55-1401 Citation of act.
55-1401. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the “Kansas natural gas price protection act.” History: L. 1979, ch. 171, § 1; May 29.
55-1402 Definitions.
55-1402. Definitions. For the purposes of this act: (a) “Commission” means the state corporation commission. (b) “Gas purchase contract” means any contract under which natural gas is sold within the state of Kansas (1) to any person for resale by such person or (2) to any person for use by such person, but shall not […]
55-1403 Applicability of act to natural gas purchase contracts.
55-1403. Applicability of act to natural gas purchase contracts. Only natural gas purchase contracts entered into before April 20, 1977, providing for the sale, within this state, of natural gas produced in this state and not committed or dedicated to interstate commerce on November 8, 1978, shall be subject to the provisions of this act. […]
55-1404 Effect of indefinite price escalator clauses of certain natural gas purchase contracts on price of natural gas.
55-1404. Effect of indefinite price escalator clauses of certain natural gas purchase contracts on price of natural gas. Except to the extent provided in K.S.A. 55-1405 and 55-1406, on or after December 1, 1978, the price allowed to be paid pursuant to federal legislation or any regulation by an agency implementing such legislation, or the […]
55-1405 Same; limited effect of indefinite escalator clauses; price calculated monthly; exceptions.
55-1405. Same; limited effect of indefinite escalator clauses; price calculated monthly; exceptions. Notwithstanding the restriction on the operation of indefinite price escalator clauses imposed by K.S.A. 55-1404, after March 1, 1979, such indefinite price escalator clauses in gas purchase contracts subject to this act may be given effect in accordance with their terms to the […]
55-1406 Same; effect of indefinite price escalator clauses on gas produced from new wells or reservoirs and stripper wells; price calculated monthly; category determinations.
55-1406. Same; effect of indefinite price escalator clauses on gas produced from new wells or reservoirs and stripper wells; price calculated monthly; category determinations. Notwithstanding the restriction on operation of indefinite price escalator clauses in gas purchase contracts imposed by K.S.A. 55-1404 and 55-1405, after March 1, 1979, with respect to natural gas which is […]
55-1407 Recovery of production and conservation fees and taxes.
55-1407. Recovery of production and conservation fees and taxes. For purposes of this act, the price collected for the first sale of natural gas shall be permitted to exceed any maximum price established by such sections of this act, to the extent necessary to recover any production and conservation fees and taxes attributable to such […]
55-1408 Voluntary renegotiation of price provisions.
55-1408. Voluntary renegotiation of price provisions. Nothing contained in this act shall prevent or limit the voluntary renegotiation of price provisions contained in natural gas purchase contracts. History: L. 1979, ch. 171, § 8; May 29.
55-1409 Enforcement of act by commission; rules and regulations.
55-1409. Enforcement of act by commission; rules and regulations. Jurisdiction to implement and enforce the provisions of this act is hereby conferred on the commission, except that nothing in such sections of this act shall be construed to divest the district courts of Kansas of jurisdiction to determine issues relating to private contract rights. The […]
55-1410 Judicial review of commission’s actions.
55-1410. Judicial review of commission’s actions. Any action of the commission under the Kansas natural gas pricing act is subject to review by the supreme court in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. Such review shall be taken in the same manner and time as allowed by law for actions for review by the […]
55-1411 Price limitations to terminate December 31, 1984; reports by commission; end-use allocation by commission, when.
55-1411. Price limitations to terminate December 31, 1984; reports by commission; end-use allocation by commission, when. All price limitations as defined in this act shall terminate not later than December 31, 1984. The commission shall monitor and report to the legislature at the commencement of each regular session in each year this act remains in […]
55-1412 Credit of gross profits of emergency or spot sales of natural gas in interstate commerce to customers; duties of commission.
55-1412. Credit of gross profits of emergency or spot sales of natural gas in interstate commerce to customers; duties of commission. The commission by appropriate action shall prescribe a method by which the gross profits, including transportation charges, derived from sales of natural gas produced in this state and sold in interstate commerce pursuant to […]
55-1413 Certain natural gas distributors to apportion the savings accrued from the operation of this act to its customers.
55-1413. Certain natural gas distributors to apportion the savings accrued from the operation of this act to its customers. In any case where a natural gas distributor receives both intrastate and interstate natural gas for its system, the commission, by order, shall require any said distributor to apportion the amount of money saved in the […]
55-1414 Profits of pipelines from certain natural gas sales apportioned to customers.
55-1414. Profits of pipelines from certain natural gas sales apportioned to customers. Any intrastate pipeline making an intrastate sale of natural gas the purpose for which is to allow intrastate natural gas to be substituted for interstate natural gas in the compressor facilities of an interstate pipeline shall apportion the profit accrued from such sale […]
55-1415 Invalidity of part.
55-1415. Invalidity of part. If any sentence, clause, subsection, or section of this act is held unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of the act not so held unconstitutional or invalid. History: L. 1979, ch. 171, § 15; May […]
55-1424 Natural gas purchase contracts; definitions.
55-1424. Natural gas purchase contracts; definitions. For the purposes of this act, production taxes shall mean that portion of ad valorem taxes assessed upon an oil and gas leasehold estate, unit or fee, attributable to the production of natural gas, and shall mean the Kansas mineral severance tax upon production of natural gas, after allowance […]
55-1425 Same; provision preventing certain taxes from inclusion in purchase price prohibited.
55-1425. Same; provision preventing certain taxes from inclusion in purchase price prohibited. No contract for the sale or purchase of natural gas entered into after the effective date of this act shall contain any provision which prohibits or prevents production taxes from being negotiable as a consideration in the contract purchase price for such gas. […]
55-1426 Same; production taxes allowed in purchase price, when; taxes included deemed approved for purpose of purchased gas cost adjustments.
55-1426. Same; production taxes allowed in purchase price, when; taxes included deemed approved for purpose of purchased gas cost adjustments. Any contract entered into after the effective date of this act for the sale or purchase of natural gas may contain a provision which allows production taxes to be included in the contract purchase price […]
55-1427 Same; act not applicable to direct purchases for irrigation purposes.
55-1427. Same; act not applicable to direct purchases for irrigation purposes. The provisions of this act shall not apply to direct sales of natural gas by producers to users of natural gas for irrigation purposes within the state of Kansas. History: L. 1986, ch. 200, § 4; July 1.