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KS Stat § 19-3520 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3520 Meetings of board; keeping and inspection of records; quorum.

19-3520. Meetings of board; keeping and inspection of records; quorum. (a) From and after May 1, 1991, every water district board shall meet in regular session at a place to be designated by the board and on the same regular day each month during the year, as determined by the water district board for the transaction of any business as often as the interest or business of the water district may demand. The board shall meet in special session on the call of the chairperson or at the request of any four members on the board. The nature of the business to be transacted at any call meeting shall be governed by the matters and things set out in the call. All water district boards shall adopt their rules of procedure and keep a record of their proceedings. Except as provided by the open records act, the records and accounts of the board shall be public. Except as provided by K.S.A. 75-4317 et seq., and amendments thereto, meetings of the board shall be open to the public. Four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.(b) For any water district previously created and existing with a five-member board prior to the effective date of this act and until the election and qualification of the sixth and seventh members at the next regular election, three members shall continue to constitute a quorum and may request to meet in special session.History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 20; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 13; L. 1984, ch. 107, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 91, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3521 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3521 Annual financial statements; publication of summary; copies available.

19-3521. Annual financial statements; publication of summary; copies available. Within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, the water district board shall publish or cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the township or townships in which such water district is located, a summary which shows totals for categories of the receipts, expenditures, liabilities, assets and bonded indebtedness of such water district as of the end of such calendar year. Such publication shall include a notice that a detailed statement of such receipts, expenditures and liabilities is available for public inspection at the county clerk's office. Copies of the report shall be made available upon request. Such statement shall be duly verified and after appropriate audit, such statement shall be certified by a licensed municipal public accountant or by a certified public accountant.History: L. 1951, ch. 240, § 21; L. 1957, ch. 192, § 14; L. 1984, ch. 106, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 103, § 4; April 2.
KS Stat § 19-3521b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3521b Grant of easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county; conditions; purposes; costs.

19-3521b. Grant of easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county; conditions; purposes; costs. (a) The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to grant an easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county, Kansas, on a tract of land owned by the state of Kansas along the south and north banks of the Kansas river described as follows: Commencing at the east half of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 31, Township 11 South, Range 24 East, the east half of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 31, Township 11 South, Range 24 East, and the southeast quarter of Section 31, Township 11 South, Range 24 East. Less that part of the above described tract lying northerly of the northerly high bank of the Kansas River and less that part of such tract lying southerly of the southerly high bank of the Kansas River.(b) Such easement shall be conditioned on water district no. 1 of Johnson county assuming full responsibility for the use of such easement and holding the state of Kansas harmless therefor. Such easement shall terminate if the land is no longer used for the purpose for which the easement was granted.(c) Water district no. 1 of Johnson county, Kansas, is hereby authorized to acquire the easement described in subsection (a) and to use such easement for the purposes of locating, constructing, maintaining and operating: (1) Diversion works for the appropriation of water; and (2) hydropower generation equipment and facilities for the production of electricity. Water district no. 1 of Johnson county, Kansas, shall assume full responsibility for such use and hold the state of Kansas harmless therefor.(d) Water district no. 1 of Johnson county, Kansas, shall assume full responsibility for any costs arising under this act.History: L. 2006, ch. 28, § 1; L. 2016, ch. 25, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3522 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3522 Definitions.

19-3522. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "District" means the water supply district organized pursuant to this act; "board" means the board of county commissioners of Johnson county; "general manager" means the general manager of the water supply district appointed by the board as provided in this act; "county" means Johnson county, Kansas.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3523 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3523 Purpose of act.

19-3523. Purpose of act. The purpose of this act is to provide for the establishment of a quasi-municipal body corporate of the state within and embracing all of Johnson county, Kansas, to be known as "Johnson county wholesale water supply district." The said county contains a heavy concentration of population with a large number of incorporated cities and unincorporated areas which are constantly increasing in population. It lies adjacent to two large cities within and without the state, and industrial, residential, and commercial expansion is rapidly occurring. Sources from which a permanent and satisfactory supply of water can be obtained are very limited and isolated. Special utility problems confront the said county which cannot be solved by separate municipal action, but require a cooperative effort throughout the said county. The function of the district shall be to secure a source of water on a scale larger than is feasible for public water supply districts, municipalities, publicly and privately owned water distribution companies, acting alone, and to sell such water at wholesale to public water supply districts, municipalities, and publicly and privately owned water distribution companies.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3524 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3524 Johnson county designated as urban area.

19-3524. Johnson county designated as urban area. Johnson county is hereby designated as an "urban area" within the provisions of section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3525 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3525 Proceeding to incorporate; notice of public hearing.

19-3525. Proceeding to incorporate; notice of public hearing. As a condition precedent to the organization of a water district under the provisions of this act and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board shall cause to be published in the official county paper once each week for two consecutive weeks a notice of the time and place of a public hearing before such board to determine whether it is in the best interest, promotes the general welfare and is economically feasible to organize a water supply district as provided by this act. The last publication of such notice shall be not less than 15 days prior to the hearing.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 4; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 61; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 13; May 15.
KS Stat § 19-3526 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3526 Declaration of district organization, when; resolution; publication; name of district; quasi-municipality.

