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KS Stat § 19-3545 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3545 Purpose of act; purpose of districts.

19-3545. Purpose of act; purpose of districts. It is the purpose of K.S.A. 19-3545 to 19-3556, inclusive, and amendments thereto, to permit certain public agencies to make the most efficient use of their powers relating to public water supplies by enabling them to cooperate with other public agencies on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities to wholesale water to participating public agencies and to provide for the establishment for such purpose of a quasi-municipal corporation which shall be known as a public wholesale water supply district. The function of the public wholesale water supply district shall be to:(a) Secure a source of water on a scale larger than is feasible for public water supply districts, municipalities, publicly and privately owned water distribution companies, acting alone;(b) sell such water at wholesale to public water supply districts, municipalities, and publicly and privately owned water distribution companies; and(c) provide services, pursuant to contract, to participating public agencies of the district, except that, if the contract amount for such services is $10,000 or more, the district shall be authorized to provide such services only if the award of the contract is based on competitive bids.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 115, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3546 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3546 Definitions.

19-3546. Definitions. For the purposes of K.S.A. 19-3545 to 19-3556, inclusive, and amendments thereto: (a) "Public agency" shall mean: (1) Any county, township, city, town, water district or other municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state or any state adjacent to this state; or (2) any agency or instrumentality of this state or any state adjacent to this state; or (3) any agency or instrumentality of the United States.(b) "District" shall mean any public wholesale water supply district organized pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3545 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 17, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3547 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3547 Joint exercise of powers by certain public agencies; agreements among agencies, contents; submission to attorney general; filing of agreement.

19-3547. Joint exercise of powers by certain public agencies; agreements among agencies, contents; submission to attorney general; filing of agreement. (a) Any powers, privileges or authority of a public agency of this state relating to public water supplies may be exercised jointly with any other public agency. Any agency of the state government when acting jointly with any public or private agency may exercise all of the powers, privileges and authority conferred by this act upon a public agency.(b) Any public agency may enter into agreements with one or more other public agencies for the purpose of organizing a public wholesale water supply district. Appropriate action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise pursuant to law of the governing bodies of the participating public agencies shall be necessary before any such agreement may enter into force.(c) Any such agreement shall specify the following:(1) The duration;(2) the precise organization, composition and nature of the district created thereby together with the powers delegated thereto;(3) the purpose or purposes;(4) the manner of financing the district and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor;(5) the permissible methods for partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination;(6) the manner of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property of the district;(7) any other necessary and proper matters.(d) Any such agreement may be amended to include additional public agencies by consent of 2/3 of the signatories to the agreement, if no terms of agreement are changed, otherwise a new agreement with the new public agency shall be drawn.(e) Prior to taking effect, every agreement made hereunder shall be submitted to the attorney general who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state. The attorney general shall approve any agreement submitted hereunder unless the attorney general finds that it does not meet the conditions set forth herein and shall detail in writing addressed to the governing bodies of the public agencies concerned the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law. Failure to disapprove an agreement submitted hereunder within 90 days of its submission shall constitute approval thereof.(f) Prior to taking effect, an agreement made hereunder shall be filed with the register of deeds of the county or counties wherein the district is to be located and such agreement also shall be filed with the secretary of state, accompanied by a certificate from the register of deeds of each county where filed, stating that such agreement has been filed in such county.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 103, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 17, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3547a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3547a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.

19-3547a. Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts. Any land located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any land located within an industrial district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3801 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall not be included within the boundaries of any public wholesale water supply district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3545 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless the governing body of such improvement district or industrial district approves the inclusion thereof.Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing a procedure for the detachment or deannexation of land located within the boundaries of a public wholesale water supply district.History: L. 1997, ch. 143, § 9; May 8.
KS Stat § 19-3548 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3548 Furnishing of funds, personnel or services by certain public agencies; agreements between public agencies and wholesale water supply districts for purchase and sale of water; terms and conditions.

19-3548. Furnishing of funds, personnel or services by certain public agencies; agreements between public agencies and wholesale water supply districts for purchase and sale of water; terms and conditions. Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to this act may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply to the district created such personnel or services for the operation of such district as may be within its legal power to furnish. Any public agency, whether or not a party to an agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3547, and any publicly or privately owned water distribution company may enter into contracts with any district created pursuant to the public wholesale water supply district act for the purchase of water from such district or the sale of water to the district, the treatment of water by either party and/or the distribution or transmission of water by either party and any such district may enter into such contracts. Any such contract may include an agreement for the purchase of water not actually received. No such contract shall be made for a period in excess of forty (40) years, but renewal options in favor of the purchasing entity may be included therein. The obligations of any public agency under any such contract shall be payable solely from the revenues produced from such public agency's water system and shall not be payable from any funds raised by taxation.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 53, § 6; April 28.
KS Stat § 19-3549 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3549 Declaration of district organization, when; quasi-municipal corporation.

