accordingly.History: L. 1976, ch. 284, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,176a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,176a Severability.

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: L. 1986, ch. 249, § 4; May 1.
KS Stat § 66-1,176c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-1,176c Compensation of private retail electric supplier for certain electric system facilities acquired by city.

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 expired by reason of failure of the renewal of a valid franchise shall be entitled to compensation for all reasonable and prudent costs of detaching the electric system facilities to be sold and all reasonable and prudent costs of reintegrating the remaining electric system facilities of such retail electric supplier less the value of all electric system facilities replaced by new facilities required for the reintegration of the remaining electric system facilities.History: L. 1987, ch. 255, § 2; Apr. 23.