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KS Stat § 68-171 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 1 - General Provisions|68-171 Same; agreements between secretary of transportation and state agencies.

68-171. Same; agreements between secretary of transportation and state agencies. The secretary of transportation and any state agency authorized by law to provide for the construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of streets, roads or bridges, are hereby authorized to enter into agreements whereby the secretary shall agree to construct, improve, reconstruct or maintain roads, streets or bridges on lands owned by the state or the state agency for such amounts as shall be agreed to by such secretary and the state agency.History: L. 1959, ch. 271, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 77; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-172 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 1 - General Provisions|68-172 Same; agencies authorized to use funds.

68-172. Same; agencies authorized to use funds. The state agency is authorized to expend available moneys for construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of roads, streets or bridges, in accordance with the terms of any agreement entered into under the provisions of this act.History: L. 1959, ch. 271, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 68-173 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 1 - General Provisions|68-173 Same; disposition of moneys.

68-173. Same; disposition of moneys. All moneys collected by the secretary of transportation pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.History: L. 1959, ch. 271, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 78; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 277; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-182 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 1 - General Provisions|68-182 Direct payment to seller of certain lands or interests therein acquired for highway, road or street purposes.

68-182. Direct payment to seller of certain lands or interests therein acquired for highway, road or street purposes. Where land or an easement or other interest in land for highway, road or street purposes is acquired by any county or city by purchase, and such county or city so acquiring the same is entitled to be reimbursed by the secretary of transportation for the full purchase price thereof, the secretary may with the approval of such county or city pay the amount to be paid for such land, easement or other interest in such land direct to the seller or sellers thereof.History: L. 1973, ch. 264, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 79; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-183 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 1 - General Provisions|68-183 Same; limitations on meaning of term "by purchase."

68-183. Same; limitations on meaning of term "by purchase." The term "by purchase" as used in this act shall not include land, or an easement or other interest in land acquired by eminent domain proceedings.History: L. 1973, ch. 264, § 2; Apr. 6.
KS Stat § 68-184 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 1 - General Provisions|68-184 Sprinkling irrigation water on highways declared a public nuisance; injunction.

68-184. Sprinkling irrigation water on highways declared a public nuisance; injunction. (a) No person shall allow the sprinkling of water from any irrigation watering system upon any state, county or township road or highway within this state.(b) Any sprinkling of water on roads or highways, as provided in subsection (a), is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of the county attorney or district attorney of each county of this state, upon receiving notice of such nuisance from any person, to initiate injunctive remedies, if necessary, to prevent the occurrence of any such public nuisance.(c) Prior to seeking injunctive relief, as hereinbefore provided, the county attorney or district attorney of any county in which there exists such public nuisance shall notify or cause to be notified, the owner, occupant or person in charge of land on which the irrigation system causing a public nuisance is located that such person is maintaining a nuisance and that injunctive relief will be sought if such nuisance is not otherwise abated.History: L. 1976, ch. 222, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-401 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-401 Acceptance of federal aid.

68-401. Acceptance of federal aid. The assent of the legislature is hereby given to the provisions and requirements of the act of congress known as the federal-aid road act, approved July 11, 1916, entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes." The legislature likewise assents to all subsequent federal-aid acts, federal highway acts, federal-aid highway acts and the federal aid highway act of 1956 and all acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-401; L. 1925, ch. 210, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 343, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 357, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-402 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-402 Same; contracts; disbursements of moneys.

68-402. Same; contracts; disbursements of moneys. The secretary of transportation may enter into all contracts and agreements necessary to cooperate with the United States department of transportation or any of the other federal departments or agencies and may do and perform all acts required of a state agency to obtain all benefits under the terms and provisions of federal legislation mentioned in the preceding section or any subsequent federal legislation relating to highways, roads or streets or relating to the various other modes and systems of transportation. The state treasurer shall receive and deposit in the state treasury all funds apportioned to the state or any county, city or political subdivision thereof in accordance with the provisions of any federal legislation for highway, road or street purposes or for purposes relating to the various other modes and systems of transportation. Such funds shall be distributed by the director of accounts and reports upon vouchers approved by the secretary of transportation in accordance with such federal legislation and in accordance with appropriation acts of this state.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 2; R.S. 1923, 68-402; L. 1925, ch. 210, § 2; L. 1949, ch. 343, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 357, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 52; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-402c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-402c Federal aid; limitation on high type pavement inapplicable.

68-402c. Federal aid; limitation on high type pavement inapplicable. The limitation on the amount of high type pavement which may be constructed in any one year by the secretary of transportation, as provided in K.S.A. 68-416, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, shall not apply to pavement constructed from funds received from the federal government under any federal-aid legislation relating to highways, roads or streets.History: L. 1949, ch. 343, § 4; L. 1957, ch. 357, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 80; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-402f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-402f Fees charged counties by secretary of transportation on certain federal road and bridge projects.

