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KS Stat § 24-119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-119 Same; powers transferred to county; district not dissolved.

24-119. Same; powers transferred to county; district not dissolved. After the filing of said resolution and the transfer of all funds of such drainage district to the county treasurer, the board of county commissioners shall be vested with all of the powers and duties of the board of directors as provided by law, and shall have the control, management and supervision of the affairs of such drainage district as otherwise vested in the board of directors of such district, but such county commissioners shall serve in such capacity without compensation. The drainage district shall not be deemed to be dissolved by said proceeding, but its existence as a body politic and corporate shall continue, until and unless dissolved by proper proceedings: Provided, That when exercising the powers and duties as authorized by this section, such board of county commissioners shall have no power or authority to issue any bonds or create any bonded indebtedness against said drainage district.History: L. 1933, ch. 183, § 3; March 28.
KS Stat § 24-120 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-120 Same; duties of county engineer and county attorney; superintendent, salary.

24-120. Same; duties of county engineer and county attorney; superintendent, salary. In all matters pertaining to the engineering and supervision of maintenance of said drainage works the county engineer of such county shall serve in the capacity of engineer and superintendent, under the order of the board of county commissioners, and shall serve without additional compensation except such actual expenses as may be allowed by the board of county commissioners, and the county attorney of such county shall render such legal services and advice concerning the affairs of said district as may be required by the board of county commissioners, and shall do so without additional compensation, save actual and necessary expenses in the performance of such duties as may be allowed by the board of county commissioners.The board of county commissioners, upon taking charge of the affairs of any such drainage district, shall appoint some resident of said drainage district, a taxpayer therein, to superintend the control of any drainage gates, ditches and works, and from time to time advise with the board of county commissioners concerning the condition thereof and to recommend repairs and work of maintenance, and may allow such superintendent reasonable compensation, not exceeding $100 dollars per year.History: L. 1933, ch. 183, § 4; March 28.
KS Stat § 24-121 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-121 Same; general maintenance fund; tax levies; redemption of bonds.

24-121. Same; general maintenance fund; tax levies; redemption of bonds. All moneys held by the county treasurer under the provisions of this act shall be held exclusively for the benefit and use of such drainage district, and from time to time, if the same shall be necessary to provide for the maintenance work in said district, the board of county commissioners shall have authority to levy a general fund for such maintenance, not exceeding, however, one-fifth of the amount authorized by law for the creation of general funds for such drainage district, and said board of county commissioners shall from year to year levy any taxes or funds necessary to redeem any outstanding bonds and the interest thereon.History: L. 1933, ch. 183, § 5; March 28.
KS Stat § 24-122 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-122 Same; petition for return of powers to directors; election; transfer of funds.

24-122. Same; petition for return of powers to directors; election; transfer of funds. If at any time after the control of the affairs of any drainage district shall have been vested in the board of county commissioners as herein provided, a petition signed by the qualified electors of such district, in an amount equal to fifty percent of the total vote cast for directors at the last general election of directors in such district, shall be presented to the county commissioners, requesting that the affairs and control of such drainage district shall be returned to the board of directors elected as by law otherwise provided; then it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to proclaim an election to be held in the manner provided for the election of directors in drainage districts to be held, and upon the election and qualification of such directors they shall be vested with all of the powers, duties and rights provided by law and vested in the directors of such drainage districts, and the county treasurer shall pay over to the treasurer of such district, when elected and qualified, all funds in his hands belonging to such drainage district, whereupon the powers and duties of the board of county commissioners herein provided shall be superseded by the powers and duties of the board of directors of such drainage district.History: L. 1933, ch. 183, § 6; March 28.
KS Stat § 24-124 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-124 Powers under 24-117 to 24-122 extended; additional powers.

