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KS Stat § 82a-611 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-611 Dissolution.

82a-611. Dissolution. Whenever a petition signed by three-fourths of the landowners in any water-supply district organized under provisions of this act, and acts amendatory and supplemental thereto, is presented to the board of county commissioners of the county wherein said district is located, and it shall appear from said petition that said district owns no property of any kind, exclusive of records, maps, plans and files; that all of its debts and obligations have been fully paid; that the board of directors have not held a meeting for more than one year prior to the date of signing said petition; that the district is not functioning, and will probably continue to be inoperative, the board of county commissioners shall after such finding issue a certificate stating the allegations in said petition as true and declaring said water-supply district dissolved, and shall make full minutes of such hearing in its journal and deliver said certificate to the secretary of said district. The secretary of said district shall within thirty days thereafter deliver all records, maps, plans and files to the county clerk, and thereupon said district shall be dissolved.History: L. 1941, ch. 7, § 11; June 30.
KS Stat § 82a-612 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-612 Definitions.

82a-612. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) "District" means a rural water district organized pursuant to this act;(b) "board" means the governing body of a district;(c) the terms "board of county commissioners" and "county clerk" shall mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners and county clerk of the county in which the greatest portion of the territory of any existing or proposed rural water district is located;(d) "participating member" means an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation and:(1) Which has subscribed to one or more benefit units of such district; or(2) which is charged a franchise fee for water service which is paid, either directly or indirectly through another water provider, to such district;(e) "chief engineer" means the chief engineer of the division of water resources, Kansas department of agriculture.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 140; L. 2010, ch. 15, § 4; L. 2012, ch. 27, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-613 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-613 Rural water districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners.

82a-613. Rural water districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall have power and it shall be their duty, upon a proper petition being presented, to incorporate and organize rural water districts in the manner hereinafter provided.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 44; May 15.
KS Stat § 82a-614 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-614 Petition for organization; contents.

82a-614. Petition for organization; contents. A petition addressed to the board of county commissioners may be filed with the county clerk, praying for the incorporation of a district. Such petition shall be signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the proposed district, or signed on behalf of the owners of land within the proposed district when such petition is accompanied by a request for petitioning signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the proposed district. The number of owners of land in the proposed district shall be determined by an enumeration of said owners of land, taken from the tax rolls of the county in which lands of the proposed district are located, and verified by one of said landowners or the attorney filing same, duly attached to and made a part of said petition: Provided, That for purposes of determining the number of owners of land in the district the tax rolls of the county shall be prima facie evidence of title and of the name and address of the owners of land within said proposed district. The petition shall (1) define by metes and bounds the boundaries of the proposed district and shall state (2) that the lands within such boundaries are without an adequate water supply; (3) that the construction and maintenance of ponds or reservoirs or pipelines or wells or check dams or pumping installation, or any other facility for water storage, transportation or utilization, or that the construction and maintenance of any combination of said projects is necessary for the improvement of the community, and (4) that such improvement or works shall be conducive to and will promote the public health, convenience and welfare.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 3; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 82a-614a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-614a Rural water districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.

82a-614a. Rural water districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts. Any land located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any land located within an industrial district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-3801 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall not be included within the boundaries of any rural water district created pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto, unless the governing body of such improvement district or industrial district approves the inclusion thereof.Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing a procedure for the detachment or deannexation of land located within the boundaries of a rural water district.History: L. 1997, ch. 143, § 8; May 8.
KS Stat § 82a-615 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-615 Time for hearing petition; election of director; bylaws; notice of hearing.

82a-615. Time for hearing petition; election of director; bylaws; notice of hearing. Whenever a petition as provided in the preceding section is filed with the county clerk, the clerk shall give notice to the county commissioners of the filing of the petition. The county commissioners shall forthwith fix a time and place within 30 days from date of filing of the petition for a hearing of the same. In addition, the county commissioners, with the advice of the petitioners shall forthwith fix a time and place of landowners meeting, immediately after the hearing, for the purpose of electing directors and a time and place within seven days from the date of the hearing for a meeting of the landowners for the purpose of adopting bylaws for the district. The county clerk, at least seven days before the date fixed for the hearing shall mail written notice of the times and places of the hearing and the landowners meetings to each of the petitioners. The county clerk shall transmit to the chief engineer one copy of the petition and notice of the time and place of the hearing thereon. The county clerk shall also cause to be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper a notice entitled, "Notice of hearing of petition to incorporate and organize a rural water district in the vicinity of ______________, __________ county, Kansas," (inserting word or words descriptive of vicinity and name of county). The last publication of the notice shall be not later than seven days before the date set for the hearing. The published notice shall (1) define by metes and bounds the boundaries of the proposed district; (2) state the time and place of hearing; (3) state that all owners of land within such boundaries may appear and be heard; (4) state that a rural water district, if incorporated, shall have no power or authority to levy any taxes whatsoever; (5) state the time and place of the meeting of the landowners for the purpose of electing directors; and (6) state the time and place of the meeting of the landowners for the purpose of adopting bylaws for the district.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 4; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 1a; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 82; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-616 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-616 Consideration of petitions; findings; incorporation, when.

