Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 393 - Gas, Electric, Water, Heating and Sewer Companies
Section 393.755 - Bonds may be repurchased.

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXV - Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 393 - Gas, Electric, Water, Heating and Sewer Companies

Section 393.010 - Corporations supplying gas, electricity or water — powers.

Section 393.015 - Sewer company may contract with water company to terminate water services for nonpayment of sewer bill — procedure — immunity — costs, reimbursement.

Section 393.016 - Termination of water service for nonpayment of sewer bill, when — immunity from civil liability — procedure to establish agreement, contents of agreement — exceptions.

Section 393.020 - Authorizing laying of underground water mains — power of eminent domain.

Section 393.025 - Sewer corporation may exercise eminent domain, how — sewer lines along or across public roads, how built and maintained — consent of municipality required, when.

Section 393.030 - Right to take water from nonnavigable stream and erect dam — purposes for which company may condemn land.

Section 393.040 - Filing of petition, issuance of summons, and notice of hearing — notice by publication, when.

Section 393.050 - Court shall appoint three commissioners to assess damages — payment of damages.

Section 393.060 - Number of owners may be joined in one petition.

Section 393.070 - Clerk of court shall give notice of petitions.

Section 393.080 - Cost of proceeding — how paid.

Section 393.090 - Corporation not authorized to enter or appropriate certain buildings.

Section 393.100 - Concerning the appropriation of property held by another corporation.

Section 393.105 - Rules against restraints on alienation and against perpetuities not to apply, when.

Section 393.106 - Definitions — electric power suppliers exclusive right to serve structures, exception — change of suppliers, procedure — purchase of auxillary power — permanent service supplied to nonrural area, when.

Section 393.108 - Hot weather rule, discontinuance of service prohibited, when.

Section 393.110 - Application of sections 393.110 to 393.285 — public service commission not to have jurisdiction over certain electrical corporations.

Section 393.120 - Definition of terms.

Section 393.130 - Safe and adequate service — charges — certain home rule cities, interest accrual, when.

Section 393.135 - Charges based on nonoperational property of electrical corporation prohibited.

Section 393.136 - Retroactive operation prohibited.

Section 393.137 - Electrical corporation rate adjustment, one time — definitions — when, how calculated — alternative deferral, when, how calculated.

Section 393.140 - General powers of commission in respect to gas, water, electricity and sewer services.

Section 393.145 - Certain utility may be placed under control of receiver — commission determination, procedure — appointment of receiver, bond.

Section 393.146 - Acquisition of small water or sewer corporation by capable public utility, when — definitions — alternatives to be discussed, factors to consider — price for acquisition, how determined — plan for improvements required — rate case p...

Section 393.147 - Loan programs, certain sewer and water corporations — authorized when, how.

Section 393.150 - Commission may fix rates after hearing — stay increase — burden of proof.

Section 393.152 - Delinquency in payment, deposit or guarantee to continue service prohibited, when — inapplicability.

Section 393.155 - Electric corporation's rates, increase in, phase-in of, when, how — powers of commission.

Section 393.160 - Inspection of gas, water and electric meters.

Section 393.170 - Approval of incorporation and franchises — certificate.

Section 393.175 - Designation as sole regional or watershed supplier, application — preferences — pricing of services.

Section 393.180 - Right to issue stocks, bonds, notes subject to regulation.

Section 393.190 - Transfer of franchise or property to be approved, procedure — impact of transfer on local tax revenues, information on to be furnished, to whom, procedure.

Section 393.200 - Approval of issues of stocks, bonds and other forms of indebtedness.

Section 393.210 - Certificate of commission to be recorded — stock dividend prohibited.

Section 393.220 - Account for disposition of proceeds — issue void, when, exception — penalties — state not liable.

Section 393.230 - Power of commission to ascertain valuation of property of gas, electrical, water and sewer corporations.

Section 393.240 - Power of commission to require depreciation account of gas, electrical, water and sewer corporations.

Section 393.250 - Reorganizations of gas, electrical, water and sewer corporations.

Section 393.260 - Complaints as to quality and price of gas, water, electricity and sewer service — investigation by commission — form of complaints.

Section 393.270 - Notice and hearing — order fixing price of gas, water, electricity or sewer service, or requiring improvement.

Section 393.275 - Commission to notify cities and counties of tariff increases, when, contents of notice — reduction of license tax, when — exception, procedure — to maintain.

Section 393.280 - Defense in case of excessive charges for gas, water, electricity or sewer service.

Section 393.290 - Powers of commission relating to other utilities made applicable to heating companies.

Section 393.291 - Steam heating companies, may file under small company rate procedures, when.

Section 393.292 - Nuclear power plant decommissioning, expense of, rate increase allowed, when, how.

