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KS Stat § 82a-2204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2204 Same; governing body; membership; terms; powers and duties.

82a-2204. Same; governing body; membership; terms; powers and duties. (a) The governing board of the horsethief reservoir benefit district shall consist of eight members, as follows:(1) Four members to be appointed one each by the board of county commissioners of the four counties in the district;(2) one member to be appointed one each by the governing body of the cities of Dodge City and Garden City;(3) one member appointed by the Pawnee watershed district; and(4) the secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism or the secretary's designee.(b) The member appointed by the Pawnee watershed district shall serve as chairperson of the governing board.(c) The board shall meet upon call of the chairperson as necessary to carry out its duties under this act.(d) The initial appointment for the members appointed by Finney and Gray counties and Dodge City shall be for a term of one year. The initial appointment for the members appointed by Ford and Hodgeman counties, Garden City and the Pawnee watershed district shall be for a term of two years. For each subsequent appointment, each appointed member of the board shall be appointed for a term of two years. Each member shall continue in such position until a successor is appointed and qualified. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board, a successor shall be selected to fill such vacancy in the same manner as and for the unexpired term of the member such person is succeeding.(e) The governing body shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Authority to impose a district wide sales tax pursuant to the provisions of this act;(2) authority to issue bonds pursuant to the provisions of this act; and(3) authority to manage recreational facilities within the district.(f) The governing body shall provide that any fee schedule imposed for users of recreational facilities within the district may be set at a reduced rate or schedule for residents of any county which is a part of the district.History: L. 2004, ch. 65, § 4; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 137; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2206 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2206 Same; suit to set aside creation of district, limitation.

82a-2206. Same; suit to set aside creation of district, limitation. No suit to set aside the creation of the district, the authorization or funding of the project or the horsethief reservoir benefit district sales tax shall be brought after the expiration of 30 days from the date of certification of canvass of the votes at an election which authorizes the imposition of a horsethief reservoir benefit district sales tax.History: L. 2004, ch. 65, § 6; Apr. 15.
KS Stat § 82a-2207 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2207 Same; payment of costs of project.

82a-2207. Same; payment of costs of project. The costs of the project shall be paid from all or any of the following sources: (a) The revenue received from the horsethief reservoir benefit district sales tax authorized by this act;(b) the proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to this act; and(c) any other funds made available to the district, including funds appropriated by the state or the Pawnee watershed district.History: L. 2004, ch. 65, § 7; Apr. 15.
KS Stat § 82a-2208 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2208 Same; fund created by district.

82a-2208. Same; fund created by district. A fund shall be created by the district for the project and identified by a suitable title. The proceeds from the sale of bonds and any other moneys appropriated by the governing board for such purpose shall be credited to such fund. Such fund shall be used solely to pay the costs of the project. Upon payment of the principal and interest on the bonds, if any, the governing board shall have authority to spend any moneys remaining in the fund for the purpose of management and operation of the project.History: L. 2004, ch. 65, § 8; Apr. 15.
KS Stat § 82a-2209 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2209 Same; issuance of bonds by districts; characteristics; procedures.

82a-2209. Same; issuance of bonds by districts; characteristics; procedures. (a) The district may issue bonds in one or more series to finance the undertaking of the project in accordance with the provisions of this act. Such bonds shall be made payable, both as to principal and interest solely from a pledge of the sources of funds described in K.S.A. 82a-2205, and amendments thereto. The district may pledge such revenue to the repayment of such bonds prior to, simultaneously with or subsequent to the issuance of such bonds.(b) Bonds issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be general obligations of the district, give rise to a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, or be payable out of any funds or properties other than any of those set forth in subsection (a) and such bonds shall so state on their face.(c) Bonds issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall be special obligations of the district and are declared to be negotiable instruments. Such bonds shall be executed by the authorized representatives of the district and sealed with the corporate seal of the district. All details pertaining to the issuance of the bonds and terms and conditions thereof shall be determined by resolution of the district. The provisions of K.S.A. 10-106, and amendments thereto, requiring a public sale of bonds shall not apply to bonds issued under this act. All bonds issued pursuant to this act and all income or interest therefrom shall be exempt from all state taxes. Such bonds shall contain none of the recitals set forth in K.S.A. 10-112, and amendments thereto. Such bonds shall contain the following recitals: The authority under which such bonds are issued; that such bonds are in conformity with the provisions, restrictions and limitations thereof; and that such bonds and the interest thereon are to be paid from the money and revenue received as provided in subsection (a).(d) Any district issuing bonds under the provisions of this act may refund all or part of such issue pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-116a, and amendments thereto.(e) Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not subject to any statutory limitation of bonded indebtedness imposed on such district.History: L. 2004, ch. 65, § 9; L. 2010, ch. 44, § 39; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2210 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2210 Same; reports by secretary of revenue; responsibilities of bond trustee, escrow or paying agent.

