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KS Stat § 66-118b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118b Same; petition for reconsideration; order; time for filing appeal.

66-118b. Same; petition for reconsideration; order; time for filing appeal. No cause of action arising out of any order or decision of the commission shall accrue in any court to any party unless such party shall petition for reconsideration in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 77-529 and amendments thereto, except that the commission shall have 30 days to issue an order on reconsideration. No party shall, in any court, urge or rely upon any ground not set forth in the petition. An order made after reconsideration, abrogating, changing or modifying the original order or decision, shall have the same force and effect as an original order or decision, including the obligation to file a petition for reconsideration, as provided in this section, as a condition precedent to filing an action for review thereof. The time for filing an appeal of any order or decision in a proceeding shall run from the date that all petitions for reconsideration in such proceeding have been denied or such petitions for reconsideration are deemed denied pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 77-529 and amendments thereto.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 268, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 285, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 116; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 226; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 23; L. 1995, ch. 5, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 132, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118c Same; judicial review.

66-118c. Same; judicial review. Any action of the commission pursuant to K.S.A. 66-118b, and amendments thereto, is subject to review in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 265, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 117; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 173; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118d Same; precedence of action for review.

66-118d. Same; precedence of action for review. Any action for review commenced pursuant to K.S.A. 66-118c and amendments thereto shall have precedence in any court in which it is pending.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 265, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 118; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118e Same; change of venue in certain cases.

66-118e. Same; change of venue in certain cases. In any case where the application for review might be taken to the district court of more than one county, any party interested in said action may, within ten (10) days after the transcript is filed with the clerk of the district court, apply to the district court in which such application was originally filed for a change of venue, and if it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that the convenience of the parties will be best served and a speedy, fair and economical trial be secured by transferring such proceeding to another county of this state in which the order or the decision of the commission is to become effective, or if it appears that the application should have been filed in the district court of some other county, it shall be the duty of the court to make an order transferring such proceeding to such other county for trial or decision, and, upon such order being made, the files of the case shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court to the clerk of the court of the county to which the proceeding is transferred, and thereupon the proceeding shall be docketed in the district court of the county to which it is transferred and all subsequent proceedings shall be had as if the application for review had been originally filed in the last named county: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not be construed to restrict or prevent an application for change of venue upon any other statutory ground.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 5; L. 1929, ch. 221, S.J.R. No. 4; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 66-118g (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118g Same; stay or suspension of order or decision pending review.

66-118g. Same; stay or suspension of order or decision pending review. (a) The filing or pendency of the application for review provided for in this act shall not in itself stay or suspend the operation of any order or decision of the commission, except as provided in subsection (b), but, during the pendency of such proceeding the court, in its discretion, may stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of the order or decision of the commission. No order staying or suspending an order or decision of the commission shall be made by any court of this state without five days' notice and after a hearing. If a stay or suspension is allowed, the order granting such stay or suspension shall contain a specific finding, based upon evidence submitted to the court and identified by reference thereto, that great or irreparable damage would otherwise result to the petitioner and specifying the nature of the damage.(b) If the court of appeals does not issue a final order within 120 days after the filing with the clerk of the court of appeals of an application for judicial review of an order or decision of the commission in a public utility rate case, the court of appeals shall automatically stay the order or decision of the commission, to the extent provided in this subsection, when such stay is requested by motion of a public utility that is a party to the action. The commission's order or decision shall be stayed only to the extent that the commission did not grant the amount that is being contested by the public utility on appeal. The public utility may collect, pursuant to K.S.A. 66-118h and amendments thereto, rates up to but not exceeding the amount that is being contested by the public utility on appeal. The provisions of K.S.A. 66-118h through 66-118k and amendments thereto, shall be applicable to orders or decisions stayed pursuant to this section.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 7; L. 1978, ch. 265, § 5; L. 1980, ch. 200, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 231, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118h (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118h Same; bond, guarantee or surety, on stay or suspension pending review; collection and distribution of funds in excess of final order.