Section 393.297 - Purpose of sections 393.298 to 393.302.

Section 393.298 - Definitions.

Section 393.299 - Provision of energy services, limitations, exceptions — agreements with commission to pay business license taxes — nonseverability clause.

Section 393.300 - Customer bills in Braille or bold-faced type on request.

Section 393.301 - Challenging the validity of an agreement, notification — invalidity of section 393.299, effect.

Section 393.302 - Tax on energy consumption, ordinance imposing tax, ballot measure required.

Section 393.310 - Certain gas corporations to file set of experimental tariffs with PSC, minimum requirements — extension of tariffs.

Section 393.320 - Acquisition of small water utilities, establishment of ratemaking rate base, procedure.

Section 393.355 - Special rate for electrical corporations authorized, when — net margin tracking mechanism — lower rate for facility, when, duration.

Section 393.356 - No modification or elimination of special rate under section 393.355.

Section 393.358 - Planned infrastructure projects, qualification process for contractors — definitions — requirements — report to general assembly.

Section 393.400 - Regulatory asset or liability accounts — corporations to defer portion of local property taxes to account, how calculated — rate base adjustment, when.

Section 393.410 - Definitions.

Section 393.420 - Acquisition of right to use storage reservoir under publicly owned lands.

Section 393.430 - Gas storage company may exercise eminent domain — purposes — procedure.

Section 393.440 - Powers not to be exercised until approved by public service commission.

Section 393.450 - Buildings not to be condemned.

Section 393.460 - Strata and formations not subject to condemnation.

Section 393.470 - Limitation on condemnation of property held for public uses.

Section 393.480 - Law not to restrict other powers of eminent domain.

Section 393.490 - Rights of owner of land in condemned strata.

Section 393.500 - Gas in underground storage personal property.

Section 393.510 - Limitations to begin, when — cause deemed to accrue, when.

Section 393.550 - Definitions.

Section 393.553 - Written demand, notice, contents, refusal of access deemed denial of access, when.

Section 393.555 - Denial of access, filing of affidavit, contents — initial access order, procedure, becomes final order of access, when.

Section 393.557 - Final order of access, exception — bond, amount — hearing.

Section 393.559 - Access, with sheriff, expenses of sheriff.

Section 393.561 - Damages awarded to utility customer, when — costs, court to determine who pays.

Section 393.563 - Other rights of access, not affected.

Section 393.565 - Appeals, customer must give bond.

Section 393.700 - Short title.

Section 393.705 - Definitions.

Section 393.710 - Municipalities, public water supply districts and sewer districts may form commission — purposes — contents of contract — board of directors.

Section 393.715 - Powers of commission — purchase of private water utility serving outside municipal limits, effect — successorship, continued and new service authorized, when.

Section 393.720 - Commissions to be bodies public and corporate.

Section 393.725 - Bonds issued to be revenue bonds only — form of bonds.

Section 393.730 - Requirements of resolution authorizing bonds.

Section 393.735 - Additional security for bonds issued may be given, how.

Section 393.740 - Certain taxes applicable.

Section 393.745 - Refunding bonds may be issued.

Section 393.750 - Bonds legal investments for enumerated purposes.

Section 393.755 - Bonds may be repurchased.

Section 393.760 - Election on issuance of bonds — required actions — notice — conduct of election — form of ballot — alternative voting procedures.

Section 393.770 - Purchase agreements authorized — terms — not to constitute debt.

Section 393.825 - Nonprofit sewer companies, who may organize — articles of incorporation, contents, submission to secretary of state.

Section 393.827 - Conversion of wastewater disposal or treatment corporation to nonprofit sewer company, requirements for conversion — term "articles of incorporation" includes articles of conversion.

Section 393.829 - Powers.

Section 393.831 - Articles of incorporation, amendment requirements.

Section 393.833 - Principal office, change of, procedure.

Section 393.835 - Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution — filing — duties of secretary of state.

Section 393.837 - Securities law of Missouri not to apply, when.

Section 393.839 - Membership — meetings, annual, special — quorum — voting.

Section 393.841 - Voting districts may be provided, when, procedure.

Section 393.843 - Board of directors, powers and duties.

Section 393.845 - Officers, annual election, removal from office — employees and agents.

Section 393.847 - Department of natural resources, jurisdiction, supervision, powers and duties — public service commission jurisdiction, limitations.

Section 393.849 - Excess revenues.

Section 393.851 - Prepayment of debt not prohibited.

Section 393.853 - Voluntary dissolution, articles, contents, submission to secretary of state.

Section 393.855 - Voluntary dissolution, procedure for winding up affairs.

Section 393.857 - Construction of laws relating to nonprofit sewer companies.

Section 393.861 - Private property of members exempt from execution for debts of company.