82a-616. Consideration of petitions; findings; incorporation, when. (a) At the time and place set for the hearing and consideration of the petition, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to ascertain (1) whether proper notice of the hearing has been given to the persons and in the manner provided by K.S.A. 82a-615; (2) whether lands within the area defined in the petition are without an adequate water supply; (3) whether the construction and maintenance of ponds, or reservoirs, pipelines or wells or check dams or pumping installation or any other facility for the storage, transportation or utilization of water, of the construction and maintenance of any combination of said proposed projects are necessary for the improvement of the community: Provided, The county commissioners shall make no affirmative finding that any proposed project is necessary if the construction and maintenance of said project would encourage the cultivation of lands which are submarginal and which should be devoted to other uses in the public interest; (4) whether such improvements or works will be conducive to and will tend to promote the public health, convenience and welfare. If upon such consideration it shall be found that such petition is in conformity with the requirements of this act, the board of county commissioners shall thereupon immediately declare either the district within the boundaries defined in the petition or a district contained within such boundaries as described by such board to constitute a quasi-municipal corporation and to be incorporated as a rural water district under the name of "rural water district No. ______, ______________ county, Kansas," (inserting number in order of incorporation and name of county) and thereupon shall enter upon its records full minutes of such hearing, together with declaration that thenceforth said district shall constitute a body politic and corporate under said corporate name for the purposes of this act.(b) Any district heretofore declared and incorporated by the board of county commissioners pursuant to a petition presented under this section, the boundaries of which fall within the boundaries as proposed in said petition but which are not congruent therewith, is hereby ratified and declared to be a lawfully incorporated and existing district.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 5; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 437, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-617 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-617 Board of directors; qualifications; election; bylaws; adoption.

82a-617. Board of directors; qualifications; election; bylaws; adoption. Immediately following the granting of incorporation by the board of county commissioners, and at the time and place set out in the notice of hearing, the owners of land within any such district shall select from their number a board of directors. The number of members on said board, not to exceed nine (9), shall be determined by majority vote of those owners of land present: Provided, Any original director who shall fail to subscribe to one (1) or more benefit units and pay the established unit fee for each unit to which he or she subscribes within thirty (30) days after entry in the minutes of the board of a declaration of availability of such benefit units for subscription, shall forfeit his or her office. Within seven (7) days after the election of the original board, proposed bylaws shall be submitted for adoption at a meeting of owners of land located within the district, notice of which shall be given to each such landowner as provided in K.S.A. 82a-615. Those owners of land located within the district present at such special meeting may adopt and amend any of such proposed bylaws and may propose and adopt additional or other bylaws. Such bylaws may be amended at any annual or special meeting of the participating members of the district.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 6; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 4; June 30.
KS Stat § 82a-618 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-618 Board; governing body of district; meetings; vacancies; rules and regulations; duties of secretary.

82a-618. Board; governing body of district; meetings; vacancies; rules and regulations; duties of secretary. The board shall be the governing body of the district and shall meet annually on the same day the annual meeting of participating members of the district is held pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-626, and such annual meeting of the board of directors shall follow the annual meeting of participating members and at such other times as may be determined by the board or upon call by the chairman or any two (2) members of the board. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term, and until such appointee's successor is elected and has qualified, by appointment by the remaining members of the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations in conformity with the provisions of this act and the bylaws of the district as are deemed necessary for the conduct of the business of the district. It shall be the duty of the secretary to cause an entry to be made upon its records showing all of its minutes, decisions and orders made purusant to the provisions of this act.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 7; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 3; April 22.
KS Stat § 82a-619b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-619b Same; alteration of location of pipelines on easements; costs.

82a-619b. Same; alteration of location of pipelines on easements; costs. (a) Prior to the installation of any water pipeline or appurtenant facility upon any easement or right-of-way granted to any rural water district, the board of directors or its designee shall advise the grantor or his or her local agent of such easement or right-of-way as to the exact location of the proposed installation. If a revision of such location is requested by the grantor, the board or its designee shall offer to negotiate with the grantor for the relocation of the proposed installation to the grantor's satisfaction. Any additional cost incurred by the district as a result of altering the location of the installation shall be borne by the party requesting the alteration.(b) The terms used in this section shall have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto by K.S.A. 82a-612.History: L. 1976, ch. 436, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-620 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-620 Same; employment of labor and services.

82a-620. Same; employment of labor and services. The board of any such district in this state acting in its capacity as the governing body may employ such common and skilled labor, and professional and other services, as may be necessary to the proper performance of such work or improvement as is proposed to be done within any such district, and the maintenance thereof.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 9; June 29.
KS Stat § 82a-621 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-621 Filings with chief engineer and secretary of district; benefit units; subscription to units; use of proceeds from units; sale of water; reinstatement of benefit unit, when.

