66-104c. Certain nonprofit public utilities not subject to commission jurisdiction. - Kansas Statutes

66-104c

Chapter 66.--PUBLIC UTILITIES Article 1.--POWERS OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION

      66-104c.   Certain nonprofit public utilities not subject to commissionjurisdiction.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), nononprofit public utility shall be subject to the jurisdiction, regulation,supervision and control of the state corporation commission if the utilitymeets the following conditions: (1) Every customer, shareholder,household or meterowner is an owner of the utility and has an equal vote onmattersconcerning the utility; (2) the utility employs no full-time employees; and(3) the utility has no more than 100 customers, providedthat customer additions resulting from sales or transfers of real property orrights in tenancy shall not be counted for purposes of determining the maximumnumber of customers.

      (b)   The state corporation commission shall retain jurisdiction andcontrol over the service territory of a utility described in subsection (a)and over all matters concerning natural gas pipeline safety.

      History:   L. 1990, ch. 239, § 1;L. 1999, ch. 126, § 1; July 1.