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KS Stat § 55-862 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 8 - Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil And Gas|55-862 Further extension of compact to conserve oil and gas to September 1, 1979; amendment of compact; notice, withdrawal.

55-862. Further extension of compact to conserve oil and gas to September 1, 1979; amendment of compact; notice, withdrawal. The governor of the state of Kansas is hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the state of Kansas, to execute and deliver an agreement with other states now members or which may hereafter become members of the interstate oil compact commission, by the terms of which the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas, executed in the city of Dallas, Texas, on the sixteenth day of February, 1935, and now on deposit with the department of state of the United States, which was extended four (4) years under K.S.A. 1974 Supp. 55-857[*], shall be amended effective September 1, 1975, by amending the first paragraph of article VIII thereof to read as follows:"This compact shall continue in effect until congress withdraws its consent. But any state joining herein may, upon sixty (60) days' notice, withdraw herefrom."; and shall also be extended and renewed effective September 1, 1975.History: L. 1975, ch. 286, § 1; July 1.* Now repealed.
KS Stat § 55-863 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 8 - Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil And Gas|55-863 Same; text of compact set out in 55-804 with exception of amendment.

55-863. Same; text of compact set out in 55-804 with exception of amendment. The interstate compact to conserve oil and gas referred to in the above section, and which was by statute regularly ratified, approved, confirmed and extended by the state of Kansas (K.S.A. 1974 Supp. 55-857 through 55-861 [*]) and which it is hereby proposed to amend, extend and renew by agreement, subject to the approval of Congress is with the exception of said amendment set out in full in K.S.A. 55-804.History: L. 1975, ch. 286, § 2; July 1.* Now repealed.
KS Stat § 55-864 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 8 - Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil And Gas|55-864 Same; substance of agreement executed by governor.

55-864. Same; substance of agreement executed by governor. The agreement to amend, extend and renew said interstate compact to conserve oil and gas, and which the governor of this state is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and in the name of the state of Kansas shall be in substance as follows:"It is hereby agreed that effective September 1, 1975, the compact entitled 'an interstate compact to conserve oil and gas' executed within the city of Dallas, Texas, on the 16th day of February, 1935, and now on deposit with the department of state of the United States, be and the same is hereby amended by amending the first paragraph of article VIII thereof to read as follows:'This compact shall continue in effect until congress withdraws its consent. But any state joining herein may, upon sixty (60) days' notice, withdraw therefrom.'; and that said compact as so amended be, and the same is hereby renewed and extended. This agreement shall become effective when executed, ratified and approved as provided in article I of said compact as so amended."History: L. 1975, ch. 286, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-865 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 8 - Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil And Gas|55-865 Same; official representative of Kansas; appointment, oath, expenses.

55-865. Same; official representative of Kansas; appointment, oath, expenses. The governor of Kansas is authorized to appoint a representative of the state of Kansas to the interstate oil compact commission who shall act as the official representative of the state of Kansas on such commission; and such representative shall meet from time to time with the representatives of the other compacting states for the purpose of enabling the state of Kansas to fully cooperate in accomplishing the objects of said compact. The representative of the state of Kansas to the interstate oil compact commission shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, which shall be filed with the secretary of state, and he or she shall be reimbursed for all actual expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the interstate oil compact commission. All expenses incurred in enabling the state of Kansas to fully participate in the accomplishment of the objects of the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas shall be defrayed from the funds known as the oil and gas conservation funds.History: L. 1975, ch. 286, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-866 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 8 - Interstate Compact To Conserve Oil And Gas|55-866 Same; withdrawal from compact; notice.

55-866. Same; withdrawal from compact; notice. The governor of Kansas is authorized and empowered for and on the behalf of the state of Kansas to determine if and when it shall be for the best interest of the state of Kansas to withdraw from said compact upon sixty (60) days' notice as provided by the terms of the compact. In the event that he or she shall determine that the state should withdraw from said compact, he or she shall have full power and authority to give necessary notice and to take any and all steps necessary and proper to execute the withdrawal of the state of Kansas from said compact.History: L. 1975, ch. 286, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 9 - Salt Water|55-901 Disposal of salt water; rules and regulations; assessment of costs; disposition of moneys.

