Kansas Statutes 66-117e. Exemption from filing rates and schedules, when
(a) The state corporation commission shall have the authority to exempt any public utility or common carrier over which the commission has jurisdiction from the requirements of publishing and filing with the commission copies of schedules of rates, joint rates, tolls, charges, classifications and divisions of rates for jurisdictional services affecting Kansas customers and charged for any such service that is not subject to price regulation. After a public utility or common carrier service has been exempted from such requirements, the commission may require such public utility or common carrier to publish and file with the commission tariffs for such service when necessary to protect consumers from fraudulent business practices or practices that are inconsistent with the public interest, convenience and necessity or when the commission otherwise deems necessary.
(b) The provisions of this section shall take effect on and after July 1, 1997.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-117e
- Commission: means the state corporation commission. See Kansas Statutes 66-101a
- Common carrier: means any common carrier, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 66-1,215
- 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.
- 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