19-3549. Declaration of district organization, when; quasi-municipal corporation. Upon the approval of the attorney general and filing with the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall declare the district organized and give it the corporate name of Public Wholesale Water Supply District Number ___. Thereupon the district shall be a quasi-municipal corporation.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3550 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3550 Governing body; appointments; terms of members.

19-3550. Governing body; appointments; terms of members. The governing body of the district shall consist of: (a) At least one and not more than two members appointed by each participating public agency and each such representative's full term shall be not less than one year nor more than four years and initial terms shall be staggered in accordance with procedures set forth in the agreement provided for in K.S.A. 19-3547, and amendments thereto; or (b) not less than three persons selected by the participating public agencies and the manner of selection of such governing body and terms of office shall be set forth in the agreement provided for in K.S.A. 19-3547, and amendments thereto. The governing body of the district shall elect one of its members as president, one as treasurer, and one as secretary.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 110, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3551 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3551 Meetings of governing body; annual audit.

19-3551. Meetings of governing body; annual audit. The district shall be subject to the budget and cash basis laws of the state, and the governing body shall meet as often as the needs of the district require. The governing body shall cause to be made an annual audit of the financial records of the district, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-1117 et seq. and amendments thereto, the cost of said audit to be paid by the district.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3554 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3554 Issuance of no-fund warrants; assessments.

19-3554. Issuance of no-fund warrants; assessments. The governing body of any district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3545 et seq., and amendments thereto, may issue no-fund warrants in amounts sufficient to pay preliminary engineering, financial and legal services to determine the advisability of proceeding with the acquisition or construction of a water supply system. Such warrants shall be authorized, issued, registered and redeemed as prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto. Any surplus existing after the redemption of such warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto.The governing body of the district shall make not more than five equal annual tax levies, as determined by the state board of tax appeals, at the next succeeding tax-levying periods after such warrants are issued in an amount sufficient to pay such warrants and interest thereon.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 10; L. 1982, ch. 125, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 48; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 42; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3555 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3555 Invalidity of part.

19-3555. Invalidity of part. If any section or sections of this act be declared unconstitutional or invalid, this shall not invalidate any other section of this act.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3556 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3556 Citation of act.

19-3556. Citation of act. This act may be known and cited as the public wholesale water supply district act.History: L. 1977, ch. 353, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 36 - Fire Protection|19-3601 Fire districts; organizations; name; governing body; duties of county clerk and county treasurer; delegation.

19-3601. Fire districts; organizations; name; governing body; duties of county clerk and county treasurer; delegation. The board of county commissioners of any county of the state is hereby authorized and empowered to organize one or more fire districts in any portion of the county not within an incorporated city, and the entire county or the major portion thereof may be organized as one fire district and any city of the second and third classes may be included within such district as hereafter provided. No fire district or part of a fire district may be included within a fire district under this act, except as provided in K.S.A. 19-3611, and amendments thereto. Each such fire district shall be named and numbered by the said board in the order of their organization as "Fire District No. _____ (such number as shall be assigned), County of _____ (name of county), Kansas". In counties adjoining another state having rural fire protection districts adjacent to their county-state boundary lines, fire districts may be named and numbered by said board in the order of their organization as "Rural Fire Protection District No. _____ (such number as shall be assigned), County of _____ (name of county), Kansas."The board of county commissioners of the county shall be and constitute the governing body of each fire district within the county. The county clerk of the county shall be the secretary of said board as the governing body of each of said fire districts and shall have such other duties as county clerk as provided by this act. The county treasurer shall receive and have custody of all of the funds of each fire district and shall expend the same upon the order of the governing body of each such district as provided by law. The board of county commissioners may delegate any of the powers and duties of the county clerk and county treasurer prescribed by this section to any other person deemed qualified by the board. The board of county commissioners shall require any person to whom such powers and duties are delegated to execute a good and sufficient surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in an amount fixed by the board which shall not be less than the amount of money such person will be responsible for at any one time.History: L. 1953, ch. 161, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 171, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 75, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3601a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 36 - Fire Protection|19-3601a Same; governing body; powers.

19-3601a. Same; governing body; powers. Upon the creation of a fire district under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, the governing body shall have the authority to:(a) Enter contracts;(b) acquire and dispose of real and personal property;(c) acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, maintain and furnish buildings to house fire fighting equipment;(d) acquire, operate and maintain fire fighting equipment;(e) issue bonds as provided in this act;(f) pay compensation and salaries to fire district employees;(g) pay compensation to volunteer members of the fire district for fighting fires, responding to emergencies or attending meetings;(h) exercise eminent domain;(i) pay the operation and maintenance expenses of the fire district and any other expenses legally incurred by the fire district;(j) pay for the acquisition, installation or maintenance of one or more fire hydrants, or similar devices for fighting fires, including necessary equipment, services or supplies related thereto.The acquisition, installation and maintenance shall be subject to the mutual agreement of the governing body of the fire district and the governing body of the rural water district which owns, operates or maintains the water line on which the fire hydrant, or other similar device for fighting fires, is to be installed; and(k) do all other things necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.History: L. 1979, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1992, ch. 132, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 150, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 26, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3601b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 36 - Fire Protection|19-3601b Same; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants.

