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Missouri Revised Statutes
Incorporation and Regulation of Certain Utilities and Carriers
Gas, Electric, Water, Heating and Sewer Companies
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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 procedure to be used — rulemaking authority.
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
393.410
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 — expiration date.
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
393.1075
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 — certain charges to appear on bill.
Section
393.1150
Suit or claim brought, measure of damages.
Section
393.1400
Deferral of depreciation to regulatory asset — return for qualifying electric plant recorded to plant-in-service on utility's books — definitions — regulatory asset balances — requirements — grid modernization projects — expiration date.
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, discount rate, when — requirements — expiration date.
Section
393.1650
Construction-related services, contractor qualification process — definitions — requirements — report.
Section
393.1655
Rate modifications, limitations on — 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 — retirement of coal-fixed generating assets in rate base — rulemaking authority.