68-402f. Fees charged counties by secretary of transportation on certain federal road and bridge projects. Whenever any federal act or the regulation by any federal agency shall require that the secretary of transportation shall perform engineering services in connection with a federal aid project pertaining to the construction or reconstruction of any county road or bridge, the secretary shall not charge the county a fee for such engineering services which exceeds an amount equal to 10% of the county's share of the construction cost of such project.History: L. 2001, ch. 117, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-404a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-404a Construction and maintenance of certain highways traversing federal property.

68-404a. Construction and maintenance of certain highways traversing federal property. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to expend funds from the highway fund for the purpose of maintaining, by and with the consent of the appropriate agencies of the federal government, roads and highways marked by it as state or federal routes, which roads and highways traverse any federal reservation or other federal property. The secretary is further authorized to expend highway funds to construct a highway not exceeding three (3) miles in length through a military reservation, when such construction is required to complete a link in the interstate highway system, and after the appropriate agencies of the federal government has granted a right-of-way or easement to the secretary across such military reservation and said highway shall be considered as a part of the state highway system for all purposes, except that of computing the total mileage upon the state highway system. No other such roads and highways shall be considered as a part of the state highway system, or be considered in computing the total mileage upon the state highway system.History: L. 1937, ch. 290, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 83; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-404b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-404b Detention dams on Fort Riley military reservation to protect Ogden from flood waters.

68-404b. Detention dams on Fort Riley military reservation to protect Ogden from flood waters. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to negotiate with the United States army and any other appropriate federal authorities to obtain consent to construct and maintain one or more detention dams on the Fort Riley military reservation. Such dams may be constructed and maintained by the state from funds of the state highway fund together with any federal, state or local funds which can be obtained for such purpose. If the secretary of transportation determines that such dams should be constructed, such dams may be constructed and maintained to protect the city of Ogden from flood waters flowing in streams tributary to the Kansas river whose flow is or has been obstructed or redirected by improvements to highways in the vicinity of Ogden.History: L. 1983, ch. 226, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-405 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-405 County and township officers to furnish information to secretary of transportation, when; federal-aid contract requirements.

68-405. County and township officers to furnish information to secretary of transportation, when; federal-aid contract requirements. It is hereby made the duty of the boards of county commissioners, county clerks, county engineers and the members of the township boards of highway commissioners, to furnish detailed information concerning the roads, bridges and culverts under their control, to the secretary of transportation upon the secretary's written request and upon the blank forms supplied by the secretary, and boards of county commissioners are hereby authorized to enter into all contracts and agreements with the secretary as required by the federal aid act.History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 7; R.S. 1923, 68-405; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 84; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-406a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-406a Inclusion of certain unimproved links of county road into state highway system.

68-406a. Inclusion of certain unimproved links of county road into state highway system. Any county road which is not a part of the state highway system, but which road is a continuation of a state highway, which state highway is a cross-state highway except for the part of said road which is not a state highway, and which part is not more than fifteen miles in length, and where the inclusion of the said fifteen miles of road as a part of the state highway system would secure the improving of a continuance of the road in an adjoining state through reciprocity legislation and thus make a continuous highway across not less than two states; and providing said county road where said road is located is brought to standardization by the county and approved by the secretary of transportation and providing said adjoining state completes its link of road which is lacking in its state highway system to join with the said Kansas road, then the fifteen miles or less of road not now in the state highway system of Kansas shall be made a part thereof and shall be placed under the supervision and control of such secretary: Provided, That this act shall be supplemental to K.S.A. 68-406.History: L. 1931, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1933, ch. 238, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 86; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-407 Duties and authority of secretary of transportation; bids, where received; contracts.

68-407. Duties and authority of secretary of transportation; bids, where received; contracts. The secretary of transportation is authorized to perform all work, or to enter into, perform and require the performance of all contracts incident to the construction, improvement, reconstruction and maintenance of the state highway system and shall take such steps as will give the provisions of this act full force and effect and do and perform all other duties required by law: Provided, That the secretary may enter into contracts with any of the counties of the state to do any work in the repair, construction or maintenance of the state highway system.History: L. 1927, ch. 255, § 11; L. 1929, ch. 225, § 8; L. 1951, ch. 379, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 91; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-408 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-408 Letting of contracts; time and place; notice.

68-408. Letting of contracts; time and place; notice. The secretary of transportation, before awarding any contract for the construction, improvement, reconstruction or maintenance of the state highway system, shall publish notice of the letting at least once in each week for two consecutive weeks in the Kansas register, which notice shall specify with reasonable minuteness the character of the improvement contemplated, the time and place at which the bids will be received, and invite sealed proposals for the same. Such other notice may also be given as such secretary may deem necessary and proper.History: L. 1929, ch. 225, § 9; L. 1939, ch. 242, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 308, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 92; L. 1983, ch. 274, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-408a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-408a Bids; electronic submission.

68-408a. Bids; electronic submission. (a) The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to implement electronic submission of sealed bids as a procurement process accessible by highway construction contractors and other qualified contractors for highway projects. Prior to implementing such procurement process, the secretary of transportation shall adopt any policies and procedures which are necessary for the acceptance of sealed bids by electronic on-line submission.The secretary of transportation may adopt any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.(b) The secretary of transportation shall not acquire any goods or services through any process of reverse auctioning.(c) As used in this section, "sealed bids" may include a procurement process following procedures approved by the secretary of transportation in which bids are received electronically over the internet.History: L. 2001, ch. 212, § 2; May 31.
KS Stat § 68-409 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-409 Plans and specifications; display.

