Kansas Statutes 66-104c. Certain nonprofit public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-104c
- Commission: means the state corporation commission. See Kansas Statutes 66-101a
- 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.
- Owner: means any electric utility which owns any portion of a nuclear power generating facility whether directly or through ownership of stock in a company which owns any portion of such a facility. See Kansas Statutes 66-128l
- Public utility: means a public utility as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 66-118a
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no nonprofit public utility shall be subject to the jurisdiction, regulation, supervision and control of the state corporation commission if the utility meets the following conditions: (1) Every customer, shareholder, household or meter owner is an owner of the utility and has an equal vote on matters concerning the utility; (2) the utility employs no full-time employees; and (3) the utility has no more than 100 customers, provided that customer additions resulting from sales or transfers of real property or rights in tenancy shall not be counted for purposes of determining the maximum number of customers.
(b) The state corporation commission shall retain jurisdiction and control over the service territory of a utility described in subsection (a) and over all matters concerning natural gas pipeline safety.