Article 1.--POWERS OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
66-1,159.Same; permit required prior to sitepreparation or construction; application; hearing.No electric utility may begin site preparation for or construction of anuclear generation facility or exercise the right of eminent domain to acquireany land inconnection with site preparation for or construction of any suchfacility, without first acquiring a permit from thecommission. Whenever any such electric utilitydesires to obtain such a permit, the utility shall file anapplication with thecommission, setting forth therein that the utility proposes toconstruct a nuclear generation facility and specifying the description and thetotal number of acresof land that such utility contemplates is needed in connection with theconstruction, operation and maintenance of such facility. Also, the electricutilityshall file with the application documents and plans which indicate the totalplanned utilization of a proposed location for electric generation purposesand documents and plans for utilization of an alternative location orlocations.In addition, the electricutility shall file with the application such documents pertaining to theconstruction, operation and maintenance of the proposed facilityandsuch other matters deemed relevant thereto as may be required by rules andregulations of the commission. Thereupon, the commission shall fixa time for a public hearing on such application, which shall be not lessthan 30 nor more than180 days from thedate the application was filed and shall be conducted in accordance withthe provisions of the Kansasadministrative procedure act, to determine the necessity for the proposedfacilityand the most reasonable locationand size of the proposed facility.The commission shall fix the place for hearing, which may be in thecounty in which is located the major portion of the land which has beenor is proposed to be acquired in connection with the construction, operationand maintenance of the proposed facility. Such hearing maybeheld in Topeka.
Article 1.--POWERS OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
66-1,159.Same; permit required prior to sitepreparation or construction; application; hearing.No electric utility may begin site preparation for or construction of anuclear generation facility or exercise the right of eminent domain to acquireany land inconnection with site preparation for or construction of any suchfacility, without first acquiring a permit from thecommission. Whenever any such electric utilitydesires to obtain such a permit, the utility shall file anapplication with thecommission, setting forth therein that the utility proposes toconstruct a nuclear generation facility and specifying the description and thetotal number of acresof land that such utility contemplates is needed in connection with theconstruction, operation and maintenance of such facility. Also, the electricutilityshall file with the application documents and plans which indicate the totalplanned utilization of a proposed location for electric generation purposesand documents and plans for utilization of an alternative location orlocations.In addition, the electricutility shall file with the application such documents pertaining to theconstruction, operation and maintenance of the proposed facilityandsuch other matters deemed relevant thereto as may be required by rules andregulations of the commission. Thereupon, the commission shall fixa time for a public hearing on such application, which shall be not lessthan 30 nor more than180 days from thedate the application was filed and shall be conducted in accordance withthe provisions of the Kansasadministrative procedure act, to determine the necessity for the proposedfacilityand the most reasonable locationand size of the proposed facility.The commission shall fix the place for hearing, which may be in thecounty in which is located the major portion of the land which has beenor is proposed to be acquired in connection with the construction, operationand maintenance of the proposed facility. Such hearing maybeheld in Topeka.
Article 1.--POWERS OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
66-1,159.Same; permit required prior to sitepreparation or construction; application; hearing.No electric utility may begin site preparation for or construction of anuclear generation facility or exercise the right of eminent domain to acquireany land inconnection with site preparation for or construction of any suchfacility, without first acquiring a permit from thecommission. Whenever any such electric utilitydesires to obtain such a permit, the utility shall file anapplication with thecommission, setting forth therein that the utility proposes toconstruct a nuclear generation facility and specifying the description and thetotal number of acresof land that such utility contemplates is needed in connection with theconstruction, operation and maintenance of such facility. Also, the electricutilityshall file with the application documents and plans which indicate the totalplanned utilization of a proposed location for electric generation purposesand documents and plans for utilization of an alternative location orlocations.In addition, the electricutility shall file with the application such documents pertaining to theconstruction, operation and maintenance of the proposed facilityandsuch other matters deemed relevant thereto as may be required by rules andregulations of the commission. Thereupon, the commission shall fixa time for a public hearing on such application, which shall be not lessthan 30 nor more than180 days from thedate the application was filed and shall be conducted in accordance withthe provisions of the Kansasadministrative procedure act, to determine the necessity for the proposedfacilityand the most reasonable locationand size of the proposed facility.The commission shall fix the place for hearing, which may be in thecounty in which is located the major portion of the land which has beenor is proposed to be acquired in connection with the construction, operationand maintenance of the proposed facility. Such hearing maybeheld in Topeka.
