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KS Stat § 74-99b12 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b12 Exemptions from taxation.

74-99b12. Exemptions from taxation. The authority shall be exempt from any real and personal property taxes upon any property of the authority acquired and used for its public purposes, and from any taxes or assessments upon any projects or upon any operations of the authority or the income therefrom, and from any taxes or assessments upon any project or any property or local obligation acquired or used by the authority under the provisions of this act or upon the income therefrom. Purchases by the authority to be used for its public purposes shall not be subject to sales or use tax under K.S.A. 79-3601 et seq., K.S.A. 79-3701 et seq. and subsection (b) of K.S.A. 79-3606 et seq., and amendments thereto. The exemptions hereby granted shall not extend to persons or entities conducting business on the authority's property for which payment of state and local taxes would otherwise be required.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b13 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b13 Application of Kansas tort claims act.

74-99b13. Application of Kansas tort claims act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the authority, its officers, directors, employees and agents shall be subject to and covered by the Kansas tort claims act K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b14 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b14 Preemptive authority of act.

74-99b14. Preemptive authority of act. Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, specific or local, the provisions of this act shall be controlling.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b15 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b15 Actions requiring prior legislative approval.

74-99b15. Actions requiring prior legislative approval. Nothing in this act should be construed as allowing the board to sell the authority or substantially all of the assets of the authority, or to merge the authority with another institution, without prior legislative authorization by statute. This authorization may be provided by the state finance council acting on this matter which is hereby characterized as a matter of legislative delegation and subject to the guidelines prescribed in K.S.A. 75-3711c(c), and amendments thereto, except that such approval also may be given while the legislature is in session.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 15; L. 2016, ch. 89, § 6; May 19.
KS Stat § 74-99b17 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b17 Affiliation with KPERS; adoption of retirement plan, death, disability benefits.

74-99b17. Affiliation with KPERS; adoption of retirement plan, death, disability benefits. The authority may, at the election of the board, affiliate with the Kansas public employees retirement system with respect to any or all employees employed by the authority on or after the effective date of this act, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4910, and amendments thereto. The authority may, at the election of the board, adopt, in accordance with requirements of the federal internal revenue code, a retirement plan or plans sponsored by the authority with respect to employees employed by the authority on or after the effective date of this act. The authority may, at the discretion of the board, provide death and disability benefits as provided in K.S.A. 74-4927a and 74-4927g, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b18 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b18 Companies receiving authority financing; repayment required, when.

74-99b18. Companies receiving authority financing; repayment required, when. Each bioscience company or qualified company receiving grants, awards, tax credits or any other financial assistance, including financing for any bioscience development project, under the provisions of the bioscience authority act, the emerging industry investment act, the bioscience development financing act, the tax investment incentive act, the bioscience research and development voucher program act, or the bioscience research matching funds act, shall repay such financial assistance to the authority, in the amount determined by the authority, if such bioscience company or qualified company relocates operations, in which the authority invested, outside Kansas within 10 years after receiving such financial assistance. Each such bioscience company or qualified company shall enter into a repayment agreement with the authority specifying the terms of such repayment obligation.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 52; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b19 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b19 Exemption from statutory provisions.

74-99b19. Exemption from statutory provisions. The authority is exempt from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1675 through 12-1677, 45-401 through 45-413, 75-2925 through 75-2975, 75-3701 through 75-37,119, 75-4363, 75-4701 through 75-4744, and 77-501 through 77-550 and 75-4362, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 54; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b20 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b20 Severability.

74-99b20. Severability. If any provision of this act, or the acts contained in this act, or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act, or the acts contained in this act, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act, and the acts contained in this act, are severable.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 50; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b31 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b31 Citation of act.

74-99b31. Citation of act. K.S.A. 74-99b31 to 74-99b35, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the emerging industry investment act.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 18; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b32 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b32 Purpose.

74-99b32. Purpose. The purpose of the emerging industry investment act is to foster the growth of the bioscience in Kansas, to make Kansas a national leader in bioscience, and to make Kansas a desirable location for bioscience entities to locate and grow. In so doing, the emerging industry investment act will foster employment, encourage research and development, investment in real property and improvements, investment in equipment and supplies, the employment of eminent scholars and rising star scholars by the state universities and the Kansas bioscience authority, or both, and will lead to bioscience discoveries and products.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 19; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b35 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b35 Income tax credit and sales tax exemption cost effectiveness; annual report to legislature.

74-99b35. Income tax credit and sales tax exemption cost effectiveness; annual report to legislature. On and after January 1, 2006, it shall be the duty of the department of revenue to prepare an annual report evaluating the cost effectiveness of the various income tax credits and sales tax exemptions enacted to encourage economic development within this state and submit the same to the standing committees on taxation and economic development of the house and assessment and taxation and commerce of the senate at the beginning of each regular session of the legislature.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 22; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b41 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b41 Citation of act.

