Kansas Statutes 74-633. Representative to regional transmission organization, authority
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-633
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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) The state corporation commission representative to any regional transmission organization recognized by the federal energy regulatory commission of which one or more Kansas electric public utilities is a member is hereby authorized to participate fully in all decision-making bodies of such regional transmission organization, whether the decision of such bodies are advisory to or binding on the regional transmission authorization.
(b) Nothing in this section shall limit the state corporation commission’s regulatory jurisdiction or authority to appeal to the federal energy regulatory commission any decision by a regional transmission organization or relieves the commission of its obligation and authority to ensure electric public utilities provide efficient and sufficient service.