66-118h. Same; bond, guarantee or surety, on stay or suspension pending review; collection and distribution of funds in excess of final order. In case the order or decision of the commission is stayed or suspended, the order or judgment of the court shall not become effective until a suspending bond or other satisfactory guarantee or surety shall have been executed by or on behalf of the party petitioning for the stay and filed with and approved by the court, payable to the people of the state of Kansas, sufficient in amount and security to secure the prompt payment, by the party petitioning for the stay, of all damages caused by the delay in the enforcement of the order or decision of the commission, and repayment of all moneys which any person, firm, corporation or any organization or association of any kind or character may be compelled to pay for any service in excess of the charges fixed by the order or decision of the commission in case such order or decision is sustained or in excess of the rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification finally established as lawful and reasonable if the order or decision be vacated or set aside, and in addition thereto or in lieu thereof the court granting a stay or suspending the order or decision of a commission in any manner affecting rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges or classifications shall direct the petitioner to pay into court from time to time all sums of money collected from any person, firm or corporation in excess of the sum that such person, firm or corporation would have been compelled to pay if the order of the commission had not been stayed or suspended. The sums so paid into court shall be deposited, as the court may direct, in any bank or other depository paying interest on deposits.The court shall require the party collecting such sums to keep such records and issue such receipts as will facilitate the repayment of such sums to the proper persons, firm or corporations if the order of decision of the commission be sustained, or if the rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification finally established as reasonable or lawful be less than the sum collected. If the order or decision of the commission be sustained or if the rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification finally established as lawful and reasonable be less than the sum collected, the court shall require notice be given, by publication or otherwise, to the persons, firms or corporations entitled to be reimbursed and shall provide for the payment and distribution of such sums of money so impounded or due under the bond herein provided. All sums of money collected under bond which are paid and distributed as herein provided shall bear interest from the date of collection, at the rate prescribed by K.S.A. 16-204, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 8; L. 1978, ch. 265, § 6; L. 1989, ch. 48, § 88; L. 1995, ch. 7, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118i (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118i Same; distribution of unclaimed funds.

66-118i. Same; distribution of unclaimed funds. All such sums of money which shall have been paid into court or collected by said petitioner or utility in excess of the rate finally established and which shall not be claimed, as provided in K.S.A. 66-118h, within one year after the date of the publication of the notice provided in K.S.A. 66-118h, shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general revenue fund.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 9; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 66-118j (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118j Same; duty of court if order sustained.

66-118j. Same; duty of court if order sustained. If the court upon review upholds the action of the commission, the court shall transmit to the state corporation commission three certified copies of the court's order.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 10; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 119; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118k (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118k Same; duty of court if order not sustained.

66-118k. Same; duty of court if order not sustained. If the court upon review does not uphold the action of the commission, the court shall transmit to the commission three certified copies of the judgment of the court and the findings of fact and conclusions of law. Thereupon, if any charge, classification or or practice is set aside in whole or in part by the court, it shall be the duty of the public utility, common carrier or petitioner affected by the judgment of the court, to initiate and file a new rate, fare, toll, rental, charge or classification, and the commission may investigate and approve or set aside such proposed rate, charge, fare, toll, rental or classification under the provisions of the law applying to the state corporation commission.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 11; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 120; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118l (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118l Same; time orders to become effective.

66-118l. Same; time orders to become effective. All orders or decisions of the commission shall become operative and effective upon service of the order or 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 the provisions of K.S.A. 77-528 and amendments thereto. After the lapse of the time period in which judicial review of such order may be taken, such determinations and orders shall be held to be conclusive as to the matters involved in any suit to enforce such order or in any collateral suit or proceedings.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 12; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 227; L. 1989, ch. 283, § 24; L. 1999, ch. 52, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-118o (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-118o Same; invalidity of part.

66-118o. Same; invalidity of part. If any section, sentence or clause or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act. The legislature hereby declares that it would have passed the act, each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the same shall be declared unconstitutional.History: L. 1929, ch. 220, § 15; Feb. 23.
KS Stat § 66-119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-119 Standard commercial units of products; regulations for testing products.

66-119. Standard commercial units of products; regulations for testing products. The commission may ascertain and prescribe for each kind of public utility governed by the provisions of this act, suitable and convenient standard commercial units of products in service. These shall be the lawful units for the purposes of this act. It shall prescribe reasonable regulations for examinations and testing of such products or service and for the measurement thereof. It shall establish reasonable rules, regulations, specifications and standards to secure the accuracy of all meters and appliances for measurements, and every public utility is required to carry into effect all orders issued by the commission relative thereto.History: L. 1911, ch. 238, § 22; May 22; R.S. 1923, 66-119.
KS Stat § 66-120 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-120 Gas rates and service in cities of 500 or over.

66-120. Gas rates and service in cities of 500 or over. Every person, firm, corporation or association engaged in the distribution and sale of natural gas for domestic use, under a franchise granted by any city having a population of 500 or more within this state, shall receive compensation for the same upon the basis of efficient and adequate service, and when such service is inefficient because of inadequate pressure the rate charged such consumers shall be graduated or reduced according to rules and regulations prescribed by the corporation commission for the state of Kansas, as hereinafter provided.History: L. 1919, ch. 239, § 1; June 17; R.S. 1923, 66-120.
KS Stat § 66-121 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-121 Same; regulators, pressure gauges and other devices; standard pressure; rates.

66-121. Same; regulators, pressure gauges and other devices; standard pressure; rates. The corporation commission for the state of Kansas is hereby empowered to establish districts within any city having a population of 500 or more where gas is distributed under any such franchise, and to require and compel the installation of regulators, pressure gauges, and other devices for determining the pressure of such gas and recording the same within such districts. The commission shall fix a standard pressure for efficient service and the price to be paid by the consumer based thereon, and shall also formulate and prescribe a method or methods for computing the amounts to be paid for gas by domestic consumers when the pressure is insufficient, based upon the standard of pressure for efficient service, and to make and prescribe and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to enforce and carry out the provisions of this act.History: L. 1919, ch. 239, § 2; June 17; R.S. 1923, 66-121.
KS Stat § 66-122 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-122 Accounts, reports and information by utilities.

