55-1205. Eminent domain procedure.
55-1205
55-1205. Eminent domain procedure.Any natural gas public utility, having first obtained a certificate fromthe commission as hereinbefore provided, desiring to exercise the right ofeminent domain for the purpose of acquiring property for the undergroundstorage of natural gas shall do so in the manner provided in K.S.A.26-501 to 26-516, inclusive. The petitioner shall filethe certificate of the commission as a part of its petition and no order bythe court granting said petition shall be entered without such certificatebeing filed therewith. The appraisers in awarding damages hereunder shallalso take into consideration the amounts of recoverable oil and native gasremaining in the property sought to be appropriated and for such purposesshall receive as prima facie evidence of such amounts the findings of thecommission with reference thereto.
History: L. 1951, ch. 268, § 5; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 79; Jan. 1, 1964.