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KS Stat § 12-17,172 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,172 Acquisition of property; eminent domain, procedure; sale or lease to developer; use only for specific STAR bond project; transfer by developer of unused property.

12-17,172. Acquisition of property; eminent domain, procedure; sale or lease to developer; use only for specific STAR bond project; transfer by developer of unused property. (a) Any city or county which has adopted a STAR bond project plan in accordance with the provisions of this act may purchase or otherwise acquire real property in connection with such project plan. Upon a 2/3 vote of the members of the governing body thereof, a city or county may acquire by condemnation any interest in real property, including a fee simple title thereto, which it deems necessary for or in connection with any project plan of an area located within the project district; however, eminent domain may be used only as authorized by K.S.A. 26-501b, and amendments thereto.Any such city or county may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by K.S.A. 26-501 et seq., and amendments thereto. In addition to any compensation or damages allowed under the eminent domain procedure act, such city or county shall also provide for the payment of relocation assistance as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,173, and amendments thereto.(b) Any real property acquired by a city or county under the provisions of K.S.A. 26-501 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be sold, transferred or leased to a developer, in accordance with the STAR bond project plan and under such other conditions as may be agreed upon. Any real property acquired pursuant to this section that is sold, transferred or leased to a project developer for a specific project shall be sold, transferred or leased to such developer on the condition that such property shall be used only for that specific approved project. If the developer does not utilize the entire tract of the real property acquired pursuant to this section that is sold, transferred or leased in accordance with the STAR bond project plan, that portion of property not used shall not be sold, transferred or leased by the developer to another developer party, but shall be deeded back to the city or county. If the developer paid the city or county for the land, a percentage of the original purchase price paid to the city or county which represents the percentage of the entire tract being deeded back to the city or county shall be reimbursed to the developer upon the deeding of the property back to the city or county.(c) Any transfer by the project developer of real property acquired pursuant to this section shall be valid only if approved by a 2/3 majority vote of the members of the governing body of this city or county.History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-17,173 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,173 Relocation assistance plan.

12-17,173. Relocation assistance plan. Before any STAR bond project shall be initiated, a relocation assistance plan shall be approved by the governing body of the city or county proposing to undertake the project. Such relocation assistance plan shall:(a) Provide for relocation payments to be made to persons, families and businesses who move from real property located in the STAR bond project district, or who move personal property from real property located in the STAR bond project district as a result of the acquisition of the real property by the city or county in carrying out the provisions of this act. With respect to any STAR bond project such payments shall not be less than $500;(b) provide that no persons or families residing in the STAR bond project district shall be displaced unless and until there is a suitable housing unit available and ready for occupancy by such displaced person or family at rents within their ability to pay. Such housing units shall be suitable to the needs of such displaced persons or families and must be a decent, safe, sanitary and otherwise standard dwelling; and(c) provide for the payment of any damages sustained by a retailer, as defined by K.S.A. 79-3702, and amendments thereto, by reason of the liquidation of inventories necessitated by relocation from the STAR bond project district.History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-17,174 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,174 Excise tax returns to be furnished upon request by municipality; secretary to determine satisfaction of bond debt.

12-17,174. Excise tax returns to be furnished upon request by municipality; secretary to determine satisfaction of bond debt. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, copies of all retailers' sales, use and transient guest tax returns filed with the secretary of revenue in connection with a STAR bond project area or STAR bond project, for which sales, use and transient guest 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 STAR bond project area, shall be provided by the secretary of revenue to the bond trustee, escrow agent or paying agent for such bonds upon the written request of the city or county within 15 days of receipt by the secretary of revenue. The bond trustee, escrow agent or paying agent shall keep such retailers' sales, use and transient guest tax returns and the information contained therein confidential, but may use such information for purposes of allocating and depositing such sales, use and transient guest tax revenues in connection with the bonds used to finance project costs in such STAR bond project area. Except as otherwise provided herein, the sales, use and transient guest 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.(b) The secretary of revenue shall determine when the amount of sales tax and other revenues that have been collected and distributed to the bond debt service or reserve fund is sufficient to satisfy all principal and interest costs to the maturity date or dates, of any special obligation bonds issued by a city or county to finance a STAR bond project. Thereafter, all sales tax and other revenues shall be collected and distributed in accordance with applicable law.History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-17,175 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,175 Certain STAR bond projects; limitation on authorized issuance of bonds; interest rate.

12-17,175. Certain STAR bond projects; limitation on authorized issuance of bonds; interest rate. For projects approved after July 1, 2005, involving the use of financing pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(E) of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,169, and amendments thereto, the secretary shall set a limit on the total amount of such special obligation bonds that may be issued for a STAR bond project. An issue of special obligation bonds must bear interest at a reasonable rate as of the time of sale of the bonds, taking into account such factors as current market conditions, the nature and degree of risk associated with repayment of the bonds and other relevant factors.History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 16; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-17,176 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,176 STAR bond projects using state financing; annual audit at municipality expense, scope; reporting, repayment, when.

