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