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KS Stat § 66-802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 8 - Foreclosure Proceedings|66-802 Same; rights of purchasers.

66-802. Same; rights of purchasers. In case of the sale of any railroad or railroads, or any part thereof, constructed or in process of construction, made in pursuance of the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, foreclosing any mortgage or deed of trust heretofore or hereafter executed by any railroad corporation, the person or persons acquiring title under such sale, and their associates, successors and assigns, shall have and acquire thereby, and may thereafter exercise and enjoy all the rights, privileges, grants, franchises, immunities and advantages in and by such mortgage or deed of trust conveyed which belonged to and were enjoyed by the company making such mortgage or deed of trust, so far as the same relate and appertain to that portion of the railroad or line thereof mentioned and described in and conveyed by said mortgage or deed of trust, and no further, as fully and absolutely in all respects as the corporators, shareholders, officers and agents of such company might, or could have exercised and enjoyed had no such sale or purchase been made; and such purchaser or purchasers, their associates, successors or assigns, may proceed to organize anew and elect directors, distribute and dispose of stock, take the same or another name, and may conduct their business generally under and in the manner provided in the charter in such original company, or in the laws relating thereto, with such variations in manner and form of organization as their altered circumstances may seem to require: Provided, however, That no greater or enlarged powers shall be exercised by the new organization than are conferred by the charter of such original company: And provided further, That such new company shall file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate, in substance setting forth the facts required by K.S.A. 17-210 [*]: And provided further, That such new company shall be subject to all the obligations to the state or to the public as the original corporation: And provided further, That such reorganization shall in no wise affect any liability against the old corporation existing at the time of the organization of said new company.History: L. 1876, ch. 110, § 1; May 1; R.S. 1923, 66-802.* Section now repealed, see 17-6002.
KS Stat § 66-803 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 8 - Foreclosure Proceedings|66-803 Time for sale.

66-803. Time for sale. In all cases of foreclosure of mortgages or deeds of trust heretofore executed (or that shall hereafter be executed) by any railway company organized under the laws of this state, or of the territory of Kansas, upon the property or franchises of such company, whether the same shall be now pending or shall be hereafter commenced, no sale shall take place at the instance of the trustee named in said mortgages or deeds of trust by virtue of any judgment, decree or interlocutory order entered therein, until after the expiration of three years from the entry or docketing thereof, except as hereinafter provided.History: L. 1876, ch. 111, § 1; Mar. 16; R.S. 1923, 66-803.
KS Stat § 66-804 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 8 - Foreclosure Proceedings|66-804 Same; hastening date; petition.

66-804. Same; hastening date; petition. If after the entry of said judgment, decree or interlocutory order, a majority of all the holders in amount of bonds issued in pursuance of the terms of the mortgage or deed of trust by virtue of which the foreclosure proceedings are had and the judgment obtained shall petition the trustee named in such mortgage or deed of trust to proceed to such sale, and said trustee shall file the said petition with the clerk of the court in which said judgment, decree or order has been entered or docketed, the complainant in such suit may proceed to sell the property and franchises covered by said mortgages or deeds of trust, in accordance with the terms thereof or as directed by the court.History: L. 1876, ch. 111, § 2; Mar. 16; R.S. 1923, 66-804.
KS Stat § 66-805 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 8 - Foreclosure Proceedings|66-805 Same; execution of petition.

66-805. Same; execution of petition. In case any person other than the owner of said bonds shall sign such petition, representing himself as the agent, trustee or proxy of said owner, his authority for signing the same shall be in writing or printed and executed by the owner of said bonds, and be duly acknowledged before some notary public, and shall be attested by the signature and official seal of such notary.History: L. 1876, ch. 111, § 3; Mar. 16; R.S. 1923, 66-805.
KS Stat § 66-806 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 8 - Foreclosure Proceedings|66-806 Same; appointment of receiver.

66-806. Same; appointment of receiver. If at the time of the entry of such judgment, decree or order no receiver shall have been appointed by the court in which the suit is pending, it shall be the duty of the court to appoint a receiver to take charge of, manage, control and operate the property of said railway company, who shall be subject to the order of the court, and possess and exercise all the powers and duties of receivers generally, together with such special powers and duties as the said court shall delegate to him. If at the time of the entry of such judgment, decree or order, a receiver shall have been heretofore appointed, the court may continue him as such receiver, with all the powers and duties as hereinbefore indicated.History: L. 1876, ch. 111, § 4; Mar. 16; R.S. 1923, 66-806.
KS Stat § 66-807 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 8 - Foreclosure Proceedings|66-807 Same; sale contrary to act void.