82a-2210. Same; reports by secretary of revenue; responsibilities of bond trustee, escrow or paying agent. The secretary of revenue, in connection with the horsethief reservoir benefit district for which sales tax revenues are pledged or otherwise intended to be used in whole or in part for the payment of bonds issued to finance project costs in such district for which a horsethief reservoir benefit district sales tax has been imposed, shall provide reports identifying each retailer having a place of business in such district setting forth the tax liability and the amount of such tax remitted by each retailer during the preceding month and identifying each business location maintained by the retailer within the district. Such report shall be made available to the bond trustee, escrow agent or paying agent for such bonds within a reasonable time after it has been requested from the director of taxation. The bond trustee, escrow agent or paying agent shall keep such retailers' district sales tax returns and the information contained therein confidential, but may use such information for purposes of allocating and depositing such district sales tax revenues in connection with the bonds used to finance the costs of the project in the district. Except as otherwise provided, the sales tax returns received by the bond trustee, escrow agent or paying agent shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-3614, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2004, ch. 65, § 10; Apr. 15.
KS Stat § 82a-2211 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2211 Same; qualified sunset.

82a-2211. Same; qualified sunset. If the horsethief reservoir benefit district sales tax authorized pursuant to this act is not imposed by December 31, 2008, the provisions of this act shall expire.History: L. 2004, ch. 65, § 11; Apr. 15.
KS Stat § 82a-2212 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 22 - Horsethief Reservoir Benefit District.|82a-2212 Same; law enforcement officers.

82a-2212. Same; law enforcement officers. (a) The governing board of the horsethief reservoir benefit district is authorized to appoint a law enforcement manager and law enforcement officers to serve under the command of the law enforcement manager.(b) Those employees of the horsethief reservoir benefit district that are appointed as law enforcement officers must meet the requirements of the Kansas law enforcement training act, K.S.A. 74-5601 through 74-5623, and amendments thereto.(c) A law enforcement officer appointed under this section shall possess and exercise all general law enforcement powers, rights, privileges, protections and immunities in all counties where any horsethief reservoir benefit district property is located, as provided in K.S.A. 22-2401a, and amendments thereto. A law enforcement officer may book an arrested person at the jail in the jurisdiction of the arrest. Such law enforcement officer shall complete any required reports, arrest affidavits and other documents associated with the arrest. These reports shall be kept on file with the office of the law enforcement manager, unless a memorandum of agreement with a local law enforcement agency specifies otherwise.(d) While on duty, law enforcement officers appointed under this section shall wear and publicly display a badge of office and a uniform. No such badge shall be required to be worn by any plain clothes investigator or department administrator, but any such officer shall present proper credentials and identification when required in the performance of such officer's duties.History: L. 2010, ch. 42, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2301 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2301 Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program; definitions.

82a-2301. Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 82a-2301 through 82a-2324, and amendments thereto, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) "Access water" means water stored in water supply access storage of a reservoir under a water reservation right and provided as supplemental water to eligible water right holders.(b) "Chief engineer" means the chief engineer of the Kansas department of agriculture, division of water resources.(c) "District" means the lower smoky hill water supply access district.(d) "Eligible water right holder" means a person holding a water right or permit, pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-701 et seq., and amendments thereto, to appropriate surface water from the program area for municipal, industrial, irrigation or recreation purposes as determined by the Kansas water office. Eligible water right holders for irrigation purposes shall be limited to the lower smoky hill river special irrigation district.(e) "Landowner" means a person who is the record owner of any real estate within the boundaries of the district or who has an interest therein as contract purchaser of 40 or more contiguous acres in the district not within the corporate limits of any municipality. Owners of oil leases, gas leases, mineral rights, easements, or mortgages shall not be considered landowners by reason of such ownership.(f) "Member" means an eligible water right holder who participates in and is subject to the rules and regulations of a water supply access district.(g) "Person" means any natural person, private corporation, municipality or other public corporation.(h) "Program" means the lower smoky hill water supply access program.(i) "Program area" means the area of the smoky hill river below the kanopolis reservoir dam to the confluence of the smoky hill and saline rivers.(j) "Special irrigation district" means the lower smoky hill water supply special irrigation district.(k) "Water supply access storage" means water held by the Kansas water office in kanopolis reservoir under contract with the United States army corps of engineers and so designated by the Kansas water office as water supply access storage for the purposes of the lower smoky hill water supply access program.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2302 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2302 Same; program established; powers of Kansas Water Office.

82a-2302. Same; program established; powers of Kansas Water Office. There is hereby established the lower smoky hill water supply access program within the Kansas water office. The Kansas water office, with approval of the Kansas water authority, may negotiate and enter into contracts for water supply access storage to be used for the purposes of this act. The water office may designate all or any portion of such water so held in the kanopolis reservoir to water supply access storage to meet the needs of the district.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2303 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2303 Same; access fund.

82a-2303. Same; access fund. There is hereby established in the state treasury the lower smoky hill water supply access fund which shall be administered by the Kansas water office. All expenditures from the lower smoky hill water supply access fund shall be for the purposes of this act. All expenditures from the lower smoky hill water supply access fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of the Kansas water office or the director's designee. All moneys received for the purposes of this act shall be deposited in the state treasury in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, and shall be credited to the lower smoky hill water supply access fund. The director of the Kansas water office may accept or receive moneys from the district into the lower smoky hill water supply access fund.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2304 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2304 Same; authorization of district; members; incorporating governing body.