19-3601b. Same; issuance of bonds and no-fund warrants. The governing body of any fire district created under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq. shall have the authority to issue general obligation bonds under the provisions of the general bond law except that before any bonds are issued, the governing body shall publish once in a newspaper of general circulation within the district a notice of its intention to issue such bonds and stating the purpose for which such bonds are to be issued and the amount thereof. If within sixty (60) days after the date of publication of such notice, a petition signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified electors residing in such district is filed with the county election officer, no bonds shall be issued until approved by a majority of the qualified electors residing in the district voting at an election called and held therefor. At no time may the aggregate amount of outstanding bonds issued under this section exceed five percent (5%) of the assessed valuation of tangible property within the district.The governing body of any such fire district shall also have the authority to issue no-fund warrants in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 79-2940. All such warrants and interest thereon may be payable in approximately equal installments over a period of not to exceed five years from the first day of July following their issuance. The governing body shall make a levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon as may be required during the budget year.History: L. 1979, ch. 75, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3602a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 36 - Fire Protection|19-3602a Same; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.

19-3602a. Same; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts. Any land located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any land located within an industrial district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3801 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall not be included within the boundaries of any fire district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3601 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless the governing body of such improvement district or industrial district approves the inclusion thereof.Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing a procedure for the detachment or deannexation of land located within the boundaries of a fire district.History: L. 1997, ch. 143, § 17; May 8.
KS Stat § 19-3603 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 36 - Fire Protection|19-3603 Same; petition; contents; resolution; adoption and publication, when.

19-3603. Same; petition; contents; resolution; adoption and publication, when. The board of county commissioners shall consider the advisability of organizing any fire district or districts within the county upon the filing of a petition with the county clerk, signed by the residents of the county owning more than sixty percent (60%) of the area of the lands situated within the boundaries of the proposed district. Each such petition shall describe the boundaries of any proposed district as provided in K.S.A. 19-3602 and shall be accompanied by an outline map showing the proposed district and the tracts thereof held by the signers of said petition. Each signer shall, after his name, enter the place of his residence with respect to some city or township within the county, the legal description of his land within the proposed district and his supposed estate therein and if a corporation, the name and home office of the corporation and the title of the officers signing the petition. The board of county commissioners shall determine the sufficiency of any such petition by reference to the records of the county pertaining to any interest in real property. If any such petition shall be found sufficient, said board may adopt and publish a resolution organizing and naming said district and declaring the boundaries thereof as provided in K.S.A. 19-3602: Provided, That nothing herein shall deny the authority of the board to organize a fire district under K.S.A. 19-3602.History: L. 1953, ch. 161, § 3; April 13.
KS Stat § 19-3604 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 36 - Fire Protection|19-3604 Same; disorganization or alteration of district; inclusion of new lands; procedures.

19-3604. Same; disorganization or alteration of district; inclusion of new lands; procedures. (a) Any fire district may be disorganized by the board of county commissioners at any time after four years from the date of the publication of the final resolution for the first organization of such district upon a petition to the board and the making of an order in like manner as in the case of organizing any fire district under K.S.A. 19-3603, and amendments thereto.(b) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the territory of any organized fire district may be subsequently altered by the inclusion of new lands or by the exclusion of lands therein upon a petition to the board of county commissioners signed by the owners of at least 10% of the area of the lands sought to be included or excluded, which petition shall conform, as near as may be possible, to the petition required for the organization of a fire district. If the board of county commissioners finds the petition is sufficient, the board may adopt and publish a resolution attaching or detaching the lands described in the petition to or from the fire district. The resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the lands are located. Such publication shall include a map showing the territory of the district and the lands proposed to be attached to or detached therefrom. If within 30 days after the last publication of the resolution and map, a petition protesting the inclusion or detachment of such lands, signed by the owners, whether residents of the county or not, of more than 19% of the area of the lands sought to be included in or excluded from the fire district is filed with the county clerk, the resolution shall have no force or effect. If such a protest petition shall not be filed within such time, the resolution shall become final, and the lands shall thereupon be deemed attached to or detached from the fire district. In any case where lands are included in or excluded from a fire district as provided herein, the board shall declare the new boundary of the district by the adoption and publication of a resolution in like manner as the boundaries were declared at the time of the original organization thereof.History: L. 1953, ch. 161, § 4; L. 1957, ch. 193, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 96, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 16; May 15.