Session of 1998
                   
SENATE BILL No. 502
         
By Committee on Utilities
         
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            9             AN ACT concerning retail electric bills to consumers; providing for dis-
10             closure of certain components.
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12       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
13           Section 1. (a) As used in this section:
14           (1) ``Commission'' means the state corporation commission.
15           (2) ``Competitive transition charges'' means any charges authorized
16       by law to be assessed to retail electric consumers to recover costs, liabil-
17       ities and investments that an electric public utility, electric cooperative
18       or municipal electric utility would reasonably expect to recover under the
19       existing regulatory structure but that would not otherwise be recovered
20       as a result of implementation of competition in retail sales of generation
21       service.
22           (3) ``Distribution services'' means services provided from the point
23       where electricity enters the distribution system to the point at which the
24       electricity is delivered to consumers.
25           (4) ``Generation services'' means provision of electricity and capacity
26       to generate electricity but does not include transmission or distribution
27       services.
28           (5) ``Electric cooperative'' means an electric cooperative public utility
29       that is not subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.
30           (6) ``Electric public utility'' means an electric public utility, as defined
31       by K.S.A. 66-101a and amendments thereto, that is subject to the juris-
32       diction of the commission.
33           (7) ``Transmission services'' means services provided from the point
34       where electricity is generated to the point at which the electricity enters
35       the distribution system.
36           (8) ``Universal service charges'' means any charges authorized by law
37       to be assessed to retail electric consumers to recover costs of public ben-
38       efits related to provision of electricity.
39           (b) Before January 1, 1999, the commission shall adopt rules and
40       regulations requiring that, on and after January 1, 2000, an electric public
41       utility's retail electric bills to consumers shall disclose the components
42       specified by subsection (d) and such other components as the commission
43       determines will adequately inform consumers.

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  1           (c) On and after January 1, 2000:
  2           (1) An electric cooperative public utility's retail electric bills to con-
  3       sumers shall disclose the components specified by subsection (d) and such
  4       additional components as the cooperative determines will adequately in-
  5       form consumers; and
  6           (2) a municipal electric utility's retail electric bills to consumers shall
  7       disclose the components specified by subsection (d), the component at-
  8       tributable to budgeted transfers to the city general fund and such addi-
  9       tional components as the governing body of the municipality determines
10       will adequately inform consumers.
11           (d) The following components are required to be disclosed pursuant
12       to subsections (b) and (c):
13           (1) Generation service charges;
14           (2) distribution service charges;
15           (3) transmission service charges;
16           (4) competitive transition charges, if any;
17           (5) universal service charges, if any;
18           (6) transactional taxes relating to the sale or furnishing of electricity
19       at retail; and
20           (7) the portion of the bill attributable to other taxes included in rates.
21           Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
22       publication in the statute book.
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