42-355. Appeal to state board, hearings; commission to fix rates for water from irrigation company. Whenever the purchasers of water from any irrigation company considers the rate of charges of such company for the use of water to be unreasonable, extortionate, or unjust, such purchasers may appeal such rate of charge to the state corporation commission. If the state corporation commission considers such complaint just, such commission shall proceed to notify the irrigation company and the complainants that 30 days from date of such notice they will, conduct a hearing thereon in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act at the county seat within the county from which the complaint came. If the state corporation commission shall decide that such rates are extortionate and unjust, the commission shall fix a rate of compensation for the use of water, which rate shall be binding upon the irrigation company for one year from the service of such decision, and until the further order of such commission therein.

History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 6, § 1; R.S. 1923, 42-355; L. 1988, ch. 356, § 137; July 1, 1989.