82a-621. Filings with chief engineer and secretary of district; benefit units; subscription to units; use of proceeds from units; sale of water; reinstatement of benefit unit, when. (a) Plans, specifications, proposed operating budget, schedules of unit fees and benefit units, rules and regulations and estimates of cost for any authorized proposed improvement shall be filed with the chief engineer and with the secretary of the district. The total benefits of any such improvement shall be divided into a suitable number of benefit units. Each landowner within the district shall subscribe to a number of such units in proportion to the extent such landowner desires to participate in the benefits of the improvements.(b) Upon determining a schedule of benefit units and unit fees, the board shall cause a declaration of availability of such units for subscription to be entered in the board's minutes. Any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation that fails to become a participating member within 90 days after such declaration shall not be qualified to hold office as a director, participate at any meeting or vote at any election held thereafter unless such individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation shall thereafter become a participating member.(c) As long as the capacity of the district's facilities permits, participating members of the district may subscribe to additional units upon payment of a unit fee for each such unit. Owners of land located within the district who are not participating members may subscribe to such units as the board in its discretion may grant, and upon payment of the unit fee for each such unit shall be entitled to the same rights as original participating members. Proceeds realized from benefit units may be accumulated and used by the district for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to, construction, expansion and improvement of the district's water producing and water transportation facilities.(d) As long as the capacity of the district's facilities permits, the board of a district shall reinstate any benefit unit forfeited for nonpayment of fees and charges upon payment of:(1) All fees and charges due to the district in addition to any fees and charges that would have accrued since the date of forfeiture; and(2) a benefit unit reinstatement fee which shall not exceed 20% of the district's current new benefit unit fee.(e) If the capacity of the district's facilities permits, the district may sell water to persons engaged in hauling water and to any municipal, quasi-municipal or nonprofit corporation organized for any purpose consistent with that for which the district was organized.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 10; L. 1959, ch. 415, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 5; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 450, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 332, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 46, § 2; L. 2019, ch. 38, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 82a-622 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-622 Attachment of adjoining lands, when; petition, contents.

82a-622. Attachment of adjoining lands, when; petition, contents. A petition addressed to the county commissioners may be filed with the county clerk, praying for the attachment, to an existing district, of lands outside the district which can be economically served by the facilities of the district. Said petition for attachment shall be signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the area or signed on behalf of the owners of land within the area when such petition is accompanied by a request for petitioning signed by at least fifty percent (50%) of the owners of land within the area. The number of owners of land in the area shall be determined by an enumeration of said owners of land, taken from the tax rolls of the county in which lands are located, and verified by one of said landowners or the attorney filing same, duly attached to and made a part of said petition. For purposes of determining the number of owners of land in the area the tax rolls of the county shall be prima facie evidence of title and the name and address of the owners of land within said area. The petition shall (1) define by metes and bounds the boundaries of lands requested to be attached to the district, and shall state (2) the name of the district to which attachment is desired; (3) that such lands are without an adequate water supply; and (4) that attachment to said district will be conducive to and will promote the public health, convenience and welfare.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 11; L. 1959, ch. 415, § 3; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 6; L. 1965, ch. 556; L. 1978, ch. 432, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 331, § 1; April 23.
KS Stat § 82a-623 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses|Article 6 - Water Districts|82a-623 Attachment of adjoining land to water district; procedure; notice and hearing upon petition.

82a-623. Attachment of adjoining land to water district; procedure; notice and hearing upon petition. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, and amendments thereto, the county clerk shall give notice to the county commissioners of the filing of the petition for attachment. The board of county commissioners shall fix a time and place, within 30 days from the date of the filing of the petition, for a hearing on the same. The county clerk, at least seven days before the date fixed for the hearing, shall send by first class mail to each owner of land within the area sought to be attached a copy of the petition for attachment, and a copy of the notice fixing the time and place of hearing on the petition. The owners of land within the area sought to be attached shall be determined by an enumeration of landowners taken from the tax rolls of the county in which the land is located. If the petition for attachment is accompanied by a verified statement by one of the owners of land within the area sought to be attached, or the attorney for the petitioner, that the owners of all of the land within the area sought to be attached have signed the petition for attachment, a copy of the petition for attachment shall not be sent to the owners of land sought to be attached. The clerk shall send by first class mail a copy of the petition for attachment and a copy of the notice fixing the time and place of hearing on the petition to the office of the water district to which attachment is sought. The clerk also shall transmit to the chief engineer a copy of the petition for attachment and a copy of the notice fixing the time and place of hearing thereon.History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 12; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 7; L. 1980, ch. 331, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 45; L. 1997, ch. 143, § 2; May 8.