Kansas Statutes 66-143. Interstate rates; corporation commission intervention in proceedings before federal agencies
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 66-143
- Commission: means the state corporation commission. See Kansas Statutes 66-101a
- common carriers: shall include all freight-line companies, equipment companies, pipe-line companies, and all persons and associations of persons, whether incorporated or not, operating such agencies for public use in the conveyance of persons or property within this state. See Kansas Statutes 66-105
- 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
The corporation commission shall have power to intervene in any case pending before the relevant federal agency in which interstate rates, service or safety affecting the interest of Kansas motor carriers, common carriers or shippers are involved, and the commission is hereby empowered and directed to pay all expenses of investigation and prosecution of litigation instituted under this section out of the contingent fund of the commission.