66-1,193. Orders and decisions of commission; service of copy upon utility; effective date.
66-1,193
66-1,193. Orders and decisions of commission; service of copyupon utility; effective date.(a) If upon such hearing and investigation the rates, joint rates,tolls, charges, rules, regulations, classifications or schedules of anytelecommunications public utility governed bythis actare found unjust, unreasonable, unfair, unjustly discriminatory orunduly preferential, or in any way in violation of thisact, or of any of the laws of the state of Kansas, thecommission shall have the power to fix and establish, and ordersubstituted therefor, such rates, joint rates, tolls, charges,rules, regulations, classifications or schedules as it shalldetermine to be just, reasonable and necessary. If itis found that any regulation, practice or act, relating to anyservice performed or to be performed by such telecommunications public utilityfor the public is in any respect unreasonable, unjust, unfair,unreasonably inefficient or insufficient, unjustly discriminatory or undulypreferential, or otherwise in violation of thisact or of any of the laws of the state of Kansas, thecommission may substitutetherefor such other regulations, practice, service or act asit determines to be just, reasonable and necessary.For the purposes of determining just and reasonable rates, joint rates, tollsand charges, the commission mayadopt a policy of disallowing a percentage, notto exceed 50%, of utility dues, donations and contributions to charitable,civic andsocial organizations and entities, in addition to disallowing specific dues,donations and contributions which are found unreasonable or inappropriate.
(b) All orders and decisions of the commission whereby anyrates, joint rates, tolls, charges, rules, regulations,classifications, schedules, practice or acts relating to any serviceperformed or to be performed by any telecommunications publicutilityforthe public are altered, changed, modified, fixed or established shall bereduced to writing, and a copy thereof, duly certified, shall be served onthe telecommunications public utility affected thereby.Such order and decision shall become operative and effective within30 days after such service. Such telecommunications public utility,unless an action is commenced in a court of properjurisdiction to set aside the findings, orders and decisions ofthe commission, or to review and correct the same, shall carry theprovisions of such order into effect.
History: L. 1985, ch. 225, § 39;L. 1988, ch. 356, § 251;L. 1992, ch. 148, § 2; July 1.