74-624. Corporation commission successor to certain property and records; transfer of funds and appropriations. The state corporation commission shall succeed to all property and records of the Kansas department of health and environment which were used for, or pertained to, the performance of the powers, duties and functions transferred pursuant to K.S.A. 74-623 through 74-628, and amendments thereto. On July 1, 1995, the balance of all funds appropriated and reappropriated to the department of health and environment for the activities of the department of health and environment relating to the protection of surface water and groundwater from pollution by oil and gas activities, which activities shall include all practices involved in the exploration for oil and gas and the drilling, production, lease storage, treatment, abandonment and postabandonment of oil and gas wells and salt water disposal or injection wells are hereby transferred to the state corporation commission and shall be used only for the purposes for which the appropriation was originally made. Any conflict as to the proper disposition of such property or records or the unexpended balances of any appropriation or reappropriation arising under this section shall be resolved by the governor, and the decision of the governor shall be final.
History: L. 1986, ch. 201, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 204, § 15; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities
Article 6 - State Corporation Commission
74-601a Public service commission abolished.
74-601c Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction under 55-601 to 55-609 conferred.
74-602 Powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction conferred upon commission.
74-605a Same; oaths of members.
74-607 Same; records; seal; copies as evidence.
74-615 State corporation commission; director of transportation division in unclassified service.
74-616 State corporation commission; powers and duties relating to energy resources.
74-617 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds; energy grants management fund created.
74-619 Proclamation of state of disaster emergency by governor when demand exceeds energy supply.
74-620 Same; system of priorities for energy resource allocation; rules and regulations.
74-621 Same; unlawful acts, penalty.
74-625 Liability for compensation and salaries transferred to commission.
74-626 Conflicts to be resolved by the governor.
74-627 Civil and criminal proceedings shall not abate.
74-628 Transfer of certain officers and employees.
74-630 Appointment of certain commission officers in unclassified service.
74-631 Appointment of other commission employment in classified service.
74-633 Representative to regional transmission organization, authority.