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KS Stat § 68-1406a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1406a Same; act supplemental.

68-1406a. Same; act supplemental. This act is supplemental to and is to be construed as amendatory of and not as repealing K.S.A. 68-1401 to 68-1405.History: L. 1919, ch. 101, § 2; June 17; R.S. 1923, 68-1406, ¶ 2.
KS Stat § 68-1407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1407 Same; surveys, plans and specifications; letting of contracts; publication notice; bond of contractor.

68-1407. Same; surveys, plans and specifications; letting of contracts; publication notice; bond of contractor. (a) The county engineer, when directed by the board of county commissioners, shall make all necessary surveys and investigations and prepare plans and specifications for the construction of a bridge and the approaches thereto, together with an estimate of the cost thereof, and file such plans, specifications and estimate in the office of the county clerk of such county. Such bridge shall be constructed under written contract made and awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, upon sealed proposals therefor based upon the plans and specifications so prepared and filed in the office of the county clerk of such county. No contract shall be awarded therefor at a price in excess of the estimated cost.(b) The plans and specifications prepared and filed as above provided shall be considered and approved by the board of county commissioners and thereafter the board shall advertise for three consecutive weeks in the official county paper for sealed proposals for the construction of such bridge, and the contract therefor shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and any contractor to whom any such contract is awarded, shall enter into a written contract therefor and to secure the faithful performance thereof shall file in the office of the county clerk of such county a bond duly executed by one or more surety companies duly authorized to do business in this state to be approved by the board of county commissioners.History: L. 1913, ch. 69, § 2; Mar. 13; L. 2011, ch. 49, § 28; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1408 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1408 Same; issuance of bonds; tax levy.

68-1408. Same; issuance of bonds; tax levy. The bonds authorized to be issued by K.S.A. 68-1406 shall be issued and sold as provided by law, and such bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by a general tax levied upon all the taxable property of the county.History: R.S. 1923, 68-1408; Dec. 27.
KS Stat § 68-1410 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1410 Same; contracts for maintenance and repair.

68-1410. Same; contracts for maintenance and repair. All bridges constructed under the provisions of this act shall be under the control of and maintained by the board of county commissioners of the county constructing the same, and such county commissioners shall have power to contract with any city in which any such bridge is situated or with any person or corporation using any such bridge, for the maintenance or repair thereof.History: L. 1913, ch. 69, § 5; Mar. 13; R.S. 1923, 68-1410.
KS Stat § 68-1410a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1410a Ordinance or resolution under 68-1404 and 68-1409; publication; hearing after written objections filed; notice; term of contract.

68-1410a. Ordinance or resolution under 68-1404 and 68-1409; publication; hearing after written objections filed; notice; term of contract. The ordinance or resolution of the board of county commissioners authorizing the execution of any contract relating to any such bridge, or fixing the compensation to be paid for the use of any such bridge or of the tracks thereon, as provided in K.S.A. 68-1404 and 68-1409, shall be read in full at three regular meetings of the board, and promptly upon its final adoption, shall be published in the official county newspaper, and shall become effective upon the expiration of ten days after the publication thereof unless, within said ten days after said publication, a taxpayer of the county, or the governing body of a city within the corporate limits of which such bridge and the approaches thereto are located, or a civic organization of such city or county shall file written objections with the county clerk of such county to any of the terms of the contract authorized by such ordinance or resolution. If any such written objections are so filed, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing on such written objections, notice of the time and place of such public hearing to be given by one publication thereof in the official county newspaper at least ten days prior to the date of said hearing.Upon such hearing, full opportunity shall be given to the objectors filing such written objections to present any evidence or arguments pertaining to their objections to the terms of the contract authorized by said ordinance or resolution, and the board of county commissioners shall then, after consideration of said evidence and arguments, further consider said ordinance or resolution and contract as upon the previous final reading and adoption thereof, having full power and authority to amend, modify or change the terms of said ordinance or resolution and contract, subject to the acceptance of such amendments, modifications or changes by the other party to said contract, or to readopt said ordinance or resolution and authorize said contract as originally proposed and adopted, or to reject the same, the action of the board of county commissioners upon said ordinance and resolution and the contract authorized thereby and accepted by the other party thereto, to become final and effective at the expiration of ten days from the date of said action.No contract entered into pursuant to the provisions hereof, whether for a definite period or on a terminable basis, shall extend for more than twenty years, and any extension beyond twenty years shall be deemed a new contract, and shall not become effective until the foregoing requirements are met.History: L. 1947, ch. 346, § 3; Feb. 11.
KS Stat § 68-1411 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1411 Repair of certain bridges in counties between 140,000 and 200,000; bond issue.