24-124. Powers under 24-117 to 24-122 extended; additional powers. That when any drainage district organized under the laws of the state of Kansas has heretofore adopted a resolution as provided in K.S.A. 24-117 to 24-122, inclusive, and as provided therein turned the management and maintenance of said drainage district to the board of county commissioners of the county in which said drainage district is situated, and said board of county commissioners has assumed the management, maintenance and control of said drainage district, said board of county commissioners after the effective date of this act, regardless of the population of said county shall have and there is hereby conferred on such board full power and authority to maintain, repair or improve any and all drainage ditches, canals or dikes in said drainage district and said board may further develop and improve said drainage district by causing such new or additional drainage ditches, levees, dikes or other constructions to be made as said board may from time to time order and direct.That to pay for such maintenance, repairs, improvements or new and additional ditches or other constructions, said board of county commissioners shall have power and authority from year to year to levy a general tax not exceeding five mills on the dollar on all the taxable property within said drainage district. Said tax levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law. That on the taking effect of this act, any money in the hands of the county treasurer belonging to such drainage district may be used and expended by the board of county commissioners of such county during the year in which this law becomes effective.History: L. 1945, ch. 198, § 1; April 5.
KS Stat § 24-125 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-125 Same; gifts; purchases; eminent domain.

24-125. Same; gifts; purchases; eminent domain. For the purpose of acquiring necessary lands, easements or rights of way for maintenance, repairs or improvements of ditches in said drainage district or for construction or development of any new or additional drainage ditches, canals or dikes in said drainage district, and carrying out the provisions of this act, the board of county commissioners of said county may acquire the same by gift or by purchase or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain and there is hereby conferred upon the board of county commissioners of any such county the same rights of eminent domain as are now or may be hereafter conferred by law upon cities in the acquisition of lands for public purposes to be exercised in the manner set forth in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.History: L. 1945, ch. 198, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 53; Jan. 1, 1964.
KS Stat § 24-127 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-127 Transfer of territory from one drainage district to another, when.

24-127. Transfer of territory from one drainage district to another, when. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270 and upon a proper petition being presented for such purpose, the board of county commissioners of any county may transfer territory from one drainage district organized and incorporated under the laws of this state to any other adjacent drainage district so organized and incorporated.History: L. 1953, ch. 188, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 22; May 15.
KS Stat § 24-128 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-128 Same; petition; contents.

24-128. Same; petition; contents. The petition for transfer of territory from one drainage district to another shall be addressed to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the drainage districts affected are situated and shall describe the territory to be transferred by metes and bounds, or, if platted, by appropriate descriptions as lots or blocks or parts of lots or blocks; from what drainage district and to what drainage district such transfer is sought; that the proposed transfer has been recommended by each of the drainage districts affected by resolution duly adopted by the board of directors of each district; that the proposed transfer of territory will result in more efficient or more adequate protection of the territory described in the petition from overflow or damage and injury resulting therefrom, or will be conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare. Such petition shall contain a prayer that the territory described therein be transferred from one drainage district named therein to another drainage district named therein.History: L. 1953, ch. 188, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 24-129 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-129 Same; notice and hearing.

24-129. Same; notice and hearing. Whenever a petition in conformity to K.S.A. 24-128, signed by the board of directors of both of the affected drainage districts shall be presented to the board of county commissioners of the proper county, it shall be the duty of such board of county commissioners forthwith to fix a time for the hearing of such petition and to cause the county clerk to give notice thereof at least five (5) days before the date fixed for the hearing by one publication in some newspaper published and of general circulation in the county.History: L. 1953, ch. 188, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 24-130 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-130 Same; findings by county commissioners; transfer of territory or rejection of petition.

