10-1203. Duplication of existing utility services; approval and finding by corporation commission.
10-1203
10-1203. Duplication of existing utility services; approval and
finding by corporation commission.
No municipality, as herein defined, shall issue revenue bonds to
acquire, construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, improve, extend or enlarge
any plant or facilities for the furnishing of any utility service where
same is being furnished by a private utility, except upon approval by the
corporation commission of the state of Kansas, after a finding based on
substantial evidence that the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, improvement, extension or enlargement of such plant or
facilities is necessary or appropriate for the municipality and its
consumers, and for the protection of investors and will not result in the
duplication of existing utility services in the area served or to be served
by the municipality.
History: L. 1947, ch. 107, § 3; April 16.