68-1411. Repair of certain bridges in counties between 140,000 and 200,000; bond issue. Any county having a population of not less than 140,000 nor more than 200,000, in which any board of county commissioners, have constructed or reconstructed any bridge or bridges through order of the board of directors of any drainage district organized under the laws of this state; and any such bridge or bridges are now in need of repairs; the board of county commissioners of said county wherein such bridge or bridges are located, is hereby authorized and instructed to repair the same in the same manner as other bridges in said county and for the purpose of paying for such improvements may issue bonds of such county without the same being authorized by any election and subject only to the limitations contained in this act. The amount of bonds so authorized to be issued shall not exceed the actual cost of such improvements: Provided, however, That the total amount of bonds issued under this act shall not exceed the sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) in any one year.History: L. 1931, ch. 253, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 391, § 1; Mar. 26.
KS Stat § 68-1412 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1412 Joint contracts for bridge improvement in certain abutting counties; bonds; tax levy.

68-1412. Joint contracts for bridge improvement in certain abutting counties; bonds; tax levy. Counties having a population of not less than twenty thousand and not more than thirty thousand, and having an assessed valuation of not less than thirty-five million dollars and not more than forty-five million dollars; and counties having a population of not less than thirty thousand and not more than forty thousand, and having an assessed valuation of not less than thirty million dollars and not more than thirty-five million dollars, and abutting upon navigable streams which form a boundary line between said two classes of counties, are hereby authorized to enter into contracts with said abutting counties for the purpose of improving or reconstructing bridges connecting said counties and across such navigable streams and the necessary approach or approaches thereto. The boards of county commissioners of such counties are hereby authorized and empowered to meet in joint session and to enter into such contract by the adoption of a resolution setting forth the terms and conditions of said contract. Such contract and resolution shall provide that the cost of improving or reconstructing said bridge or bridges and the necessary approach or approaches thereto shall be apportioned equally between said counties.If such resolution shall be adopted and such contract shall be entered into, the board of county commissioners of each county entering into said contract shall be and are hereby authorized to issue negotiable bonds of said county in an amount not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars, under the provisions of the general bond law, for the purpose of paying such county's share of the cost and expense of the improvement and reconstruction of said bridge or bridges and approaches thereto.Such bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by a general tax levied upon all the taxable property in the county and none of the restrictions or limitations relating to the amount of the county's indebtedness contained in any of the laws of the state of Kansas shall apply to or in any way affect the issuance of the bonds authorized by this act or any bonds so issued.History: L. 1935, ch. 253, § 1; Mar. 6.
KS Stat § 68-1413 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1413 Replacement, reconstruction or repair of certain bridges damaged by flood or other casualty; use of funds; bonds.

68-1413. Replacement, reconstruction or repair of certain bridges damaged by flood or other casualty; use of funds; bonds. Whenever it is necessary to replace, reconstruct or repair any bridge or bridges over any river on any county road, which road connects with a county road of another county, or connects with a road on the state highway system, which bridge shall have been destroyed or rendered impassable by flood, high water, fire or other casualty, then the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to expend not to exceed the sum of one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) to pay the entire cost or the county's share of the cost of such replacement, reconstruction or repair of such bridge. Such expenditure may be made from any unallocated and available funds in the county road and bridge fund or from revenue derived from the issuance of bonds, or from the separate fund for the construction of roads and bridges on the county secondary system or from two or more of such sources, and such county is hereby authorized to issue bonds for such purpose. Such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law and may be issued without submitting the question of their issuance to a vote of the electors.The board of county commissioners may receive and expend any federal, state, or other funds made available for such improvement which expenditure may be in addition to the amount hereinbefore authorized to be expended by the county. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-214, 19-215 and 19-216 shall be applicable to any improvement made under the authority conferred by this section. This act shall be construed as a separate and additional method for the replacement, reconstruction and repair of bridges and no other law of this state shall apply except as herein expressly provided.History: L. 1951, ch. 392, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 223, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1414 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 14 - Reconstruction Of Bridges|68-1414 Same; changing channel of river or erection of structures; use of funds; bonds.