74-99b41. Citation of act. K.S.A. 74-99b41 to 74-99b45, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the bioscience development financing act.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b42 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b42 Purpose.

74-99b42. Purpose. The purpose of the bioscience development financing act is to foster the growth of bioscience in Kansas, to make Kansas a national leader in bioscience, and to make Kansas a desirable location for bioscience entities to locate and grow. In so doing, the Kansas bioscience development financing act will foster employment, encourage research and development, investment in real property and improvements, investment in equipment and supplies and lead to bioscience discoveries and products.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 24; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b44 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b44 Bioscience development bond fund; distributions.

74-99b44. Bioscience development bond fund; distributions. (a) The bioscience development bond fund is hereby created. The bioscience development bond fund shall not be a part of the state treasury and the funds in the bioscience development bond fund shall belong exclusively to the authority. A separate account within the bioscience development bond fund will be created for each bioscience development district created pursuant to this act and subaccounts may be created for each bioscience development project or portion thereof.(b) Distributions from a bioscience development bond fund shall be used to pay the bioscience development project costs undertaken in a bioscience development district, including principal and interest on special obligation bonds or other obligations issued by the Kansas development finance authority to finance, in whole or in part, a bioscience development.(c) The state treasurer shall credit all revenue collected or received from a bioscience development district as certified by the secretary of revenue to that bioscience development district's account in the bioscience development bond fund. On or before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the bioscience development bond fund interest earnings based on:(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the bioscience development bond fund for the preceding month; and(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.(d) At the direction of the authority, the fund may be held in the custody of and invested by the department of administration or the state treasurer provided that the bioscience development bond fund shall at all times be accounted for separate and apart from all other funds of the authority and the state.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 29; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b45 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b45 Same; ad valorem taxes paid into fund.

74-99b45. Same; ad valorem taxes paid into fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is hereby stated that it is an object of all ad valorem taxes levied by or for the benefit of any city or county on taxable tangible real property located within any bioscience development district created pursuant to this act, that such taxes may be applied and allocated to and when collected paid into the bioscience development bond fund pursuant to the procedures and limitations of this act to pay the cost of a bioscience development project, including principal and interest on special obligation bonds issued to finance, in whole or in part, such bioscience development project.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 30; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b51 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b51 Citation of act.

74-99b51. Citation of act. K.S.A. 74-99b51 to 74-99b53, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the bioscience tax investment incentive act.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 31; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b52 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b52 Purpose.

74-99b52. Purpose. The purpose of the bioscience tax investment incentive act is to make Kansas the most desirable state in which to conduct the business of bioscience. The bioscience tax investment incentive act will incentivize individuals and organizations engaged in the business of bioscience to locate and grow in the state in order to make Kansas a national leader in bioscience, create new jobs, foster economic growth, advance scientific knowledge and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the state. The bioscience tax investment incentive act promotes private research and development, investment in real property and improvements, and investment in equipment and supplies to enhance bioscience research and commercialization of bioscience products and technologies in the state.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 32; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b53 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b53 Net operating loss reimbursement program.

74-99b53. Net operating loss reimbursement program. (a) For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2004, any bioscience company as defined in K.S.A. 74-99b33, and amendments thereto, may be allowed a payment from the bioscience authority not to exceed 50% of such bioscience company's Kansas net operating loss incurred during the claimed taxable year.(b) In no event shall the total amount of payments authorized and made by the bioscience authority pursuant to subsection (a) exceed $1,000,000 for any one fiscal year.(c) The department of revenue shall annually certify to the bioscience authority any bioscience company claiming the payment, the amount of Kansas net operating loss claimed and the payment due to the bioscience company. The bioscience authority may thereafter make the payment to the bioscience company.(d) The secretary of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 33; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b61 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b61 Citation of act.

74-99b61. Citation of act. K.S.A. 74-99b61 to 74-99b68, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the bioscience research and development voucher program act.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 34; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b62 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b62 Purpose.

74-99b62. Purpose. The bioscience research and development voucher program act will incentivize individuals and organizations engaged in the business of bioscience to locate and grow in the state in order to make Kansas a national leader in bioscience, advance scientific knowledge, promote research and development, and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the state.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 35; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b63 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b63 Definitions.

