Kansas Statutes 12-870. Natural gas acquisition systems of cities; definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-870
- Authority: means the natural gas authority authorized under this act. See Kansas Statutes 12-870
- City: means any city in this state. See Kansas Statutes 12-870
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- system: means all contracts for the purchase of natural gas at the wellhead, contracts for the transmission and processing of natural gas, contracts for the sale and delivery of natural gas to consumers, contracts for the sale for resale and delivery of natural gas to distributors, and all other contracts made under authority of this act by the city or the authority, together with all expenditures for obligations under such contracts and all receipts from the sale or other disposition of natural gas and other products pursuant to such contracts. See Kansas Statutes 12-870
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “City” means any city in this state.
(b) “Authority” means the natural gas authority authorized under this act.
(c) “Board” means the members of the authority.
(d) “Natural gas acquisition system” or “system” means all contracts for the purchase of natural gas at the wellhead, contracts for the transmission and processing of natural gas, contracts for the sale and delivery of natural gas to consumers, contracts for the sale for resale and delivery of natural gas to distributors, and all other contracts made under authority of this act by the city or the authority, together with all expenditures for obligations under such contracts and all receipts from the sale or other disposition of natural gas and other products pursuant to such contracts. Notwithstanding the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-104 which exempt municipally owned or operated gas utilities, the system defined herein is hereby expressly declared to be a public utility and shall be subject to the jurisdiction and control of the state corporation commission and shall be governed by the provisions of article 1 of chapter 66 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.