24-130. Same; findings by county commissioners; transfer of territory or rejection of petition. At the time set for the hearing of the petition as provided in K.S.A. 24-129, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to first ascertain and determine whether notice has been given of the time of hearing as required by this act, and, if it shall be determined that such notice has been given, to make a declaration and finding of that fact and cause the same to be entered upon its records, and thereupon to hear all persons in favor or opposed to granting the prayer of said petition and all other evidence that it may desire to hear for the purpose of ascertaining whether the statements in said petition are true; and if upon such hearing it shall be found that such petition is in conformity to the requirements of this act, and that the allegations thereof are true, then such board of county commissioners shall make a finding and decision to that effect, and shall thereupon declare the territories described in the petition to be detached from the one drainage district, naming it, and to be attached to the other drainage district, naming it, and shall fix the date that such transfer shall become effective; and if such board of county commissioners upon such hearing finds that such petition is not in conformity to this act or that the statements in such petition are not true or that said transfer should not be made then such board of county commissioners shall make a finding and decision to that effect and reject that petition. Such affirmative decision and order of the board of county commissioners may provide for the transfer of all or part of the territory described in the notice of hearing, but shall not include any territory not so described.History: L. 1953, ch. 188, § 4; June 30.
KS Stat § 24-131 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-131 Same; existing indebtedness at time of transfer.

24-131. Same; existing indebtedness at time of transfer. Any balance of bonded indebtedness, including temporary notes outstanding, shall remain a charge upon the territory transferred under the provisions of this act in accordance with the applicable provisions of K.S.A. 10-119, and any amendments thereto. The territory so transferred shall not be liable for any bonded debt, including temporary notes and no-fund warrants, existing at the time of such transfer, of the district of which it shall become a part.History: L. 1953, ch. 188, § 5; June 30.
KS Stat § 24-133 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-133 Same; no-fund warrants, limitations.

24-133. Same; no-fund warrants, limitations. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the governing body of any drainage district may issue emergency no-fund warrants of the drainage district to pay the costs and expenses resulting from an emergency within the district. An emergency within the district exists by reason of current injuries to persons or property, or imminent danger thereof, from floods or other injurious action of water in any watercourse within the district. In case of an emergency, the governing body of the district may build new dikes and levees, and repair, expand and strengthen old ones, dig ditches, build jetties, or make any other changes, alterations and additions in existing improvements. The governing body also may build any other new structure or other improvement it deems necessary to solve the problems created by the emergency.The governing body shall levy a tax at the first tax levying period after the issuance to pay the emergency no-fund warrants and interest thereon. The levy shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law. Emergency no-fund warrants shall be issued, registered, redeemed and bear interest in the manner and in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, except that such no-fund warrants shall be issued without the approval of the state  board of tax appeals and shall not bear the notation required thereby.(b) Except as provided by subsection (c), the authorized and outstanding no-fund warrant indebtedness of any drainage district shall not exceed 5% of the assessed valuation of the drainage district.(c) If the governing body of a drainage district determines it is necessary to issue no-fund warrants and the amount of such no-fund warrants together with any outstanding no-fund warrants exceed 5% of the assessed valuation of the drainage district prior to issuing any such no-fund warrants under the authority of this section, the governing body shall publish once in a newspaper of general circulation within the district a notice of the intention of the governing body to issue such no-fund warrants. If within 60 days after the publication of such notice, a petition requesting an election on the question of the issuance of the no-fund warrants signed by not less than 5% of the owners of land within the district is filed with the county election officer of the county in which the greater portion of the district is located, the governing body shall submit the question of the issuance of such no-fund warrants at an election held under the provisions of the general bond law.(d) For the purpose of this section, assessed valuation means the value of all taxable tangible property within the drainage district as certified to the county clerk on the preceding August 25 which includes the assessed valuation of motor vehicles as provided by K.S.A. 10-310, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1983, ch. 118, § 20; L. 1995, ch. 210, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 54; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 48; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-134 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-134 Issuance of bonds.

24-134. Issuance of bonds. All general obligation bonds of any drainage district shall be authorized, issued, registered and sold in the manner provided by the general bond law and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009.History: L. 1983, ch. 118, § 21; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-135 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-135 Officers and employees; salary and expenses.

