An  Act concerning the state corporation commission; relating to certain fees; amending

K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 66-1a01 and repealing the existing section.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 66-1a01 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 66-1a01. (a) The state corporation commission shall charge and
collect fees for the purposes and in the amounts as prescribed in this
section. Such fees shall be paid to the state corporation commission at
the time of filing the original papers or application in the case.

      (b)  (1) For the purposes of certificates issued under K.S.A. 66-125,
and amendments thereto, to authorize the issuance of stock, bonds or
other evidences of indebtedness, except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph (1), the commission shall charge and collect an application fee
of $10 to accompany each application and processing fees which shall be
set by rules and regulations adopted by the commission and shall reflect
the costs incurred by the commission to process such application.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (1), when-
ever an application is made for a certificate to authorize the issuance of
stocks, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness and the federal inter-
state commerce commission has authorized the issuance of the same issue
of such stocks, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, the commission
shall charge and collect an application fee of $10 to accompany each
application and a processing fee of $25 which shall be paid on or before
issuance of such certificate.

      (2) Whenever an application is made for a certificate of convenience
and authority to provide interexchange telecommunications services or
competitive local exchange carrier services, the commission shall charge
and collect an application fee of $250 which shall accompany the appli-
cation.

      (2) (3) With regard to the regulation of motor carriers, the commis-
sion shall charge and collect fees in accordance with the following sched-
ule:

      (3) (4) The commission shall charge a fee for copies, other than mim-
eographed or printed copies, of applications, orders, certificates, sched-
ules and duplicate motor-carrier equipment identification cards and a fee
for copies of passenger or property motor common carrier lists, both fees
in amounts approved by the director of accounts and reports under K.S.A.
45-219, and amendments thereto.

      (c) There is hereby created in the state treasury the public service
regulation fund. The commission shall remit all moneys received by or
for it in payment of the fees imposed for certificates authorizing the is-
suance of stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness under para-
graph (1) of subsection (b) to the state treasurer daily. Upon the receipt
of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire
amount thereof in the state treasury and the entire amount thereof shall
be credited to the public service regulation fund. All expenditures from
the public service regulation fund shall be made in accordance with ap-
propriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports
issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the state
corporation commission or by a person or persons designated by such
chairperson.

      (d) There is hereby created in the state treasury the motor carrier
license fees fund. The commission shall remit all moneys received by or
for it in payment of the fees imposed for regulation of motor carriers
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) to the state treasurer daily.
Upon the receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit
the entire amount thereof in the state treasury and the entire amount
thereof shall be credited to the motor carrier license fees fund. All ex-
penditures from the motor carrier license fees fund shall be made in
accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of ac-
counts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chair-
person of the state corporation commission or by a person or persons
designated by such chairperson.
 
Sec.  2. K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 66-1a01 is hereby repealed.

 Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
HOUSE, and passed that body

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Passed the SENATE ______________________________

APPROVED ______________________________