The commission shall appoint an attorney to represent the interests of the landowners at the hearing and shall allow a reasonable attorney’s fee, which shall be taxed as part of the costs thereof. Landowners, at their own expense, may retain counsel to represent their individual interests at such hearing. The chief administrative officer, or any other person or persons designated by such officer, of any governmental board or agency affected by the siting of the proposed nuclear generation facility shall be deemed to meet the requirement for intervention contained in subsection (a)(2) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 77-521, and amendments thereto. Any owner or lessee of land whose estate or interest in such land would not be acquired by the electric utility but would be affected in some other manner by the construction, operation or maintenance of the facility may petition for intervention in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 77-521, and amendments thereto.