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KS Stat § 82a-1304 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1304 Same; "water reservation rights"; procedure for acquiring; notice, content; acceptance; filing, perfection of rights.

82a-1304. Same; "water reservation rights"; procedure for acquiring; notice, content; acceptance; filing, perfection of rights. The director, on behalf of the state, shall acquire a water reservation right by filing with the chief engineer a written notice which shall include the following:(a) The name of the stream on which the reservoir is located;(b) the reservoir on which a water reservation right is sought;(c) the legal description of the point of diversion for the reservoir;(d) the storage space in the reservoir for supply or for water quality described in terms of elevation and design capacity;(e) for a water reservation right for waters flowing into the conservation storage water supply capacity of any reservoir, hydrologic calculations for a drought having a 2% chance of occurrence in any one year with the reservoir in operation, specifying the rate of flow of streams into the reservoir and the volume of waters impounded in the reservoir that will be necessary to insure a yield of water from the reservoir for beneficial use;(f) for a water reservation right for waters flowing into the conservation storage water quality capacity of any reservoir, information on rates of flow into the reservoir; and(g) such other information which the chief engineer may request in carrying out provisions of this act.Upon receiving any such filing, the chief engineer shall transmit to the director and the chairperson of the authority written acceptance thereof, or inform the director in writing that the notice does not comply with the above requirements in one or more ways, all of which shall be specified. Thereupon, the director shall modify the written notice as may be appropriate and return the notice to the chief engineer. When the written notice complies with the requirements of this section the chief engineer shall transmit to the director and the chairperson of the authority written acceptance thereof. Upon receipt of the written acceptance of the chief engineer as provided in this section, the director shall file, as other instruments affecting real estate, copies of the accepted written notice in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties wherein the point of diversion for the reservoir is located; and such water reservation right shall thereby be perfected as of the date of original filing.Nothing in this section shall require the director to acquire an appropriation right, or approval of the chief engineer, under article 7 of chapter 82a of Kansas Statutes Annotated.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 4; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 394, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1307 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1307 Same; contracts for withdrawal and use; effective date; filing of contract with secretary of state and legislature; disapproval and revocation by legislature.

82a-1307. Same; contracts for withdrawal and use; effective date; filing of contract with secretary of state and legislature; disapproval and revocation by legislature. On or before the 30th calendar day of each regular legislative session, the director shall transmit to the house of representatives and the senate of this state, and to the secretary of state, copies of each contract made and executed under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, since the 30th day of the regular legislative session occurring most recently prior to such transmission. Such contract copies transmitted to the secretary of state shall be and remain filed in the office of the secretary of state from the date transmitted until the end of the fifth year following the end of the term thereof, and during such time shall be available for public inspection during regular business hours. At any time after the 30th calendar day of the regular legislative session when a contract is transmitted as provided in this section, the legislature may disapprove and revoke such contract by adoption of a concurrent resolution so providing. No contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, shall be subject to revocation by the legislature after the 90th calendar day of such regular legislative session. Any annual installment or other amount due prior to legislative revocation shall be a valid obligation and shall be paid, but no annual installment or other amount due after legislative revocation shall be valid.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 7; L. 1976, ch. 441, § 4; L. 1982, ch. 438, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 396, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1309 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1309 Same; meters, gauges or other measuring devices; director, authority.

82a-1309. Same; meters, gauges or other measuring devices; director, authority. The director may require any person withdrawing water pursuant to a contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, to install meters, gauges or other measuring devices in accordance with specifications of the director. The director or the director's agents may read any such device at any time, and may require any such person to report the readings of any such device at reasonable intervals. The director may test any such device at any time or require any such person to test the device as such director specifies and make a report thereof to the director. All such devices shall be maintained in good order. The director may require any such person to make specified repairs or maintenance to the device or replace the same as may be reasonable.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 9; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 8; March 17.
KS Stat § 82a-1310a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1310a Same; application to enter into contract, contents.

82a-1310a. Same; application to enter into contract, contents. Any person desiring to enter into a contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, shall file an application therefor with the director. Such application shall be in such form and contain such information as the director requires.History: L. 1983, ch. 343, § 9; L. 1986, ch. 396, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1312 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1312 Same; contracts filed with chief engineer.

82a-1312. Same; contracts filed with chief engineer. A copy of every contract entered into under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, shall be filed with the chief engineer by the person who is to receive water under the contract.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 12; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 11; March 17.
KS Stat § 82a-1313 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1313 Same; withdrawal of water under contract; exercise and protection of rights.