68-1414. Same; changing channel of river or erection of structures; use of funds; bonds. Whenever it is necessary to replace, reconstruct, or repair any bridge over any navigable river on any county road, which road connects with a county road of another county within or outside this state, or to protect any such bridge by changing the channel of the river or by the erection of structures, such as levees, jetties or other structures necessary to protect the new channel or such bridge, and which bridge shall have been destroyed or rendered impassable by flood, high water, fire or other casualty, then the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to expend not to exceed the sum of $160,000 to pay the entire cost or the county's share of the cost of such replacement, reconstruction or repair of such bridge or such change of channel or erection of the structures hereinbefore described. No such change of channel shall be made without first securing the approval of the chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas department of agriculture. Such expenditure may be made from any unallocated and available funds in the county road and bridge fund or from revenue derived from the issuance of bonds, or from the separate fund for the construction of roads and bridges on the county secondary system or from two or more of such sources, and such county is hereby authorized to issue bonds for such purpose. Such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law and may be issued without submitting the question of their issuance to a vote of the electors. The board of county commissioners may receive and expend any federal, state, or other funds made available for such improvement which expenditure may be in addition to the amount authorized to be expended by the county. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-214, 19-215 and 19-216, and amendments thereto, shall be applicable to any improvement made under the authority conferred by this section. This act shall be construed as a separate and additional method for the replacement, reconstruction and repair of bridges and no other law of this state except as herein expressly provided shall apply. The total amount expended by any county under the authority conferred by this section plus the amount expended by such county under the authority conferred by K.S.A. 68-1413, and amendments thereto, shall not exceed the sum of $160,000.History: L. 1953, ch. 311, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 223, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 106; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1501 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 15 - Bridges And Dams Across Navigable Streams|68-1501 Authority and purpose.

68-1501. Authority and purpose. Municipalities, corporations, persons and individuals are hereby authorized and empowered to build and construct bridges, dams (for power, irrigation and other purposes) and obstructions (for the purpose of preserving the banks from erosion) in, over and across the navigable rivers of the state, under the provisions and conditions contained in this act.History: L. 1913, ch. 260, § 1; Mar. 13; R.S. 1923, 68-1501.
KS Stat § 68-1502 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 15 - Bridges And Dams Across Navigable Streams|68-1502 Plans and specifications; approval; flood gates.

68-1502. Plans and specifications; approval; flood gates. Any municipality, corporation, person or individual desiring to construct a bridge, dam or other obstruction for either public or private purposes, or to repair or maintain a bridge, dam or other obstruction already constructed, over any of the navigable rivers of the state, shall prepare plans and specifications, together with the data upon which they are based, and shall, when such bridge or dam forms part of a public highway, submit the plans, specifications and data to the secretary of transportation for the secretary's inspection and approval. When the plans and specifications are approved by the secretary, the municipality, corporation, person or individual is authorized and empowered to construct, repair and maintain said bridge or bridges, dam or dams, or other obstructions according to the plans and specifications approved by the secretary of transportation and under the direction and supervision of the secretary. No plans for the construction of any such dam shall be approved, and no such dam shall be constructed unless it contains flood gates or openings that can be opened in times of high water, so as to prevent the overflow of lands in the vicinity of the dam.History: R.S. 1923, 68-1502; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 154; L. 1995, ch. 116, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1503 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 15 - Bridges And Dams Across Navigable Streams|68-1503 Approval of plans of prior projects.

