Kansas Statutes 66-136. Transfer of franchise or certificate of convenience
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-136
- 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
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Local exchange carrier: means any telecommunications public utility or its successor, not to include an electing carrier, providing switched telecommunications service within any local exchange service area, as approved by the commission on or before January 1, 1996. See Kansas Statutes 66-1,187
- 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
No franchise or certificate of convenience and necessity granted to a common carrier or public utility governed by the provisions of this act shall be assigned, transferred or leased, nor shall any contract or agreement with reference to or affecting such franchise or certificate of convenience and necessity or right thereunder be valid or of any force or effect whatsoever, unless the assignment, transfer, lease, contract or agreement shall have been approved by the commission. The provisions of this section shall not apply to local exchange carriers that have elected price cap regulation pursuant to subsection (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-2005, and amendments thereto, unless a transaction subject to this section is solely between such carrier and a local exchange carrier that has elected rate of return regulation pursuant to subsection (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-2005, and amendments thereto, operating wholly within this state.