82a-2304. Same; authorization of district; members; incorporating governing body. (a) There is hereby authorized the lower smoky hill water supply access district.(b) Upon receipt of an application for membership within the district, the director of the Kansas water office may determine the need to create an incorporating governing body for the district, and upon such determination, shall certify to the secretary of state and the members of the district that such district is eligible for formation and should be incorporated. The notice of certification should fix a date, time and place for an organizational meeting of such district.(c) The members of the district shall meet on the date and time set by such director to form the incorporating governing body of such district.(d) The incorporating governing body, if created, shall consist of five directors. Eligible water rights holders, or their representatives, who apply for membership, shall be the incorporating entities and shall determine the articles of incorporation. Such articles of incorporation shall provide the board of directors of the lower smoky hill water supply access district so formed, shall have an odd number of directors and shall include a provision that no less than one representative of the lower smoky hill special irrigation district serve as a member of the lower smoky hill water supply access district board, if such special irrigation district is formed under the provisions of this act. Upon incorporation of the district, such incorporating governing body shall dissolve and shall be replaced by the governing body as determined by the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the district.(e) The directors of the incorporating governing body shall elect an incorporating chairperson. The chairperson, on behalf of the incorporating governing body, shall attest to all documents necessary for incorporation of the district by the secretary of state and for the business of the district. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of incorporation for the district, which shall be filed of record in the office of the register of deeds of each county in which all or a portion of the district lies.(f) Upon recordation of such certificate of incorporation, the district shall be authorized to function in accordance with the provision of this act and its certificate of incorporation. No action attacking the legal incorporation of any district organized under this section shall be maintained unless filed within 30 days after the issuance of such certificate of incorporation for such district by the secretary of state, nor shall the alleged illegality of the incorporation of any such district be interposed as a defense to any action brought after such time.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2305 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2305 Same; membership eligibility.

82a-2305. Same; membership eligibility. (a) A prospective member may join the district if the prospective member:(1) Applies to the Kansas water office for water supply access storage, for the purposes of this act; and(2) has or applies for a water right eligible for membership under this act.(b) Prospective members may be approved for membership by the director of the Kansas water office, after consultation with the chief engineer, if the director finds that:(1) The proposed membership is in the public interest or has a public benefit sufficient for membership;(2) there is adequate water supply access storage to meet the additional demand; and(3) such other issues as may be determined by such director have been resolved.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2306 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2306 Same; board of directors.

82a-2306. Same; board of directors. All powers granted to the district shall be exercised by the board of directors. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority of those directors present and voting shall determine all actions taken by the governing body.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2307 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2307 Same; election of directors.

82a-2307. Same; election of directors. After the initial meeting to elect the governing body, an annual meeting shall be held to elect such directors whose terms shall expire, to render a report on the financial condition and activities of the district and to adopt a budget in the manner provided by K.S.A. 79-2925 et seq., and amendments thereto. Notice of the annual meeting shall be given to all members of the district by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 10 days prior to the date of the annual meeting.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2308 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2308 Same; board of directors; meetings.

82a-2308. Same; board of directors; meetings. (a) Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held no less than quarterly at a place, day and time established by the board of directors. Notice of such meetings shall be given to all members of the district by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least five days prior to the date of such meetings.(b) Special meetings may be held at any time on the call of the chairperson of the district governing body. Notice shall be provided to each director at least one day prior to the time fixed for such special meeting. The notice of any special meeting may be accomplished by any means calculated to provide adequate notice to each director.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2309 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2309 Same; powers of district.

82a-2309. Same; powers of district. The district incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be a body politic and corporate and shall have the power to:(a) Adopt a seal;(b) sue and be sued by its corporate name;(c) purchase, hold, sell and convey land and personal property and to execute such contracts as the board of directors deems necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purpose for which it was organized;(d) employ such professional, technical and clerical services and other assistance as deemed necessary by the board of directors;(e) acquire personal property by gift or purchase;(f) impose charges as provided by this act;(g) select a residence or home office for the district, which shall be at a place in a county in which the district or any part thereof is located and may be either within or without the program area as may be designated by the board of directors; and(h) take any other action necessary to achieve the purposes of the district.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2311 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2311 Same; negotiation of contracts.

82a-2311. Same; negotiation of contracts. If any member of the district requests an opportunity to renegotiate any existing contracts for the purchase of water supply, as described in K.S.A. 82a-1301 et seq., and amendments thereto, the Kansas water authority and the Kansas water office shall conduct such negotiations on a timely basis and on the provisions for which negotiations are requested.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-2312 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 23 - Lower Smoky Hill Water Supply Access Program|82a-2312 Same; releases of water.

82a-2312. Same; releases of water. (a) The chief engineer shall protect releases of water from the kanopolis reservoir for water supply access storage as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the releases made pursuant to this act and for the benefit of the district members for whom such releases are made.(b) The Kansas water office shall communicate to the chief engineer the date and quantity of such release, the district member or members for whom such release is made and such other information as the chief engineer may request to insure protection of the release.History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 12; July 1.