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KS Stat § 19-27a23 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a23 Abnormal delinquency in payment of special assessments; levy authorized.

19-27a23. Abnormal delinquency in payment of special assessments; levy authorized. Whenever the board of county commissioners which has established a sewer district determines that because of abnormal delinquency in the payment of special assessments against property located within the district there will be insufficient revenue available to meet the present and future bond and interest maturities of bonds issued for the construction of sewers within the district, the board is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax of not to exceed 2 mills upon all of the taxable real property located within the district for the purpose of providing funds to supplement those funds received from special assessments thereby eliminating the deficiency. All moneys received from the payment of the delinquent special assessments made against property located within the sewer district shall be paid into the bond and interest fund of the district and used only for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of bonds issued for the construction of sewers in the district.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 24; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-27a24 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a24 Attachment of territory within a city to county sewer district; notice; hearing; affect on bonds previously issued; costs; charges; bonds.

19-27a24. Attachment of territory within a city to county sewer district; notice; hearing; affect on bonds previously issued; costs; charges; bonds. Upon petition of the governing body of any city, the board of county commissioners of any county may attach territory lying within and served by the sewer system of the city to an existing county sewer district. Prior to attaching the territory to a county sewer district, the board of county commissioners shall give notice of its intent to do so and of a public hearing to be held thereon. Notice of the hearing shall be given in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-27a05. After the hearing, if the board finds that it would be in the best interest of the persons residing within the territories affected by the transfer, the board may adopt a resolution providing for the attachment of the territory to the county sewer district. All bonds issued or other indebtedness incurred by the county or the city prior to the attachment of the territory shall remain the liability of and lien against the properties to which the liability attached prior to the inclusion of the territory in the county sewer district. If the board of county commissioners determines that property in either the city sewer system or the county sewer district will benefit from the use of sewer facilities constructed by the other governmental unit, notice of the determination shall be given along with the notice of the public hearing. After the determination, the board of county commissioners may levy and collect an annual charge against the property benefited, which shall be used only for the purpose of helping to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued by the other governmental unit for the purpose of constructing the sewer facilities being utilized. The cost of any further enlargements or improvements of the county sewer district shall be paid by sale of general obligation bonds of the county as provided by the general bond law and shall be assessed against all of the properties included in the county sewer district at the time of the issuance thereof.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 25; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-27a25 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a25 Additional user charge to pay cost for use of other municipality's treatment plant.

19-27a25. Additional user charge to pay cost for use of other municipality's treatment plant. Whenever the sewers of one or more sewer districts under the direction and control of any board of county commissioners drain into the treatment plant of another municipality either within or outside the state, and the municipality imposes a charge upon the sewer district for a proportionate share of the expense of operating the treatment plant, the governing body of the sewer district, by resolution, may establish an additional user charge to cover the total cost of the charge imposed upon the district.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 26; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-27a26 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a26 Districts in Sedgwick county; delegation of powers to controller.

19-27a26. Districts in Sedgwick county; delegation of powers to controller. The board of county commissioners of Sedgwick county may delegate to the county controller the responsibility of administering and coordinating the planning, development, construction and maintenance of the sewer system. The cost and expenses of the county controller for administration of any sewer project shall be included in the cost of the project and assessed against the lots and pieces of property contained within the district in which the same is located.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 27; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-27a27 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 27a - Sewer Districts|19-27a27 Existing districts to operate under 19-27a01 et seq.; exception.

19-27a27. Existing districts to operate under 19-27a01 et seq.; exception. Except as provided by K.S.A. 19-27,170 et seq., and amendments thereto, any sewer district created under the provisions of article 27 of chapter 19 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, prior to the effective date of this act shall continue in existence and shall operate under the provisions of this act.History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 28; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2802 Same; donations and bequests; regulations for supervision; board of trustees, when.

19-2802. Same; donations and bequests; regulations for supervision; board of trustees, when. The county may receive donations and bequests of either money or property, for the purposes established in K.S.A. 19-2801. The board of county commissioners shall make all regulations necessary for the supervision and conducting of said activities, and may hire such employees as may be necessary. Whenever such activities have been established as authorized under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2801 and the county commissioners, shall, by resolution, determine that it is to the best interests of the county to place the supervision of such activity under a county board of trustees, the said commissioners may appoint a board of not less than three (3) members and not more than nine (9) members, composed of persons other than the board of county commissioners, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The board so established may be vested with all of the powers theretofore vested in the county commissioners, or such supervisory powers as the commissioners may, by resolution, delegate, and the board so appointed may exercise all powers so delegated.History: L. 1929, ch. 158, § 2; L. 1959, ch. 141, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 173, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2803 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2803 Same; tax levy, use of proceeds.