24-135. Officers and employees; salary and expenses. The governing body of any drainage district shall have the power to fix the amount of compensation to be received by the members of the governing body and the board shall reimburse expenses incurred by the members of the governing body while actually and necessarily conducting the business of the drainage district. The governing body of any drainage district shall have the power to employ any person necessary to organize, maintain and operate the drainage district and the board shall pay the fees and expenses incurred by such person. Money for salaries and expenses of the members of the governing body and the officers and employees shall be paid out of the general fund of the drainage district by the district's treasurer upon warrants issued by the governing body under its seal.History: L. 1983, ch. 118, § 22; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-136 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-136 Special emergency fund; transfer of surplus money.

24-136. Special emergency fund; transfer of surplus money. The governing body of any drainage district may establish a special emergency fund to pay the costs and expenses resulting from an emergency within the district. An emergency within the district exists by reason of current injuries to persons or property, or imminent danger thereof, from floods or other injurious action of water in any watercourse within the district. In case of an emergency, the governing body of the district may build new dikes and levees, and repair, expand and strengthen old ones, dig ditches, build jetties, or make any other changes, alterations and additions in existing improvements. The governing body also may build any other new structure or other improvement it deems necessary to solve the problems created by the emergency. Such fund need not be budgeted for expenditure during any year, but the amount thereof shall be stated in the published budget of expenditures of the district. In addition to any levy authorized or limited by law, the governing body may levy annually a special emergency tax on the assessed value of all tangible taxable property within the drainage district. The governing body may transfer, during an emergency, any surplus money from the drainage district general fund to the special emergency fund.History: L. 1983, ch. 118, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-138 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-138 Annexation of land; Finney county; procedure.

24-138. Annexation of land; Finney county; procedure. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the governing body of any drainage district located in Finney county may annex land to the district if:(1) The land adjoins the district;(2) the land is surrounded by the district;(3) the land is owned or held in trust for the district; or(4) the land adjoins the district and a written petition for or consent to annexation is filed with the district by the landowner.No drainage district or any portion thereof may be annexed by another drainage district.(b) The governing body shall give notice of a public hearing to be held to consider the annexation of the land. The notice shall include:(1) The time, date and place of the hearing;(2) a description of the land to be annexed; and(3) a sketch clearly delineating the land to be annexed.At least 10 days prior to the hearing, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district and the land to be annexed are located. A copy of the notice also shall be mailed by prepaid first-class mail to the owner of land to be annexed.(c) At the public hearing, a representative of the district shall present the district's proposal for annexation. Following the explanation, all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The governing body may recess the hearing to a time and date certain, which shall be fixed in the presence of persons in attendance at the hearing.After the public hearing, if the governing body finds that it would be in the best interest of the drainage district and the owners of the land to be annexed, it may annex the land or a lesser amount thereof by the adoption of an annexation resolution. The resolution shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district and the land are located. The annexation shall be final and conclusive upon the publication of the annexation resolution.Within 30 days after the publication of the annexation resolution, any owner of land annexed by a drainage district may maintain an action in the district court of the county in which the drainage district is located challenging the authority of the drainage district to annex the land and the regularity of the proceedings.(d) No resolution, notice or public hearing required under the provisions of this section shall be required as a prerequisite to the annexation of land owned by or held in trust for the drainage district or land all of the owners of which petition for or consent thereto in writing.(e) All bonds issued or other indebtedness of the drainage district or the land annexed prior to the effective date of the annexation shall remain the liability of and lien against properties to which the liability attached prior to the annexation of the land to the district.History: L. 1983, ch. 118, § 25; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 25; May 15.
KS Stat § 24-139a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-139a Finney county drainage district; directors, election, terms.

24-139a. Finney county drainage district; directors, election, terms. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 24-409 and 24-412, and amendments thereto, at the election of the board of directors of drainage district No. 2 of Finney county, Kansas, in 2013, one director shall be elected for a two-year term and two directors shall be elected for four-year terms. Prior to such election, the board of directors shall determine which board position shall have a term of two years and notify the county election officer. Election of directors thereafter shall be for four-year terms as provided in K.S.A. 24-409 and 24-412, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2007, ch. 171, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 112, § 14; July 1.