66-122. Accounts, reports and information by utilities. Each public utility governed by the provisions of this act shall furnish to the commission, in such form and at such times as the commission shall require, such accounts, reports and information as shown in itemized detail: (1) The depreciation per unit; (2) the salaries and wages, separately, per unit; (3) legal expenses per unit; (4) taxes and rentals, separately, per unit; (5) the quantity and value of material used per unit; (6) the receipts from residuals, by-products, services or other sales, separately, per unit; (7) the total and net cost per unit; (8) the gross and net profit per unit; (9) the dividends and interest per unit; (10) surplus or reserve per unit; (11) the prices per unit paid by consumers; and, in addition, such other items, whether of a nature similar to those hereinbefore enumerated or otherwise, as the commission may prescribe in order to show completely and in detail either the operation of the public utility or common carrier in furnishing the unit of its product or service to the public.History: L. 1911, ch. 238, § 23; May 22; R.S. 1923, 66-122.
KS Stat § 66-123 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-123 Public utilities and common carriers, reports; penalty for failure to file.

66-123. Public utilities and common carriers, reports; penalty for failure to file. Every public utility and common carrier governed by the provisions of this act when, and as required by the corporation commission, shall file with the corporation commission an annual report and such monthly or other regular reports, or special reports, and such other information as the corporation commission may require. When required by the corporation commission such reports and information shall be certified under oath by a duly authorized officer having knowledge of the matters therein contained. The corporation commission may at any time require from any public utility or common carrier specific answers to any questions upon which it may desire information in connection with matters pending before them.The corporation commission may, in its discretion, grant extensions of the time within which reports and information are required to be filed. Annual reports shall be filed on or before May 1 for the preceding calendar year unless otherwise specified by commission order or rule and regulation.Any public utility or common carrier, except motor carriers as defined in K.S.A. 66-196, et seq., and amendments thereto, governed by this act which fails, neglects or refuses to file with the corporation commission any annual reports, statements, monthly or regular reports or special reports required by the commission pursuant to statute or rules and regulations shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500.History: L. 1911, ch. 238, § 24; L. 1917, ch. 254, § 1; R.S. 1923, 66-123; L. 1994, ch. 133, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 78, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 66-126 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-126 Unlawful securities; penalty.

66-126. Unlawful securities; penalty. Any common carrier or public utility governed by the provisions of this act, or any agent, director or officer thereof, who shall, directly or indirectly, issue or cause to be issued any stock, certificate of stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness contrary to the provisions of this act, or who shall apply the proceeds from the sale thereof to any purpose other than that specified in the certificate of the commission, as herein provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.History: L. 1911, ch. 238, § 26; May 22; R.S. 1923, 66-126.
KS Stat § 66-127 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 66 - Public Utilities|Article 1 - Powers Of State Corporation Commission|66-127 Dealing in securities of competing utility; prohibited transportation; exemption for certain utilities.

66-127. Dealing in securities of competing utility; prohibited transportation; exemption for certain utilities. No common carrier or public utility governed by the provisions of this act, domestic or foreign, shall hereafter purchase or acquire, take or hold any part of the capital stock, bonds or other forms of indebtedness of any competing public utility or common carrier, either as owner or pledgee, unless authorized by the commission. Any common carrier engaged in intrastate commerce in this state is prohibited in the transportation of such commerce, articles or commodities under the following circumstances and conditions:(a) When the article or commodity has been manufactured, mined or produced by a carrier or under its authority and at the time of the transportation the carrier has not in good faith, before the act of transportation, disassociated itself from such article or commodity;(b) when the carrier owns the article or commodity to be transported, in whole or part;(c) when the common carrier at the time of transportation has a legal or equitable interest, directly or indirectly, in the article or commodity, except materials and supplies for its own use.Every public utility is prohibited from engaging in any business in this state which is not in conformity with its charter or in which it is not permitted to engage under the laws of the state of Kansas, except that this section shall not apply to ownership by railroads of the stock, bonds, or other forms of indebtedness of union depot or terminal railroad properties used in common by two or more such railroads. The provisions of this section shall not apply to resellers of telecommunications services, local exchange carriers that have elected price cap regulation pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 66-2005, and amendments thereto, unless a transaction subject to this section is solely between such carrier and a local exchange carrier that has elected rate of return regulation pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 66-2005, and amendments thereto, operating wholly within this state, or interexchange carriers.History: L. 1911, ch. 238, § 27; R.S. 1923, 66-127; L. 1996, ch. 268, § 19; L. 2008, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.