66-807. Same; sale contrary to act void. Any sale made contrary to the provisions of this act shall be absolutely void, and shall convey no title or interest whatever to any purchaser.History: L. 1876, ch. 111, § 5; Mar. 16; R.S. 1923, 66-807.
KS Stat § 66-908 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 9 - Eminent Domain|66-908 State lands subject to appropriation.

66-908. State lands subject to appropriation. Any duly authorized and chartered railway corporation shall have the same power to condemn for its use lands owned by the state or in which the state has an interest that it has to condemn lands owned by an individual: Provided, however, That such lands are not used by the state for any of its institutions or for other public purposes.History: L. 1903, ch. 392, § 1; Mar. 11; R.S. 1923, 66-908.
KS Stat § 66-909 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 9 - Eminent Domain|66-909 Same; procedure; notice.

66-909. Same; procedure; notice. Such condemnation shall be made in the same manner and upon the same terms as is now provided for the condemnation of the lands of individuals by railway companies, with the following exception: Thirty days' personal notice shall be served upon the secretary of state of the time and place of meeting of the county commissioners or commissioners appointed by the district court to make the condemnation, giving a description of the state lands through which the condemnation is to be made.History: L. 1903, ch. 392, § 2; Mar. 11; R.S. 1923, 66-909.
KS Stat § 66-910 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 9 - Eminent Domain|66-910 Same; appeal from award.

66-910. Same; appeal from award. An appeal from the condemnation award may be taken by the governor in the name of the state, by the service of notice of appeal as provided in K.S.A. 26-508 without the giving of an appeal bond.History: L. 1903, ch. 392, § 3; R.S. 1923, 66-910; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 82; Jan. 1, 1964.
KS Stat § 66-911 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 9 - Eminent Domain|66-911 Condemnation by electric railways.

66-911. Condemnation by electric railways. When necessary to enter upon and use private property in the construction or operation of their railway tracks, sidetracks, turnouts and switches or for the construction of bridges or viaducts or approaches thereto, street, suburban and interurban railway companies shall have and are hereby given the power of eminent domain; and the procedure and methods of appropriation and of determination of the compensation to be paid for such private property shall be in accordance with K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.History: L. 1905, ch. 357, § 1; L. 1917, ch. 124, § 1; R.S. 1923, 66-911; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 83; Jan. 1, 1964.
KS Stat § 66-1201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1201 Erection of overhead crossing or viaduct.

66-1201. Erection of overhead crossing or viaduct. It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or municipality to erect, build or construct any overhead crossing or viaduct over and across the tracks or right of way of any railroad or railway company, without providing a clear space or clearance of not less than 22 feet from the top of the rail or rails of such railroad or railway tracks to the lowest girder under said elevated structure.History: L. 1915, ch. 281, § 1; May 22; R.S. 1923, 66-1201.
KS Stat § 66-1202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1202 Action to enjoin erection of unlawful structure.

66-1202. Action to enjoin erection of unlawful structure. It shall be the duty of the attorney general, on complaint of any citizen of the state that such unlawful structure is being erected, to bring an action in the name of the state, in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enjoin the erection of any such structure not having the clearance provided for in section 1 [66-1201].History: L. 1915, ch. 281, § 2; May 22; R.S. 1923, 66-1202.
KS Stat § 66-1203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1203 Demurrage rates.

66-1203. Demurrage rates. Every railroad corporation doing business in the state of Kansas is hereby prohibited from using or employing a common agent, bureau, corporation or concern of two or more independent railroad corporations to make or collect demurrage rates for any of such railroad corporations, and all railroad corporations, their agents, bureaus, corporations, partnerships and associations are prohibited from making, fixing, circulating, furnishing or settling said demurrage rates for any railroad corporation doing business in the state of Kansas.History: L. 1907, ch. 279, § 1; Mar. 14; R.S. 1923, 66-1203.
KS Stat § 66-1204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1204 Same; penalty.

66-1204. Same; penalty. Every railroad corporation, bureau, corporation, association or partnership, and every person, officer, agent and employee thereof, violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 66-1203, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars for each offense.History: L. 1907, ch. 279, § 2; Mar. 14; R.S. 1923, 66-1204.
KS Stat § 66-1205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1205 Same; prosecution.

