(a) Whenever the corporation commission is authorized or directed by this act, or by any of the acts contained inchapter 55 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, to adopt rules and regulations, any rules and regulations so adopted shall be published by the commission and made available to the public without charge. The commission shall maintain the publication in a current condition either by a published supplement thereto or, whenever supplementation is impractical due to the cost or usefulness thereof, by republishing all of such rules and regulations in effect. In addition, the commission is hereby directed to comply with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 77-415 et seq., and amendments thereto, with respect to any such rule and regulation.

(b) Whenever the commission is authorized or directed by this act, or by any of the acts contained inchapter 55 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, to levy, assess, tax or otherwise fix or determine any fee, tax, charge or other payment of money to the commission or to the state of Kansas, such authority or directive shall be exercised or complied with by the adoption of a rule and regulation.