66-2101. Definitions.
66-2101
66-2101. Definitions.As used in K.S.A. 66-2101 through 66-2106, and amendments thereto,thefollowing words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Certificate" means authority granted to a natural gas public utility totransactbusiness pursuant to chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, andamendments thereto, to include any certificated area, territory or exclusiveservice rights;
(b) "city limits" means the area within the defined corporate limits of anincorporated city;
(c) "existing gas service utility" means a natural gas public utility thatpresentlyowns, operates, maintains and is responsible for an existing gas service linethat the public utility, or its predecessor in interest, constructed from itsdistribution system to the point of service physically located on the propertybeing served and which is currently being used to provide the property withfirm gas service. In no event will it include a natural gas public utility thatmerelyowns,operates, maintains or is responsible for a meter or meter station andincidental pipeline connections;
(d) "firm gas service" means the level of gas service which obligates thenatural gas public utility, unless otherwise agreed between the natural gaspublic utility and the customer, to provide their customer with an unlimitedsupply of gas,available at all times and delivered to the customer's property withoutinterruption for any reason other than force majeure;
(e) "gas" means natural gas as the term is commonly understood in thenatural gas industry to include the meanings ascribed to the terms "gas" and"natural gas" in chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendmentsthereto;
(f) "gas provider" means any person that provides gas, gas transportation,gas supply management or other gas services and any related facilitiesassociatedwith delivering gas to a rural gas user;
(g) "gas supply system" means any well, pipeline, plant tailgate, meter orother facility which is a source of gas or which is associated with thetransportation, treatment, processing or delivery of gas;
(h) "person" means an individual, association or other legal entity;
(i) "public utility" means a natural gas public utility or common carrier asdefined inchapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;
(j) "rural gas service" means all activities necessary or convenient toprocure, manage, transport and deliver gas to a rural gas user; and
(k) "rural gas user" means any person currently using natural gas from awellhead or gathering facility for agricultural purposes on property theyown, lease or operate that is located outside city limits and not presentlyreceiving gas service from an existing gas service utility.
History: L. 2002, ch. 77, § 1; Apr. 25.