82a-1313. Same; withdrawal of water under contract; exercise and protection of rights. Persons having contracts under K.S.A. 82a-1305 for withdrawal of water may use waters withdrawn thereunder as provided in such contract without obtaining a permit or water right under article 7 of chapter 82a of Kansas Statutes Annotated. Such persons shall be entitled to the same protection of their rights under such contracts as the owner of any other vested property interest (including vested rights, appropriation rights and approved applications for permits to appropriate water) is entitled to receive. No person shall be entitled to any waters withdrawn under this act from the conservation storage water supply of any reservoir except in accordance with a contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 13; March 22.
KS Stat § 82a-1314 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1314 Same; request for withdrawal of water; release of water; conduct and withdrawal of water.

82a-1314. Same; request for withdrawal of water; release of water; conduct and withdrawal of water. Whenever a person, who has a contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, wishes to make a withdrawal of water, such person shall so advise the director as provided in the contract. Whenever the bed of a watercourse is to be used to carry waters so released, the director shall inform the chief engineer who shall, upon four working days' notice, protect any such release. The director shall request the authorities in charge of the operation of the reservoir to make an appropriate release of water. The person for whom waters are released may conduct such waters into and along any watercourse and may withdraw or redivert the same at points specified in such person's contract, without regard to holders of water rights to the waters of the watercourse, due allowance being made for seepage and evaporation. The provisions of K.S.A. 82a-706b to 82a-706e, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall apply to water so released. In addition to such authority and duties, the chief engineer shall protect and shall have authority to enter into agreements necessary to protect any release of water.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 14; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 12; L. 1984, ch. 382, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 396, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1315a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1315a Same; payment of charges; disposition of revenue.

82a-1315a. Same; payment of charges; disposition of revenue. Amounts charged pursuant to contracts entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, and all other amounts charged pursuant to this act shall be paid to the director. Upon receipt, the director shall remit the entire amount to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer, except as provided in K.S.A. 82a-1315b, and amendments thereto, shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the water marketing fund.History: L. 1983, ch. 343, § 13; L. 1991, ch. 290, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 476; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1315c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1315c Water marketing fund created; purposes for which moneys may be expended from fund.

82a-1315c. Water marketing fund created; purposes for which moneys may be expended from fund. (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the water marketing fund. The director of the Kansas water office may accept or receive moneys from any source, governmental or private, for the purposes for which expenditures may be made from the water marketing fund. The director shall remit all moneys so received to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the water marketing fund.(b) Moneys credited to the water marketing fund shall be used for the following purposes:(1) Payment to the federal government of annual capital costs associated with water supply storage space in reservoirs under the state water plan storage act;(2) repayment to the state general fund for moneys advanced to make annual capital cost payments for water supply storage space in reservoirs under the state water plan storage act;(3) payment to the federal government of annual operation, maintenance and repair costs associated with the water supply storage space under the state water plan storage act;(4) payment of administration and enforcement costs of the state associated with the state water plan storage act;(5) an annual set-aside to a reserve account which is hereby created as part of this fund of an amount specified by the director of the Kansas water office but not more than 1¢ per 1,000 gallons of water sold, such reserve to be used to meet any shortfall in revenue or unusual expenses relating to operation, maintenance and repair costs; and(6) deposit of receipts as required under K.S.A. 82a-1315b, and amendments thereto.(c) All expenditures from the water marketing fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of the Kansas water office or by a person designated by the director.History: L. 1991, ch. 290, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 478; L. 2005, ch. 180, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1316 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1316 Same; approval of assignment, sale or transfer of contract or interest required; amendment or revocation of contract.

82a-1316. Same; approval of assignment, sale or transfer of contract or interest required; amendment or revocation of contract. No assignment, sale, conveyance or transfer of all or any part of a contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, or of interest thereunder, or of interest therein shall be valid unless and until the same is approved by the authority under such reasonable terms and conditions as it may impose. Any contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, may be amended or nullified by written agreement of the parties thereto made and recorded as provided in this act for original contracts under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, but no such amendment shall change any rate specified in the original contract in accordance with either paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 82a-1306, and amendments thereto.Every such contract amendment shall be transmitted as provided in K.S.A. 82a-1307, and amendments thereto for original contracts, and shall be subject to revocation as provided in K.S.A. 82a-1307, and amendments thereto. Whenever a contract amendment is so revoked, the contract to which the amendment applied shall remain valid and unchanged, as though such amendment had never been agreed upon.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 16; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 15; March 17.
KS Stat § 82a-1317 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1317 Same; failure to make payment for water; interest on overdue payment.

82a-1317. Same; failure to make payment for water; interest on overdue payment. If any person financially obligated under a contract made under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, should fail to make any of the payments when due, then the overdue payments shall bear interest compounded annually at the rate equal to the average rate of interest per annum earned in the preceding calendar year on repurchase agreements of less than 30 days' duration entered into by the pooled money investment board until paid. This provision shall not be construed as giving the person an option of either making payments when due or paying interest nor shall it be construed as waiving any of the rights of the authority or the state of Kansas that might result from any default by the person.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 17; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 16; L. 1984, ch. 382, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 396, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1318 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1318 Same; enforcement of claim or right or provisions of act or rules and regulations; authority of authority; attorney general, duties.

