Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1999-021 written by Carla J. Stovall and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legislature may, under Article 11, Section 1 of the Kansas Constitution, define the term "public utility" for purposes of property tax classification, as long as the legislative definition remains consistent with the commonly understood meaning of the term. Common definitions of the term "public utility" in 1985 and 1986, the years the Classification Amendment was framed and adopted, generally included characteristics such as provision of an essential service or commodity to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis and having a franchise, eminent domain powers or other ability to acquire and use private property for a public purpose. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 66-104; K.S.A. 79-5a01; Kan. Const., Art. 11, section 1; 1999 H.B. 2400, section 13; L. 1986, Ch. 371, section 1; L. 1983, Ch. 314, section 1; L. 1969, Ch. 434, section 1.