66-1205. Same; prosecution. It is made the duty of the attorney general, on obtaining information of any violation of the provisions of this act, at once to commence criminal action for the punishment of the offender.History: L. 1907, ch. 279, § 3; Mar. 14; R.S. 1923, 66-1205.
KS Stat § 66-1209 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1209 Railroad taxes; cancellation upon certain conditions.

66-1209. Railroad taxes; cancellation upon certain conditions. Whenever it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the board of county commissioners of any county in this state that any corporation, company or person has operated a railroad in the state of Kansas for not less than ten years, and has paid all taxes on its property and right of way assessed for said ten years, and thereafter has ceased to operate said railroad for two years, because it did not have sufficient money to do so, and the taxes on such property and right of way have not been paid for a period of five (5) years, such county commissioners may cancel said taxes for said last five (5) years, when said railroad company, or its receiver, or legal representatives, resumes operation of said railroad in the state of Kansas.History: L. 1923, ch. 174, § 1; June 9; R.S. 1923, 66-1209.
KS Stat § 66-1213a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1213a Affiliated interests; loan or pledge of credit.

66-1213a. Affiliated interests; loan or pledge of credit. Any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the state corporation commission which loans its funds or pledges its credit to any person or entity having an affiliated interest shall report the terms and conditions of such loan or pledge of credit to the state corporation commission within 10 days after making such loan or pledging such credit.History: L. 2000, ch. 11, § 1; Mar. 23.
KS Stat § 66-1214 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1214 Payment of dividends prohibited, when; hearing.

66-1214. Payment of dividends prohibited, when; hearing. The state corporation commission, if it shall determine on complaint or upon its own initiative, and after hearing on due notice in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act, that the payment of any dividend by a public utility company subject to the jurisdiction of the commission will impair the financial condition of such company so that such company cannot maintain its property in reasonably efficient operating condition and render adequate service to its patrons at reasonable rates, shall enter an order prohibiting the payment of such dividends until such time as such company has shown to the commission that the conditions upon which such order was based have ceased to exist.History: L. 1933, ch. 88, § 2 (Special Session); L. 1988, ch. 356, § 264; July 1, 1989.
KS Stat § 66-1215 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1215 Judicial review.

66-1215. Judicial review. The provisions of chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, relative to review of orders of the commission, and penalties for violation of orders of the commission shall be applicable to the provisions of this act.History: L. 1933, ch. 88, § 3 (Special Session); L. 1986, ch. 318, § 125; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1216 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1216 "Affiliated interest" defined.

66-1216. "Affiliated interest" defined. For the purpose of this act, the term "affiliated interest" shall include the interest so designated and defined in K.S.A. 74-602a.History: L. 1933, ch. 88, § 4 (Special Session); Nov. 27.
KS Stat § 66-1217 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1217 Recordation of real and personal property mortgages or security interests in fixtures made by railroad and utility companies; filing with secretary of state, when; liens.

66-1217. Recordation of real and personal property mortgages or security interests in fixtures made by railroad and utility companies; filing with secretary of state, when; liens. Any mortgage of real property or of both real property and personal property, including fixtures, or a security interest in fixtures alone, made by a corporation which is a railroad company as defined in K.S.A. 66-2,123, and amendments thereto, or a public utility as defined in K.S.A. 66-104, and amendments thereto, shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the real property is located, and when so recorded shall be a lien on the real property and fixtures described in the mortgage or security agreement from the time of recording. If the instrument so provides, the instrument shall be a lien on any real property and fixtures thereafter acquired subject to the mortgage or security agreement from the time of acquisition. If such mortgage or security agreement includes personal property, a copy of such mortgage or security agreement certified as true by the debtor or creditor, or an officer of either, shall also be filed with the secretary of state in accordance with part 5 of article 9 of the uniform commercial code, and amendments thereto, and accompanied by the form prescribed by K.S.A. 84-9-521(a), and amendments thereto, which must indicate in box 10 of the form that the lien is filed in accordance with this section. When so filed the mortgage or security agreement shall be a lien on such property described in such mortgage or security agreement from the time of such filing, and if the instrument so provides, shall be a lien on any property thereafter acquired subject to the mortgage or security agreement from the time of acquisition. The lien thereon shall be enforceable in accordance with the laws of this state governing mortgages of real estate. No other recording or filing of any such instrument shall be necessary, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute. The instrument shall be effective upon the record until terminated and the filing officer shall remove the record one year after termination.History: L. 1965, ch. 392, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 159, § 3; L. 2005, ch. 21, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1218 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1218 Same; filing mortgages or security agreements heretofore filed with register of deeds; effect.

