42-355. Appeal to state board, hearings; commission to fix rates for water from irrigation company. - Kansas Statutes

42-355

Chapter 42.--IRRIGATION Article 3.--IRRIGATION AND IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

      42-355.   Appeal to state board, hearings; commission to fix rates for waterfrom irrigation company.Whenever the purchasers of water from any irrigation company considers therate of charges of such company for the use of water to be unreasonable,extortionate, or unjust, such purchasers may appeal such rate of charge to thestate corporation commission. If the state corporation commission considerssuch complaint just, such commission shall proceed to notify the irrigationcompany and the complainants that 30 days from date of such notice they will,conduct a hearing thereon in accordance with the provisions of the Kansasadministrative procedure act at the county seat within the county from whichthe complaint came. If the state corporation commission shall decide that suchrates are extortionate and unjust, the commission shall fix a rate ofcompensation for the use of water, which rate shall be binding upon theirrigation company for one year from the service of such decision, and untilthe further order of such commission therein.

      History:   L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 6, § 1; R.S. 1923, 42-355.L. 1988, ch. 356, § 137; July 1, 1989.