Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-1,177

  • 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.
  • 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

As used in this act, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein:

(a) “Electric utility” means every public utility, as defined by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-104, which owns, controls, operates or manages any equipment, plant or generating machinery for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing, of electricity or electric power;

(b) “Electric transmission lines” means any line or extension of a line which is at least five (5) miles in length and which is used for the bulk transfer of two hundred thirty (230) kilovolts or more of electricity;

(c) “Commission” means the state corporation commission.