Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-12-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, June 13, 2024

Section 82-12-1 - Definitions

The following terms shall have the meaning set out below when applied to these regulations.

(a) "Commission" means the state corporation commission of Kansas.

(b) "Electric supply line" means any overhead or underground transmission or distribution line for electric energy transfer.

(c) "Inductive coordination" means the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of electric and communication systems methods which will prevent inductive interference.

(d) "Inductive interference" means an effect due to the inductive influence of an electric system, the inductive susceptiveness of a communication system, and the inductive coupling between the two systems of such character and magnitude as to prevent the communication system from rendering satisfactory and economical service.

(e) "Inductive susceptiveness" means those characteristics of a communication circuit with its associated apparatus which determine the extent to which its operation may be affected by inductive influence.

(f) "Overbuilding" means construction of one supply line above another supply line.

(g) "Supply line" means any overhead or underground transmission or distribution line for either telecommunication or electric energy transfer.

(h) "Telecommunication supply line" means any overhead or underground transmission or distribution line for telecommunication transfer.

(i) "Underbuilding" means construction of one supply line under another supply line.

(j) "Utility" means organizations, individuals or others whose supply line construction comes under the jurisdiction of the commission as provided in K.S.A. 66-104.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 82-12-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 66-183; effective Aug. 11, 1995.