HB2040

Extends the time for the Kansas Corporation Commission to make a final order on electric transmission line siting applications.

This bill amends the Kansas Statutes to extend the time frame within which the Kansas Corporation Commission must issue a final order on applications for electric transmission line siting permits. The commission must now issue a final order within 180 days after the application is filed, up from the previous 120 days. The bill also repeals the existing section and specifies that the commission may conduct public hearings and evidentiary hearings as appropriate.