55-901. Disposal of salt water; rules and regulations; assessment of costs; disposition of moneys. (a) The owner or operator of any oil or gas well which may be producing and which produces salt water or waters containing minerals in an appreciable degree shall have the right to return such waters to any horizon from which such salt waters may have been produced, or to any other horizon which contains or had previously produced salt water or waters containing minerals in an appreciable degree, if the owner or operator of such well makes a written application to the state corporation commission for authority to do so, and written approval has been granted to the owner or operator after investigation by the state corporation commission.(b) The state corporation commission is hereby directed to adopt such rules and regulations as may be just and equitable to carry out the provisions of this section.(c) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto, the state corporation commission shall assess all or any part of the cost that may be incurred under the provisions of this section against the applicant.(d) The commission shall remit all moneys received by or for it for costs assessed under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury. Ten percent of each such deposit shall be credited to the state general fund and the balance shall be credited to the conservation fee fund created by K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1935, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1937, ch. 265, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 211, § 8; L. 1986, ch. 202, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 17; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 198; L. 2011, ch. 53, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-903 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 9 - Salt Water|55-903 Reporting violations to the commission; prosecution.

55-903. Reporting violations to the commission; prosecution. Any county or district attorney who finds that there is probable cause to believe that a violation of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 55-904, and amendments thereto, has occurred shall immediately notify the state corporation commission and shall also begin prosecution of the offender.History: L. 1981, ch. 223, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 18; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-904 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 9 - Salt Water|55-904 Disposal of salt water; penalties for violations.

55-904. Disposal of salt water; penalties for violations. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other association of persons:(1) To knowingly and willfully dispose of or cause the disposal of salt water produced in conjunction with the production of oil or natural gas except in the manner and locations prescribed by K.S.A. 55-901 and 55-1003, and amendments thereto, and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to such sections, or as permitted by the commission;(2) to dispose of any substance not exempt under 40 C.F.R. 261.4(b)(5), as revised July 1, 1997, in a class II disposal or injection well;(3) to knowingly contract for the transportation of such salt water with a person, firm, corporation, partnership or other association of persons who is not licensed under the provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,114, and amendments thereto; or(4) to own or operate any motor vehicle which, while being used for the transportation of such salt water, contains an operable "trip-lever" or similar device which is installed in such manner as to allow access to any person while riding in the passenger compartment of such vehicle.(b) As used in this section "salt water" means water containing more than 5,000 milligrams per liter chlorides and produced in conjunction with the production of oil or natural gas.(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the spreading of salt water on road beds under construction or maintenance if such spreading of salt water is performed in compliance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of the department of health and environment. The secretary shall be responsible for enforcing, by appropriate proceedings, such rules and regulations and shall immediately notify the appropriate county or district attorney of any actual or suspected violation of this section.(d) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other association of persons who violates any provision of subsection (a) shall be guilty of:(1) A severity level 9, nonperson felony; and(2) a severity level 8, nonperson felony on a second or subsequent violation of subsection (a).History: L. 1981, ch. 223, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 229, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 19; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 230; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 76; L. 1998, ch. 122, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1004 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 10 - Disposal Of Brines And Mineralized Waters|55-1004 Unlawful to dispose of certain waste in oil-field disposal wells at excessive pressures; penalties.

55-1004. Unlawful to dispose of certain waste in oil-field disposal wells at excessive pressures; penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person having possession, control or the use of any oil-field waste disposal well wherein salt water, mineralized brine, oil or refuse produced from any oil well is disposed of below the surface of the earth to inject such salt water, mineralized brine, oil or refuse from any oil well therein at a pressure in excess of the maximum pressure established by the state corporation commission and contained in the permit issued thereby except when noncompliance with this section is due to one or more causes beyond the control of such person and, once such person knows or should have known of such noncompliance, such person takes immediate and reasonable steps to gain prompt and full compliance with the applicable statutes and rules and regulations. The state corporation commission shall maintain a permanent record of the maximum pressure established by it on each such oil-field waste disposal well.Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a severity level 9, nonperson felony. Each day any such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.History: L. 1953, ch. 270, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 67; L. 1986, ch. 201, § 21; L. 1998, ch. 122, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1005 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 10 - Disposal Of Brines And Mineralized Waters|55-1005 Disposal wells for salt brines and other oil field wastes; minimum depth; penalty.