Section 393.900 - Nonprofit water companies may be organized — articles of incorporation.

Section 393.903 - Corporations may convert to nonprofit water companies, how.

Section 393.906 - Powers and duties.

Section 393.909 - May amend articles of incorporation, how.

Section 393.912 - Change of principal office, how.

Section 393.915 - Certain articles to be filed with secretary of state and shall take effect upon being filed by secretary of state.

Section 393.918 - Securities law not to apply, when.

Section 393.921 - Members must use services of nonprofit water company if available — membership not transferable, exception — meetings, how called, notice, procedure.

Section 393.924 - Company territory may be divided into voting districts.

Section 393.927 - Board of directors, powers, duties, number, terms of office, procedure.

Section 393.930 - Officers, qualifications, powers and duties, terms of office.

Section 393.933 - Compliance with department of natural resources and other laws — public service commission not to have jurisdiction.

Section 393.936 - Revenues to be distributed, when.

Section 393.939 - Prepayment of indebtedness permitted.

Section 393.942 - Voluntary dissolution before commencing operations.

Section 393.945 - Voluntary dissolution and windup of affairs after commencing operations.

Section 393.948 - Nonprofit water company law construed liberally, may elect to follow certain corporate laws in articles of incorporation.

Section 393.951 - Private property of members exempt from execution — members not liable for debts of company.

Section 393.954 - Claims against insured nonprofit water company after dissolution, procedure.

Section 393.1000 - Definitions.

Section 393.1003 - Rate schedules, procedures to establish or change (St. Louis County).

Section 393.1006 - Documentation to be submitted — notice to be published — examination of proposal — authorization of commission, when — pretax revenues, factors to be considered — revised rate schedule, filed when — rulemaking authority.

Section 393.1009 - Definitions.

Section 393.1012 - Rate schedules, procedures to establish or change — prequalification process, requirements — report to general assembly.

Section 393.1015 - Documentation to be submitted — notice to be published — examination of proposal — authorization by commission, when — pretax revenues, factors to be considered — revised rate schedule, filed when — rulemaking authority — expiratio...

Section 393.1020 - Citation of law.

Section 393.1025 - Definitions.

Section 393.1030 - Electric utilities, portfolio requirements — tracking requirements — rebate offers — certification of electricity generated — rulemaking authority.

Section 393.1040 - Encouragement of reduced consumption, objective of act.

Section 393.1045 - Cap on increase in retail charges based on renewable mandates.

Section 393.1050 - Electrical corporations achieving certain level of renewable energy technology nameplate capacity exempt from certain fees and rebates.

Section 393.1072 - Task force established — members, duties — report, contents — meetings — expiration.

Section 393.1075 - Citation of law — definitions — policy to value demand-side investments equal to traditional investments — development of cost recovery mechanisms — costs not to be assigned to customers, when — rulemaking authority — annual report...

Section 393.1150 - Suit or claim brought, measure of damages.

Section 393.1400 - Deferral of depreciation to regulatory asset — definitions — return for qualifying electric plant recorded to plant-in-service on utility's books — regulatory asset balances — requirements — grid modernization projects — expiration...

Section 393.1500 - Citation of law.

Section 393.1503 - Definitions.

Section 393.1506 - Establishment of or change to WSIRA for recovery of appropriate pretax revenues, when, procedure.

Section 393.1509 - Filing of WSIRA petition, procedure — pretax revenues, considerations — calculation of WSIRA — revised schedule, when — commission authority — expiration date.

Section 393.1610 - Small scale and private innovative technology investments — definitions.

Section 393.1620 - Average and excess method, allocation of costs — limitation on commission consideration for general rates — expiration date.

Section 393.1640 - Growth project, discounts, when — requirements — discounts expire, when.

Section 393.1650 - Construction-related services, contractor qualification process — definitions — requirements — report.

Section 393.1655 - Rate modifications, limitations on — definitions.

Section 393.1656 - Electric corporation base rates — regulatory asset balance inclusion, impact cap, effect on — excess amount not included in rate base — definitions.

Section 393.1665 - Utility-owned solar facilities in Missouri, investment in, when — expiration date.

Section 393.1670 - Solar rebates, amount — limitations — recovery of costs — rulemaking authority — definitions — expiration date.

Section 393.1675 - Nonseverability clause.

Section 393.1700 - Securitized utility tariff bonds, financing order for energy transition costs — definitions — petition, contents, procedure — order issued, contents — requirements — severability clause.

Section 393.1705 - Replacement resources investment — petition, approval, amount — base determination — deferrals — petition procedure.

Section 393.1715 - Retirement of generating facilities, ratemaking principles and treatment as applied to base rates, retirement date, useful life, and depreciation — procedure — monitoring — coal-fixed generating assets in rate base — rulemaking aut...