12-17,176. STAR bond projects using state financing; annual audit at municipality expense, scope; reporting, repayment, when. (a) STAR bond projects using state sales tax financing pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,169, and amendments thereto, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant annually at the expense of the city or county. The audit report shall supplement the annual report required pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,169, and amendments thereto.(b) Such audits shall determine whether bond financing obtained under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,169, and amendments thereto, is being used only for authorized purposes. Audit results shall be reported to the house commerce, labor and economic development committee, the senate commerce committee, or successor committees, the governor and the secretaries of commerce and revenue during the legislative session immediately following the audit.(c) If audit findings indicate that bond funds have been used for unauthorized or ineligible purposes, the city or county shall repay to the bond fund all such unauthorized or ineligible expenditures. Such city or county shall enter into a repayment agreement with the secretary of revenue specifying the terms of such repayment obligation.History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 17; L. 2016, ch. 89, § 5; May 19.
KS Stat § 12-17,178 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,178 Severability.

12-17,178. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 19; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-17,179 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,179 Application of act, by ordinance; expiration of act.

12-17,179. Application of act, by ordinance; expiration of act. (a) A city that created a redevelopment district in an eligible area that was approved for STAR bonds prior to the effective date of this act for the city of Manhattan Discovery Center on December 28, 2006, and the Schlitterbahn project in Wyandotte county on December 23, 2005, may by ordinance elect to have the provisions of this act applicable to such redevelopment district.(b) Subject to the provisions of section 61(h) of chapter 5 of the 2020 Session Laws of Kansas, the provisions of this act regarding STAR bond projects shall expire on and after July 1, 2026.History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 20; L. 2012, ch. 167, § 2; L. 2017, ch. 84, § 3; L. 2021, ch. 46, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-17,180 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 17 - Buildings, Structures And Grounds|12-17,180 Employment of government official by STAR bond project developer or manager prohibited; definitions.

12-17,180. Employment of government official by STAR bond project developer or manager prohibited; definitions. (a) No state or local government official shall be employed by a STAR bond project developer or manager.(b) For the purposes of this section:(1) "Employed" means direct employment or work as an independent contractor for the project developer or manager.(2) "State or local government official" means a member of the legislature, an appointed or elected official or officer of any state agency, office, board, commission, authority or institution and an appointed or elected official, officer or member of the government authority of any government subdivision, including any city, county, township, school district, special district, board or commission.(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the STAR bonds financing act.History: L. 2021, ch. 46, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-1801 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1801 Construction and repair.

12-1801. Construction and repair. The cities of Kansas may provide for the construction, repair, condemnation, and reconstruction of sidewalks.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1802 Plans and specifications.

12-1802. Plans and specifications. The governing body of the city shall, by ordinance, determine the plans, specifications (including widths and location in the street), for the construction, repair, and reconstruction of all sidewalks: Provided, That plans and specifications may be adopted by reference, in which case a copy or copies of the plans and specifications as adopted shall be kept on file in the city clerk's office and, if the city has a city engineer, in the city engineer's office, and shall not be changed or amended or added to without a readoption by ordinance.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1803 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1803 Petition.

12-1803. Petition. When a petition signed by not less than ten citizens owning real estate in a precinct or ward in a city of the second or third class or by not less than twenty-five citizens owning real estate in a precinct or ward of a city of the first class, praying for the construction of a sidewalk or sidewalks in such precinct or ward is filed with the city clerk, the governing body may, in its discretion, by resolution, order such sidewalk or sidewalks constructed.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1804 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1804 Condemnation and reconstruction.

12-1804. Condemnation and reconstruction. When any sidewalk, in the opinion of the governing body, becomes inadequate or unsafe for the travel thereon, the governing body may adopt a resolution condemning such walk and providing for the construction of a new walk in place of the walk condemned.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 4; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1805 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1805 Notice to abutting owner; publication; construction by contract, when.

12-1805. Notice to abutting owner; publication; construction by contract, when. The resolution providing for the construction or reconstruction of a sidewalk shall give the owner of the abutting property not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days after its publication in which to construct or cause to be constructed or reconstructed the sidewalk at his or her own expense. Such resolution shall be published once in the official city paper, or if none, then in a paper of general circulation in the city. If the sidewalk is not constructed by the property owner within the time specified, the governing body shall cause the work to be done by contract.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 5; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1806 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1806 Construction by abutting owner; request to city, when.

12-1806. Construction by abutting owner; request to city, when. Nothing herein shall prohibit the owner of property abutting on a street who desires to construct or reconstruct a sidewalk from doing so without any petition or condemning resolution, if the owner does so at the owner's own expense and in accordance with official plans and specifications and meets such other requirements as would have to be met if the sidewalk were constructed or reconstructed by the city: Provided, That if such property owner desires the walk to be constructed or reconstructed by the city and an assessment levied as provided in other cases, the owner shall file a request with the governing body and it may in its discretion provide for the construction or reconstruction of the sidewalk in the same manner as in cases where citizens or taxpayers file petitions.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 6; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1807 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1807 Grade.