66-1218. Same; filing mortgages or security agreements heretofore filed with register of deeds; effect. Any mortgage or security agreement required by K.S.A. 66-1217 to be filed with the secretary of state, that has been heretofore recorded in the office of the register of deeds of any county or counties in this state, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this act, and such filing shall thereafter be of the same effect as if the instrument had been originally filed in said office of the secretary of state.History: L. 1965, ch. 392, § 2; Jan. 2, 1966.
KS Stat § 66-1219 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1219 Same; file maintained by secretary of state; fee.

66-1219. Same; file maintained by secretary of state; fee. The secretary of state shall maintain a file for mortgages, security agreements, and releases thereof of railroads and public utilities filed pursuant to this act. The secretary of state shall charge the same filing and information retrieval fees and credit the amounts in the same manner as financing statements filed under part 5 of article 9 of the uniform commercial code and amendments thereto.History: L. 1965, ch. 392, § 3; L. 2002, ch. 159, § 4; May 23.
KS Stat § 66-1220a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1220a Disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information, when.

66-1220a. Disclosure of trade secrets and confidential information, when. (a) The state corporation commission shall not disclose to or allow inspection by anyone, including, but not limited to, parties to a regulatory proceeding before the commission, any information which is a trade secret under the uniform trade secrets act (K.S.A. 60-3320 et seq., and amendments thereto) or any confidential commercial information of a corporation, partnership or individual proprietorship regulated by the commission unless the commission finds that disclosure is warranted after consideration of the following factors:(1) Whether disclosure will significantly aid the commission in fulfilling its functions;(2) the harm or benefit which disclosure will cause to the public interest;(3) the harm which disclosure will cause to the corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship; and(4) alternatives to disclosure that will serve the public interest and protect the corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship.(b) If the state corporation commission finds that disclosure is warranted pursuant to subsection (a), the commission shall give the corporation, partnership or individual proprietorship notice before disclosing the trade secret or confidential commercial information.History: L. 1984, ch. 187, § 15; L. 2005, ch. 67, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1222 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1222 Citizens' utility ratepayer board; establishment; composition; terms; organization; meetings; compensation and expenses; powers and duties.

66-1222. Citizens' utility ratepayer board; establishment; composition; terms; organization; meetings; compensation and expenses; powers and duties. (a) There is hereby established a citizens' utility ratepayer board which shall consist of five members appointed by the governor. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4315c, the governor shall appoint one member from each congressional district and the remainder from the state at large. The members of the board shall serve for a term of four years. All vacancies in office of members so appointed shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term of the member creating the vacancy.(b) The board shall organize annually by the election from its membership of a chairperson and shall adopt such rules of procedure as the board deems necessary for conducting its business.(c) The board shall hold such meetings as in its judgment may be necessary for the performance of its powers, duties and functions. Appointive members of the board shall receive compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses for attending meetings of the board as provided by K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.(d) The state corporation commission shall provide such technical and clerical staff assistance as may be requested by the board in the administration of the provisions of this act.(e) The board shall administer this act and shall have and may exercise the following powers, duties and functions:(1) Employ an attorney as a consumer counsel;(2) guide the activities of the consumer counsel; and(3) recommend legislation to the legislature which in the board's judgment would positively affect the interests of utility consumers.History: L. 1989, ch. 162, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 205, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 262, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1223 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1223 Consumer counsel, powers.

66-1223. Consumer counsel, powers. The consumer counsel may do the following:(a) Represent residential and small commercial ratepayers before the state corporation commission;(b) function as an official intervenor in cases filed with the state corporation commission, including rate increase requests;(c) initiate actions before the state corporation commission;(d) represent residential and commercial ratepayers who file formal utility complaints with the state corporation commission;(e) intervene in formal complaint cases which would affect ratepayers; and(f) make application for a rehearing or seek judicial review of any order or decision of the state corporation commission.History: L. 1989, ch. 162, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-1224 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|66-1224 Limit on jurisdiction of board and counsel.

66-1224. Limit on jurisdiction of board and counsel. Neither the board or the consumer counsel shall have the power or authority concerning any action taken by an electric or telephone cooperative with a membership of less than 15,000.History: L. 1989, ch. 162, § 5; July 1.