82a-1318. Same; enforcement of claim or right or provisions of act or rules and regulations; authority of authority; attorney general, duties. The authority may sue in its own name, or may authorize suit to be brought by an authorized representative in the name of the authority, to enforce any claim or right arising out of any contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, any provision of this act or any rule and regulation adopted under this act. The authority may be sued and may defend any action brought against it arising out of any contract under K.S.A. 82a-1305, and amendments thereto. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize any suit against the authority or any member thereof, or any officer or employee of the state or of the authority, on an implied contract, or for negligence or any other tort. The attorney general, or any attorney designated by the attorney general, shall represent the authority in all litigation.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 18; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 17; March 17.
KS Stat § 82a-1319 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1319 Same; rules and regulations.

82a-1319. Same; rules and regulations. The director may adopt, subject to approval of the authority, rules and regulations for the administration and carrying out the purposes of this act.History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 19; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 18; March 17.
KS Stat § 82a-1320 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1320 Citation of act.

82a-1320. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state water plan storage act."History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 20; March 22.
KS Stat § 82a-1330 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1330 Water assurance program; citation of act.

82a-1330. Water assurance program; citation of act. This act shall be known as and may be cited as the water assurance program act.History: L. 1986, ch. 391, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1331 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1331 Same; definitions.

82a-1331. Same; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) "Assurance storage" means that part of the conservation storage water supply capacity of any reservoir devoted to the storage water for the water assurance program;(b) "assurance water" means water stored in assurance storage of a reservoir under a water reservation right and provided as supplemental water to eligible water right holders;(c) "water assurance district" means an organization of eligible water right holders;(d) "assurance reservoir" means any reservoir containing assurance storage;(e) "eligible water right holder" means any entity holding a water right or permit, pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-701 et seq., and amendments thereto, to appropriate water from a stream or water from the alluvium of the stream downstream from an assurance reservoir for municipal or industrial purposes as determined by the chief engineer pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-1333; and(f) "member" means an eligible water right holder who, because of a determination of benefit by the chief engineer, is required to participate in and is subject to the rules of a water assurance district. An eligible water right holder who withdraws water from the alluvium of a stream supplemented by an assurance reservoir shall be a member if the chief engineer determines there is a significant benefit to such holder from supplementing the stream by assurance reservoir releases.History: L. 1986, ch. 391, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1332 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1332 Same; negotiation by Kansas water office for water assurance storage in federal reservoirs.

82a-1332. Same; negotiation by Kansas water office for water assurance storage in federal reservoirs. The Kansas water office, with advice from basin advisory committees, eligible water right holders and the chief engineer and with approval of the Kansas water authority, may negotiate and enter into contracts for assurance storage from federal reservoirs to be used for water assurance.History: L. 1986, ch. 391, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1333 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1333 Same; prerequisites to organization of water assurance district; duties of chief engineer.

82a-1333. Same; prerequisites to organization of water assurance district; duties of chief engineer. Before a water assurance district is organized, and upon the request of the Kansas water office, the chief engineer shall determine the eligible water rights of the proposed district. In determining whether a water right may benefit, the chief engineer shall consider the following factors:(a) The annual quantity and rate of diversion authorized by the water right and the frequency and the distribution of such use with time;(b) the consumptive use, location and source of the water right; and(c) such other factors as may be necessary to fully determine and understand the degree of such benefits.History: L. 1986, ch. 391, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1334 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1334 Same; participation mandatory in program, when.

82a-1334. Same; participation mandatory in program, when. If a water assurance district is organized, participation in the water assurance program shall be mandatory for each eligible water right holder below an assurance reservoir if the chief engineer determines that such holder may be benefited by releases of assurance water from an assurance reservoir.History: L. 1986, ch. 391, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-1336 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 13 - Water Storage|82a-1336 Same; petition requirements for organization of water assurance districts; duties of secretary of state.

82a-1336. Same; petition requirements for organization of water assurance districts; duties of secretary of state. A copy of the petition, required by K.S.A. 82a-1335, setting forth the text of the petition in full, shall be circulated among the eligible water right holders of the proposed district. A duplicate original or a photographic copy of the original petition, with copies of all signature sheets attached thereto, shall be furnished to the county clerk of each county wherein lies a part of the proposed district. All counterparts shall be filed with the secretary of state at the same time and shall be received and treated by the secretary as a single petition. The secretary of state shall determine the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition on the basis of the information as to the number and qualification of signers as shown by the verified enumeration filed with the petition. The secretary of state shall endorse the findings and the date thereof on the face of the petition, and shall notify in writing, the person designated in the petition as the acting chairperson of the steering committee of the findings.History: L. 1986, ch. 391, § 7; July 1.