Kansas Statutes 10-1203. Duplication of existing utility services; approval and finding by corporation commission
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 10-1203
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Municipality: as used in this chapter and all acts amendatory thereto, unless otherwise expressed in such amendment, shall mean and include every corporation and quasi corporation empowered to issue bonds in payment of which taxes may be levied. See Kansas Statutes 10-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
No municipality, as herein defined, shall issue revenue bonds to acquire, construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, improve, extend or enlarge any plant or facilities for the furnishing of any utility service where same is being furnished by a private utility, except upon approval by the corporation commission of the state of Kansas, after a finding based on substantial evidence that the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement, extension or enlargement of such plant or facilities is necessary or appropriate for the municipality and its consumers, and for the protection of investors and will not result in the duplication of existing utility services in the area served or to be served by the municipality.