12-1807. Grade. Where a grade has been established for a street, the grade for the sidewalk shall be established either in the same manner as the grade for the street was established or by reference to a stated distance above or below the street grade. Where no street grade has been established, the natural grade may be used.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 7; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1808 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1808 Repairs by owner or city; notice; special assessments; payment from general fund or general improvement fund, when.

12-1808. Repairs by owner or city; notice; special assessments; payment from general fund or general improvement fund, when. It shall be the duty of the owner of the abutting property to keep the sidewalk in repair, but in cities of the third class no formality shall be required for the repairing of a sidewalk by the city and such repairs may be made without notice to the abutting property owner; and in cities of the first and second class the city engineer, or city clerk, may, after giving five days' notice to the owner or his or her agent, if known, of the necessity therefor, and without notice if the lot or piece of land is unoccupied, make all necessary repairs at any time. Repairs may be made by force account or by contract and an account of the cost thereof shall be kept and reported to the governing body.The city shall by ordinance levy a special assessment against the lot or piece of land abutting on the sidewalk so repaired for the cost of repairs, and if the abutting property owner does not pay the assessment within thirty days, upon the city clerk mailing to the owner or his or her agent, if known, a printed or written notice of the amount of such repairs, the full amount shall be certified by the city clerk to the county clerk to be put on the tax rolls for collection like other taxes. The temporary financing of repairs may be borne by the city out of the fund for maintaining streets or out of the general fund or general improvement fund. In cities of the first class having a population of more than sixty thousand and less than ninety thousand, the cost of repairing sidewalks may, in the discretion of the governing body, be paid from the general improvement fund of the city when the costs of such repairs do not exceed three thousand dollars in any one calendar year, and no assessment shall be levied.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 8; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1809 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1809 Assessment of cost; old sidewalk materials.

12-1809. Assessment of cost; old sidewalk materials. The cost of all sidewalks shall be assessed against the property abutting on the sidewalk: Provided, That where a sidewalk is condemned and a new sidewalk constructed, the materials of the old sidewalk shall be the property of the city, except in those cases where the property owner builds the new sidewalk and pays for the same without any assessment having to be made, and in such cases he or she shall remove the old material from the street.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 9; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1810 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1810 Levy by ordinance; full payment by owner; notice to owner; limitation of actions.

12-1810. Levy by ordinance; full payment by owner; notice to owner; limitation of actions. When a sidewalk or sidewalks has or have been constructed or reconstructed and where special assessments must be levied for the expense thereof, the governing body shall, as soon as the cost is ascertained, levy an assessment against the lot or piece of land chargeable therefor, by ordinance, and the property owner shall have thirty days after the publication of the ordinance within which to make full payment of the assessment. The city clerk shall mail a notice not less than fifteen days prior to the end of the thirty days to the owner of the property as shown on the records of the office of the register of deeds, but failure of the owner to receive the notice shall not affect the validity of the assessment. Any suit challenging the validity of the proceedings or the amount of the assessment must be filed within thirty days after the publication of the assessment ordinance.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 10; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1811 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1811 Installment payments; interest; costs included in assessment.

12-1811. Installment payments; interest; costs included in assessment. The assessment may be levied to be paid in one installment or in not more than five installments at the discretion of the governing body, and when installments are certified to the county clerk, interest at the rate specified on the scrip or bonds hereinafter authorized to be issued shall be added: Provided, That when scrip or bonds are not issued the interest on the one installment shall be four percent. The assessment shall include the cost of materials, labor, engineering and supervision, publication expense, cost of printing bonds, removing old sidewalk, and all other expenses properly chargeable against the project: Provided, That certain costs not ascertained at the time of figuring the expense, such as publication of the assessment ordinance, printing of bonds, etc., may be estimated: Provided, That the costs relating to scrip or bonds shall be deducted if the assessment is paid within the thirty days provided for herein.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 11; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1812 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1812 Financing of cost of assessment levied in one installment; scrip or bonds.

12-1812. Financing of cost of assessment levied in one installment; scrip or bonds. If the assessment is levied in one installment, the cost of construction or reconstruction of sidewalks may be financed, until the assessment is paid, out of the fund provided for the maintenance of streets or general improvement fund if such cost has been budgeted as an expense of such fund, and when the assessment and the interest thereon are paid they shall be credited to such fund; otherwise, the financing shall be by the issuance of sidewalk scrip or sidewalk bonds.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 12; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-1813 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 18 - Sidewalks|12-1813 Payment of cost by city, when.

12-1813. Payment of cost by city, when. The cost of constructing, reconstructing, and repairing all sidewalks abutting on lots or pieces of land belonging to the city or to the state or to the United States, and that portion of the sidewalk extending from the projected property line to the curb and which does not abut on and which is not in front of or along-side of any lot or piece of land, shall be paid for by the city unless the state or the United States shall pay the cost of the sidewalk abutting on property owned by the state or the United States, and may be paid for out of the fund provided for the maintenance of streets or general improvement fund or by the issuance of scrip or bonds and the levying of taxes to pay such scrip or bonds.History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 13; June 30.