55-1005. Disposal wells for salt brines and other oil field wastes; minimum depth; penalty. It shall be unlawful to use wells for the disposal of salt brines or other oil field wastes which do not meet the requirements for minimum depth established by the rules and regulations of the corporation commission. The state corporation commission shall inspect such wells to ascertain whether they meet such requirements for minimum depth. Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation knowingly and willfully violating the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a severity level 9, nonperson felony. Each day of violation shall be considered to constitute a separate offense.History: L. 1957, ch. 319, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 61, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 122, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1007 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 10 - Disposal Of Brines And Mineralized Waters|55-1007 Same; injunctions, when.

55-1007. Same; injunctions, when. The attorney general or county attorney shall, at all times, have the power to enjoin any party from maintaining a disposal well if it shall appear that such party has violated the provisions of K.S.A. 55-1005.History: L. 1957, ch. 319, § 3; June 29.
KS Stat § 55-1101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 11 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas|55-1101 Containers; definitions.

55-1101. Containers; definitions. The term "person" as used in this act shall mean and include any person, firm, or corporation. The term "liquefied petroleum gas" as used in this act shall mean and include any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of the same: Propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane and isobutane), and butylenes.History: L. 1951, ch. 332, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1102 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 11 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas|55-1102 Same; identification; unlawful acts.

55-1102. Same; identification; unlawful acts. (a) If a liquefied petroleum gas container shall bear upon the surface thereof in plainly legible characters the name, mark, initials or other identifying device of the owner thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person except such owner or a person authorized in writing by him or her: (1) To fill or refill such container with liquefied petroleum gas or any other gas or compound; (2) to buy, sell, offer for sale, give, take, loan, deliver or permit to be delivered, or otherwise use, dispose of, or traffic in any such container; or (3) to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal or change any such name, mark, initials or other identifying device of the owner or to place the name, mark, initials or other identifying device of any person other than the owner on such container.(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to place the name, mark, initials or other identifying device of any person other than the owner on any liquefied petroleum gas container.(c) Nothing contained in this section shall make it unlawful for a manufacturer or supplier to place the name of such manufacturer or supplier and other markings as required by regulation or code under which the tank was constructed or the markings required by the interstate commerce commission on such liquefied petroleum gas container.History: L. 1951, ch. 332, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 11 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas|55-1103 Same; unlawful to fill or refill unmarked containers if notified by owner.

55-1103. Same; unlawful to fill or refill unmarked containers if notified by owner. If the owner of any liquefied petroleum gas container, which is not marked as to ownership in the manner prescribed in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 55-1102, shall notify any person in writing that he or she is the owner thereof and objects to such person filling or refilling such container with liquefied petroleum gas or any other gas or compound, it shall be unlawful for such person to so fill or refill such container.History: L. 1951, ch. 332, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 11 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas|55-1104 Same; evidence of unlawful use.

55-1104. Same; evidence of unlawful use. The use of a liquefied petroleum gas container marked and identified as described in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 55-1102, without the written consent of the owner or a person authorized in writing by the owner to give such consent, or the possession of such container by any person other than the owner having his or her name, mark, initials, or other identifying device thereon, or a person authorized in writing by such owner shall and is hereby declared to be presumptive evidence of the unlawful use, filling or refilling, or trafficking in of such liquefied petroleum gas containers.History: L. 1951, ch. 332, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 11 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas|55-1105 Same; penalty.

55-1105. Same; penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.History: L. 1951, ch. 332, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 12 - Underground Storage Of Natural Gas|55-1201 Definitions.