19-2803. Same; tax levy, use of proceeds. The board of county commissioners is authorized to levy a tax for the creation of a fund to be used for the purposes set forth in K.S.A. 19-2801, and amendments thereto, and for the purpose of paying a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.History: L. 1929, ch. 158, § 3; L. 1951, ch. 483, § 2; L. 1959, ch. 377, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 442, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 173, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 21; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 117; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 34; May 27.
KS Stat § 19-2803a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2803a Rules and regulations by county commissioners; publication; penalties.

19-2803a. Rules and regulations by county commissioners; publication; penalties. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county or the township board of any township owning and operating a park, lake or other recreational area is hereby empowered to adopt, by resolution, reasonable rules and regulations regulating and licensing the use and enjoyment of any such facilities by the public, and for the protection and preservation of such properties. Except as provided in this section, any person violating such rules and regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100 or commitment to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days or both such fine and imprisonment. In counties where the prosecution of the violation of any such rules and regulations is conducted in accordance with the provisions of the code for the enforcement of county codes and resolutions, the penalties prescribed pursuant to such code shall apply.(b) Before any such resolution adopted pursuant to subsection (a) becomes effective, it shall be published once each week in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for three consecutive weeks. Except in Shawnee county, the substance of such rules and regulations, together with the penalty for violations thereof shall be conspicuously posted at the entrance or entrances of such facility.History: L. 1951, ch. 228, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 107, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 81, § 1; April 18.
KS Stat § 19-2803b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2803b Conveyance of certain real estate to department of wildlife, parks and tourism.

19-2803b. Conveyance of certain real estate to department of wildlife, parks and tourism. The board of commissioners of any county which has previously acquired real estate under K.S.A. 19-2801, and amendments thereto, or its predecessors, and which has not constructed and completed a lake or park facility thereon, is hereby authorized, without an election, to convey the fee simple title to such real estate to the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism by a proper deed of conveyance.History: L. 1955, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 162; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2803c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2803c Establishment and maintenance of county lake and recreational grounds; election; bonds; limitation on cost.

19-2803c. Establishment and maintenance of county lake and recreational grounds; election; bonds; limitation on cost. Any county may establish and maintain a county public lake and recreational grounds and facilities adjacent to said lake all of which shall be within said county, as hereinafter provided, and may take and acquire title to lands, including any and all rights thereon, for the purpose of establishing said lake and recreational grounds by condemnation under the provisions of the general condemnation law or by gift, devise, purchase or in any other manner or by any combination of such methods. The board of county commissioners of any county may submit the question of the establishment of such a lake and recreational grounds to the qualified electors of said county, at a general election or special election called for that purpose, or if petitioned for by not less than twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of such county, determined on the basis of the total vote cast for the office of secretary of state at the last preceding general election, said board of county commissioners shall at a general election or special election called for that purpose submit the question of the establishment of such lake and recreational grounds. The question shall be stated on the ballot in substantially the following form:"Shall ____ county establish a county lake and recreational grounds at a cost of not to exceed ____ dollars, the same to be paid by the issuance of general obligation bonds of the county?"In no case shall the cost of the real estate, establishment and original improvement of said lake and recreational grounds exceed the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), exclusive of donations and bequests. Such proposition shall be submitted to the electors in like manner as bond propositions are submitted and conducted under the general bond law.History: L. 1963, ch. 188, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2803d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2803d Same; acceptance of gifts; regulations.

19-2803d. Same; acceptance of gifts; regulations. The board of county commissioners may receive donations and bequests of either money or property for the purpose of establishing and maintaining such lake and recreational grounds. The board shall make all regulations necessary for the supervision and conduct of such lake and recreational grounds, subject to the rules and regulations of the secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism, and may employ a supervisor and such other assistants as may be necessary to properly care for and manage the same.History: L. 1963, ch. 188, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 163; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2803e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2803e Same; tax levy, use of proceeds.

19-2803e. Same; tax levy, use of proceeds. Whenever a county lake and recreational grounds shall be established under the authority of this act, the board of county commissioners of such county shall make an annual tax levy for the creation of a lake and recreational grounds fund to be used for the supervision, maintenance and improvement of the lake and recreational grounds and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.History: L. 1963, ch. 188, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 22; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 118; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 35; May 27.
KS Stat § 19-2803f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2803f Same; application of 19-2803a, 19-2803b.

19-2803f. Same; application of 19-2803a, 19-2803b. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-2803a and 19-2803b, or acts amendatory thereof, shall apply to any county lake and recreational grounds established under the authority of this act.History: L. 1963, ch. 188, § 4; June 30.
KS Stat § 19-2814 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2814 Establishment of parks and recreational grounds in certain counties.

19-2814. Establishment of parks and recreational grounds in certain counties. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than eighty thousand (80,000) nor more than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000), may establish parks and recreational grounds within such county, may purchase or acquire title to necessary lands and property by donation, devise, bequest or condemnation proceedings for the purpose of establishing a park and recreational grounds in such county.History: L. 1935, ch. 142, § 1; L. 1937, ch. 191, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 205, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 183, § 1; June 29.
KS Stat § 19-2815 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2815 Plan for improvements; engineer.