68-409. Plans and specifications; display. Before advertising for bids for any contract as provided in the preceding section said secretary shall provide plans and specifications of the proposed work or improvement, which plans and specifications shall be displayed for the inspection of bidders at the office of such secretary and in the office of the county clerk in the county or counties where work is to be done at least fifteen days before the time for receiving bids.History: L. 1929, ch. 225, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 93; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-411 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-411 Partial payment on contracts; regulations for withholding.

68-411. Partial payment on contracts; regulations for withholding. The secretary of transportation shall make partial payment to a contractor performing any road or bridge work under contract with it, as the work may progress, said partial payment not to be less than ninety percent (90%) of the contract price of the material delivered and work done and accepted. The secretary shall provide by regulation, to be made a part of all specifications, for the withholding of not more than ten percent (10%) of the full contract price of any such work until the work is satisfactorily completed and approved by the secretary and the provisions of the contract and bond therefor have been fully satisfied.History: L. 1929, ch. 225, § 12; L. 1943, ch. 235, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 263, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 95; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-412 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-412 Designation and improvement of city streets as connecting links; apportionment of costs.

68-412. Designation and improvement of city streets as connecting links; apportionment of costs. After the secretary of transportation shall deem it advisable for the proper completion of the state highway system to designate any city street as a connecting link in the state highway system, the secretary may assist said city on the state highway system in the construction, improvement and reconstruction of said streets as hereinafter set out. The type of such construction, improvement and reconstruction shall be determined by agreement between the city and the secretary of transportation, and the construction shall be under the supervision of the secretary.The cost of construction, improvement and the reconstruction of such streets and highways, shall be apportioned between the department of transportation and such city, to be determined by an agreement between the city and the secretary of transportation. The portion of such cost to be paid by the secretary shall be paid from that portion of the state highway fund provided for construction of state highways and the cost of the remainder of such street highways shall be paid by the city from a fund raised in the manner provided by law for the payment for grading, curbing, guttering and paving streets in such city: Provided, That in no event shall the secretary of transportation be liable for construction, improvement or reconstruction as herein set out unless the secretary shall have designated such streets as connecting links in the state highway systems: And provided further, That the secretary of transportation shall decide the time when such construction, improvement or reconstruction shall be commenced.Where any such improvement shall receive federal aid, the secretary of transportation may, in the secretary's discretion, use any such federal funds that may be available for such purpose, to assist the city in the payment of such a part of the city's portion of the cost of such improvement as the secretary may deem proper or advisable.History: L. 1929, ch. 225, § 13; L. 1933, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1943, ch. 236, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 344, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 96; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-412a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-412a Acquisition of right-of-way for streets as connecting links in cities.

68-412a. Acquisition of right-of-way for streets as connecting links in cities. Whenever it becomes necessary for the proper construction, maintenance, or improvement of streets in cities, which streets have been designated as connecting links in the state highway system, to acquire right-of-way for said streets, the secretary of transportation may assist said cities in paying for said right-of-way and may pay from the state highway fund to said cities for such purpose such part of the amounts necessary for the payment for such right of way as may be agreed upon by the secretary and the governing bodies of said cities. Upon the request of a city and approval of plans by the city the secretary may acquire by condemnation or purchase right-of-way for construction, reconstruction and maintenance of connecting links in the state highway system in any city, and the secretary of transportation may construct, reconstruct and maintain such connecting link with or without such city's participation.History: L. 1931, ch. 251, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 301, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 97; Aug. 15.
KS Stat § 68-413a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 4 - State Highways|68-413a Same; conveyance of title to oil and gas in place to present landowners; exceptions.

68-413a. Same; conveyance of title to oil and gas in place to present landowners; exceptions. The state of Kansas does herewith and hereby convey all right, title and interest in and to all oil and gas in place, in and under any and all right-of-way, heretofore obtained in the name of the state highway commission of the state of Kansas, by purchase, dedication or condemnation for state highway purposes as authorized by K.S.A. 68-413, and acquired pursuant to article 1, chapter 26 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and any amendments thereto, which have not otherwise been disposed of as provided by law, to the present owners of the land of which it was originally a part, save and except a right-of-way easement for highway purposes for all such lands, and an easement right to water, gravel, stone, sand or other material, or to spoil banks or borrow pits, or any bed, pit, quarry or other places where gravel, stone, water or other material may be located, which is now in possession of or has been acquired by the state of Kansas for construction, improvement, reconstruction, maintenance, or drainage of the state highway: Provided, however, That where the state of Kansas or the state highway commission has heretofore acquired title to real estate by warranty deed for any highway purpose or by purchase, dedication or condemnation for sites for the construction of buildings or any improvement thereon necessarily incident to the operation, maintenance and supervision of a system of state highways, the fee simple title, from and after the effective date of this act, shall be and remain vested in the state of Kansas.History: L. 1951, ch. 382, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 426, § 55; Aug. 15.