55-1201. Definitions. As used in this act(a) "underground storage" shall mean storage in a subsurface stratum or formation of the earth;(b) "natural gas" shall mean gas either while in its original state or after the same has been processed by removal therefrom of component parts not essential to its use for light and fuel;(c) "native gas" shall mean gas which has not been previously withdrawn from the earth;(d) "natural gas public utility" shall mean any person, firm or corporation authorized to do business in this state and engaged in the business of transporting or distributing natural gas by means of pipelines into, within or through this state for ultimate public use;(e) "commission" shall mean the state corporation commission.History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 55-1202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 12 - Underground Storage Of Natural Gas|55-1202 Public interest and welfare.

55-1202. Public interest and welfare. The underground storage of natural gas which promotes conservation thereof, which permits the building of reserves for orderly withdrawal in periods of peak demand, which makes more readily available our natural gas resources to the domestic, commercial and industrial consumers of this state, and which provides a better year-round market to the various gas fields, promotes the public interest and welfare of this state.Therefore in the manner hereinafter provided the commission may find and determine that the underground storage of natural gas as hereinbefore defined is in the public interest.History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 55-1203 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 12 - Underground Storage Of Natural Gas|55-1203 Appropriation of certain property.

55-1203. Appropriation of certain property. Any natural gas public utility may appropriate for its use for the underground storage of natural gas any subsurface stratum or formation in any land which the commission shall have found to be suitable and in the public interest for the underground storage of natural gas, and in connection therewith may appropriate such other interests in property as may be required adequately to examine, prepare, maintain and operate such underground natural gas storage facilities. The right of appropriation hereby granted shall be without prejudice to the rights of the owner of said lands or of other rights or interests therein to drill or bore through the underground stratum or formation so appropriated in such manner as shall comply with orders, rules and regulations of the commission issued for the purpose of protecting underground storage strata or formations against pollution and against the escape of natural gas therefrom and shall be without prejudice to the rights of the owner of said lands or other rights or interests therein as to all other uses thereof.History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 55-1204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 12 - Underground Storage Of Natural Gas|55-1204 Underground storage of natural gas; certificate of commission; notice and hearing; assessment of costs; disposition of moneys.

55-1204. Underground storage of natural gas; certificate of commission; notice and hearing; assessment of costs; disposition of moneys. (a) Any natural gas public utility desiring to exercise the right of eminent domain as to any property for use for underground storage of natural gas shall, as a condition precedent to the filing of its petition in the district court, obtain from the commission a certificate setting out findings of the commission:(1) That the underground stratum or formation sought to be acquired is suitable for the underground storage of natural gas and that its use for such purposes is in the public interest; and(2) the amount of recoverable oil and native gas, if any, remaining therein.(b) The commission shall issue no such certificate until after public hearing is had on application and upon reasonable notice to interested parties in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto, the applicant shall be assessed an amount equal to all or any part of the costs of such proceedings and the applicant shall pay the amount so assessed.(c) All provisions of K.S.A. 66-106, 66-118a, 66-118b, 66-118c, 66-118d, 66-118e, 66-118j and 66-118k, and amendments thereto, shall be applicable to all proceedings of the commission under K.S.A. 55-1201 to 55-1206, inclusive, and amendments thereto.(d) The state corporation commission shall remit all moneys received by or for it for costs assessed under this section to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the conservation fee fund created by K.S.A. 55-143, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 211, § 9; L. 1986, ch. 202, § 6; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 173; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 199; July 1.
KS Stat § 55-1205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 55 - Oil And Gas|Article 12 - Underground Storage Of Natural Gas|55-1205 Eminent domain procedure.

55-1205. Eminent domain procedure. Any natural gas public utility, having first obtained a certificate from the commission as hereinbefore provided, desiring to exercise the right of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring property for the underground storage of natural gas shall do so in the manner provided in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive. The petitioner shall file the certificate of the commission as a part of its petition and no order by the court granting said petition shall be entered without such certificate being filed therewith. The appraisers in awarding damages hereunder shall also take into consideration the amounts of recoverable oil and native gas remaining in the property sought to be appropriated and for such purposes shall receive as prima facie evidence of such amounts the findings of the commission with reference thereto.History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 5; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 79; Jan. 1, 1964.