12-870.   Natural gas acquisition systems of cities; definitions.As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

      (a)   "City" means any city in this state.

      (b)   "Authority" means the natural gas authority authorized under thisact.

      (c)   "Board" means the members of the authority.

      (d)   "Natural gas acquisition system" or "system" means all contracts forthe purchase of natural gas at the wellhead, contracts for the transmissionand processing of natural gas, contracts for the sale and delivery ofnatural gas to consumers, contracts for the sale for resale and delivery ofnatural gas to distributors, and all other contracts made under authorityof this act by the city or the authority, together with all expendituresfor obligations under such contracts and all receipts from the sale orother disposition of natural gas and other products pursuant to suchcontracts. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 66-104 which exemptmunicipally owned or operated gas utilities, the system defined herein ishereby expressly declared to be a public utility and shall be subject tothe jurisdiction and control of the state corporation commission and shallbe governed by the provisions of article 1 of chapter 66 of Kansas StatutesAnnotated.

      History:   L. 1974, ch. 260, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 261, § 1; April 8.