19-2815. Plan for improvements; engineer. The board of county commissioners of any county to which this act applies, upon the acquisition of lands for park and recreational grounds or entering into agreement for the purchase thereof, is empowered to adopt a plan for the improvement of same, including a lake or lakes, recreational facilities, reforestation, roads and roadways, and such other improvements as may be conducive to the recreation, convenience and comfort of the public and prior to the adoption of such plan, may employ an engineer to prepare plans and specifications for such improvements and make estimates of the cost thereof.History: L. 1935, ch. 142, § 2; March 20.
KS Stat § 19-2816 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2816 Eminent domain.

19-2816. Eminent domain. That for the purpose of acquiring the necessary lands, water and water rights and carrying out of the provisions of this act, there is hereby conferred upon the board of county commissioners of any such county, the same rights of eminent domain as are conferred by law upon cities in the acquisition of land, or water, for waterworks to be exercised as set forth in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.History: L. 1935, ch. 142, § 3; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 44; Jan. 1, 1964.
KS Stat § 19-2817 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2817 Agreement with department of wildlife, parks and tourism.

19-2817. Agreement with department of wildlife, parks and tourism. The board of county commissioners of any county to which this act applies and the secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism are each authorized and empowered to enter into an agreement to provide for the building and construction of one or more reservoirs, lakes, dams or embankments for impounding water on lands in the park and recreational grounds of any such county and to provide for the use, control and maintenance of such park and recreational grounds. Nothing in such agreement shall be construed to prohibit the secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism or the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism from the right to exercise the same functions, rights and authority as though the lands for such park and recreational grounds had been acquired for the department, and the agreement between any such county and the secretary shall expressly provide that, notwithstanding the title to such lands shall be vested in such county, all rights therein or thereon, waters and water rights, and for keeping, improving and maintaining them for the use and benefit of the department shall be unimpaired and shall likewise be public park and recreational grounds for the use and enjoyment of the public.History: L. 1935, ch. 142, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 164; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-2818 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2818 Bonds; petition; election; tax levy.

19-2818. Bonds; petition; election; tax levy. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the board of county commissioners may issue and sell the bonds of such county, in an amount not exceeding one-tenth of one percent of the total amount of assessed valuation of such county for the fiscal year next preceding the issuance of such bonds and such bonds may be issued and sold without the necessity of an election unless a petition in opposition to the issuance of such bonds without an election signed by not less than twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors in any such county shall be filed with the county clerk of the county within thirty (30) days following the passage of a resolution by the board of county commissioners declaring their intention to acquire title to lands for the purposes of park and recreational grounds, in which event it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of such county to submit the question of such bond issue to the voters at the next general election. Any bonds issued by such county under the provisions of this act shall be serial bonds, payable in not less than ten (10) equal annual installments nor more than thirty (30) equal annual installments over a period of not to exceed thirty (30) years and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009 and the board of county commissioners shall make a levy on all taxable property in such county to pay the principal and interest on the said bonds as the same become due and payable.History: L. 1935, ch. 142, § 5; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 60; L. 1978, ch. 99, § 25; April 25.
KS Stat § 19-2819 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2819 Establishment of parks and recreational grounds in certain counties.

19-2819. Establishment of parks and recreational grounds in certain counties. The board of county commissioners of any county having, or which may hereafter have a population of one hundred thirty-five thousand or more may establish parks and recreational grounds within such county, may purchase or acquire title to necessary lands and property by donation, devise, bequest or condemnation proceedings for the purpose of establishing a park and recreational grounds in such county.History: L. 1935, ch. 143, § 1; March 18.
KS Stat § 19-2820 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2820 Plan for improvements; engineer.

19-2820. Plan for improvements; engineer. The board of county commissioners of any county to which this act applies, upon the acquisition of lands for park and recreational grounds or entering into agreement for the purchase thereof, is empowered to adopt a plan for the improvement of same, including a lake or lakes, recreational facilities, reforestation, roads and roadways, and such other improvements as may be conducive to the recreation, convenience and comfort of the public and prior to the adoption of such plan, may employ an engineer to prepare plans and specifications for such improvements and make estimates of the cost thereof.History: L. 1935, ch. 143, § 2; March 18.
KS Stat § 19-2821 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 28 - Parks, Museums, Lakes And Recreational Grounds|19-2821 Eminent domain.

19-2821. Eminent domain. That for the purpose of acquiring the necessary lands, water and water rights and carrying out of the provisions of this act, there is hereby conferred upon the board of county commissioners of any such county, the same rights of eminent domain as are conferred by law upon cities in the acquisition of land, or water, for waterworks to be exercised as set forth in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.History: L. 1935, ch. 143, § 3; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 45; Jan. 1, 1964.