68-1503. Approval of plans of prior projects. Any municipality, corporation, person or individual who has already constructed any bridge or bridges, dam or dams or other obstructions in, over or across any of the navigable rivers of the state, shall make application and submit the plans, specifications and construction of such bridge or bridges, dam or dams or other obstruction to the secretary of transportation when such bridge or bridges, dam or dams or other obstruction forms a part of a public highway, for the secretary's inspection and approval.The secretary of transportation shall act upon the application as practicable. Upon the approval of the plans, specifications and construction of the bridge or bridges, dam or dams or other obstruction, by the secretary of transportation the bridge or bridges, dam or dams or other obstruction shall immediately become established and the right to maintain the bridge or bridges, dam or dams or other obstruction in, over or across such navigable rivers, confirmed and made permanent to the same extent and effect as if such right had been originally obtained and granted as provided by the preceding section, but all rights and privileges granted by this act shall be subject to the future wants and needs of the government of the United States and of the state of Kansas.History: R.S. 1923, 68-1503; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 155; L. 1995, ch. 116, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1504 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 15 - Bridges And Dams Across Navigable Streams|68-1504 Cost of inspection and approval of plans.

68-1504. Cost of inspection and approval of plans. The services required to be performed by the secretary of transportation under the provisions of K.S.A. 68-1502 and 68-1503, and amendments thereto, shall be free of cost to the municipality, corporation or person requiring such services.History: R.S. 1923, 68-1504; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 156; L. 1995, ch. 116, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1505 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 15 - Bridges And Dams Across Navigable Streams|68-1505 Inapplicable to certain rivers.

68-1505. Inapplicable to certain rivers. This act shall not apply to that portion that lies within or alongside of any drainage district, of any of the navigable rivers of the state, that flow through or alongside any drainage districts organized under chapter 215 [*] of the Session Laws of 1905 or any statutes of the state amendatory thereof.History: L. 1913, ch. 260, § 5; Mar. 13; R.S. 1923, 68-1505.* L. 1905, ch. 215 as amended and revised, see ch. 24, art. 4.
KS Stat § 68-1506 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 15 - Bridges And Dams Across Navigable Streams|68-1506 Act supplemental to other laws.

68-1506. Act supplemental to other laws. This act is additional and supplemental to all other statutes and acts of the state, authorizing and regulating the construction and maintenance of bridges, dams and other obstructions in, over and across the navigable rivers of the state: Provided, This act shall not be construed as depriving any person, private corporation or municipality of any existing rights, or relieving any person, private or municipal corporation from liability under existing laws, for flooding or otherwise injuring private property by the constructing, repairing or maintaining of any dam or bridge or other obstruction.History: L. 1913, ch. 260, § 6; Mar. 13; R.S. 1923, 68-1506.
KS Stat § 68-1701 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 17 - Major Collector Road System|68-1701 Designation; jurisdiction of county commissioners.

68-1701. Designation; jurisdiction of county commissioners. There shall be designated in the state of Kansas a system of roads and highways which, for the purposes of this act, shall be known as the county major collector road system meeting the requirements of title 23 of the code of federal regulations, the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of which shall be under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners of each county.History: L. 1945, ch. 272, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 84, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1703 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 17 - Major Collector Road System|68-1703 Same; inclusion of county and township roads; factual data; joint responsibility.

68-1703. Same; inclusion of county and township roads; factual data; joint responsibility. In the selection of the mileage of road to be designated in each county for inclusion in the major collector road system consideration shall be given to the inclusion of principal county and township roads so located as to provide adequate intertown and intercounty connections to best serve the rural population of the state. The determination of the mileage to be included in the major collector road system shall be based on factual data obtained by the county commissioners and the secretary of transportation, cooperating with the federal government in accordance with title 23 of the code of federal regulations.The designation of the road mileage to be included in the major collector road system shall hereafter be the joint responsibility of the boards of county commissioners and the secretary of transportation, the board of county commissioners making the recommendation and the secretary concurring in the recommendation.History: L. 1945, ch. 272, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 166; L. 2005, ch. 84, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 68-1704 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges|Article 17 - Major Collector Road System|68-1704 Same; county road mileage limitation inapplicable.

68-1704. Same; county road mileage limitation inapplicable. Any road mileage selected for inclusion in the major collector road system which is found to be a part of the township system of roads in any county, shall become a county road and shall thereafter come under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners of such county.History: L. 1945, ch. 272, § 4; L. 2005, ch. 84, § 13; July 1.