74-99b63. Definitions. As used in the bioscience research and development voucher program act, and amendments thereto, the following words and phrases have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the content:(a) "Authority" means the Kansas bioscience authority as created by K.S.A. 74-99b04, and amendments thereto.(b) "Bioscience" means, without limitation, the use of compositions, methods and organisms in cellular and molecular research, development and manufacturing processes for such diverse areas as pharmaceuticals, medical therapeutics, medical diagnostics, medical devices, medical instruments, biochemistry, microbiology, veterinary medicine, plant biology, agriculture, industrial, environmental and homeland security applications of bioscience and future developments in the biosciences. Bioscience includes biotechnology and life sciences.(c) "Bioscience research" means any investigation for the advancement of scientific or technological knowledge of bioscience and any activity that seeks to utilize, synthesize, or apply existing knowledge, information or resources to the resolution of a specific problem, question or issue of bioscience.(d) "Bioscience research institutions" means all universities and colleges located in the state of Kansas conducting bioscience research.(e) "Biotechnology" means, without limitation, those fields focusing on technological developments in such areas as molecular biology, genetic engineering, genomics, proteomics, physiomics, nanotechnology, biodefense, biocomputing, bioinformatics and future developments associated with biotechnology.(f) "Life sciences" means the areas of medical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, biological sciences, zoology, botany, horticulture, ecology, toxicology, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, physiology and any future advances associated with life sciences.(g) "Qualified company" means a Kansas company conducting bioscience research and development that may be granted a funding voucher.(h) "State" means the state of Kansas.(i) "This act" means the bioscience research and development voucher program act.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 36; L. 2011, ch. 104, § 40; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b64 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b64 Bioscience research and development voucher fund established; receipts; balance not subject to appropriation.

74-99b64. Bioscience research and development voucher fund established; receipts; balance not subject to appropriation. (a) There is established and created in the state treasury a fund entitled the bioscience research and development voucher fund for the purpose of enabling Kansas companies conducting bioscience research and development to undertake bioscience research and development work in the state in partnership with bioscience research institutions.(b) The bioscience research and development voucher fund may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, revolving funds and any other public or private funds.(c) Moneys deposited in the bioscience research and development voucher fund shall be disbursed by the state treasurer with the consent of the chairperson of the authority.(d) Any unallocated or unencumbered balances in the bioscience research and development voucher fund shall not be subject to appropriation and shall be invested in the bioscience authority, and any income earned from the investments along with the unallotted or unencumbered balances in the bioscience research and development voucher fund shall not lapse, and shall be made available solely for the purposes and benefits of the bioscience research and development voucher program act.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 37; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b65 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b65 Bioscience research and development voucher program; establishment; purpose.

74-99b65. Bioscience research and development voucher program; establishment; purpose. (a) There is created and established under the authority a bioscience research and development voucher program to provide vouchers to Kansas companies conducting bioscience research and development to undertake bioscience research and development work in partnership with bioscience research institutions.(b) The purpose of the bioscience research and development voucher program is to:(1) Accelerate the transfer of bioscience knowledge and technological innovation, improve economic competitiveness and stimulate economic growth in Kansas companies conducting bioscience research and development;(2) support bioscience research and development activities in order to develop commercial products, processes or services;(3) stimulate bioscience enterprises within the state; and(4) encourage partnerships and collaborative bioscience projects between private enterprises, Kansas companies conducting bioscience research and development and bioscience research institutions.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 38; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-99b66 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 99b - Bioscience Authority|74-99b66 Qualified companies; application review; criteria.

74-99b66. Qualified companies; application review; criteria. (a) The authority shall review applications and to certify whether an applicant is a qualified company.(b) The authority shall develop application criteria and an application process subject to the following limitations. The proposed bioscience research and development project must be likely to:(1) Produce a measurable result and be technically sound;(2) lead to innovative technology or new knowledge;(3) lead to commercially successful products, processes or services;(4) stimulate economic growth; or(5) enhance employment opportunities within the state.(c) As part of the application process, the applicant shall provide the following information to the authority:(1) Verification that the applicant is a Kansas company conducting bioscience research and development;(2) a technical research plan that is sufficient for outside expert review;(3) a detailed financial analysis that includes the commitment of resources by the applicant and others;(4) sufficient detail concerning proposed project partners, type and amount of work to be performed by each partner and expected product or service with estimated costs to be reflected in the negotiated contract or agreement; and(5) a statement of the economic development potential of the project.(d) Before providing the qualified company with a certificate authorizing voucher funding from the authority, the authority may negotiate with the qualified company the ownership of patents, copyrights, trademarks, proprietary technology and any other intellectual property rights, royalties and equity relating to the bioscience research and development project on behalf of the research and development voucher fund for the purpose of reinvesting and sustaining a continuous fund to carry out the provisions of this act.History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 39; L. 2011, ch. 104, § 41; July 1.