19-3526. Declaration of district organization, when; resolution; publication; name of district; quasi-municipality. Upon the hearing, if it appears to the satisfaction of the board that the general welfare of the inhabitants of Johnson county will be promoted by the organization of a public wholesale water supply district embracing the whole area of the county and by the acquisition of a source of water and by the construction or acquisition of facilities for the production, transportation and sale at wholesale of water to public water supply districts, municipalities, and publicly and privately owned water distribution companies within the county, and that the same will be of public utility, the board shall, by resolution, declare the district organized and give it the corporate name of Johnson county public wholesale water supply district. The board shall publish the resolution once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county paper. Thereupon the district shall be a quasi-municipal body corporate with all the powers of like or similar corporations.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 5; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 62; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3527 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3527 Records relating to incorporation; filing.

19-3527. Records relating to incorporation; filing. Within thirty (30) days after the publication of the resolution of the board which has declared the district a quasi-municipal body corporate, the board shall transmit to the secretary of state and to the register of deeds of Johnson county, copies of such resolution incorporating such district.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3528 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3528 Governing body of district.

19-3528. Governing body of district. The board of county commissioners of Johnson county shall be the governing body of the district.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3529 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3529 Organization of the board.

19-3529. Organization of the board. The governing body of the district shall elect one of its members as president of the district. The county clerk and county treasurer of Johnson county shall be secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the district.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3530 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3530 Meetings of the board; annual audit.

19-3530. Meetings of the board; annual audit. The board shall meet at the office of the board of county commissioners of said county as often as the needs of the district require. The board shall cause to be made an annual audit of the receipts and expenditures of the district, by a certified public accountant, the cost of said audit to be paid by the district.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 9; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3533 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3533 Issuance of no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations inapplicable.

19-3533. Issuance of no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations inapplicable. In order to provide such funds as may be necessary to pay preliminary engineering, financial and legal services to determine the advisability of proceeding with the acquisition or construction of a water supply system or to pay the expenses of the district during the acquisition or construction of such system, the board may issue no-fund warrants in like manner as other warrants which shall bear interest at a rate of not more than the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009. Said warrants shall be recorded by the county clerk and shall be redeemed as provided in article 8 of chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and any amendments thereto. Such board is hereby authorized and empowered to expend all moneys raised by no-fund warrants issued under the provisions of this section although it has not adopted a budget for the period during which such expenditures are made. At the first tax levying period after the issuance of any such warrants, the county clerk shall determine the rate of tax necessary to be levied on all the taxable tangible property in the district to redeem said warrants and to pay the interest thereon. Upon the determination of such rate of tax, said county clerk shall certify same to the board of county commissioners and said board of county commissioners shall levy such tax on all the taxable tangible property in such district. Upon the collection of such tax the county treasurer shall use the proceeds thereof to pay such warrants and the interest due thereon. The tax levies herein authorized shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 12; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 68; March 21.
KS Stat § 19-3534 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3534 Title of act.

19-3534. Title of act. This act may be known and cited as the Johnson county wholesale water supply act.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3535 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3535 Invalidity of part.

19-3535. Invalidity of part. If any section or sections of this act be declared unconstitutional or invalid, this shall not invalidate any other section of this act.History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 14; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3536 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3536 Definitions.

19-3536. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 19-3536 through 19-3544, inclusive, and amendments thereto, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(a) "Board" means the board of county commissioners;(b) "county" means (1) a county having a population of less than 100,000 and adjoining a major federal reservoir flood control project or (2) Finney county.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 94, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 108, § 1; May 31.
KS Stat § 19-3537 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3537 Preliminary survey and estimate of cost of improvements; fees, payment; filing plans and surveys with county clerk.

19-3537. Preliminary survey and estimate of cost of improvements; fees, payment; filing plans and surveys with county clerk. For the purpose of gathering data and information as to the possible creation of water districts in any county as defined in K.S.A. 19-3536, to provide for the construction, operation and maintenance of water wells, water lines and other water production and distribution facilities in such proposed districts, the board may, at its discretion and upon presentation to it of a petition signed by not less than one hundred (100) persons or corporations, who shall be owners of real estate in the district sought to be created, or by the owners of at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the acreage of land in the district sought to be created, employ engineers or other skilled persons to make a preliminary survey of the territory sought to be served, determine the approximate boundary lines or limits of such district, and the feasibility of the proposed improvement and the approximate size or sizes of water wells, water lines and other facilities required, and the approximate cost of such improvements when completed.The board may contract to pay such engineers or other skilled persons for the doing of this preliminary work a fixed fee or a fee which shall be conditioned upon and contingent upon the final petition for the doing of this work being presented to the board and allowed by it and the work done; in which case the cost of the preliminary survey shall be and become a part of the cost of the completed project. If the engineers employed to make the preliminary survey are not employed on the final survey and plans and construction work, then the board may require the engineers so employed on the final plans and construction work to reimburse the county for such amount as it may have expended on the preliminary work, and such cost thereof shall become a part of the cost of the completed project. It shall be the duty of the board to have a copy of all engineering notes, memoranda, data, plats, plans and surveys for which they pay or agree to pay directly or indirectly or conditionally, filed in the office of the county clerk.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 2; April 7.
KS Stat § 19-3538 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3538 Creation of taxing district by board, when; territory excluded.

19-3538. Creation of taxing district by board, when; territory excluded. Either with or without having had a preliminary survey prepared as provided in K.S.A. 19-3537, and amendments thereto, and for the purpose of providing for the expenses of such water production and distribution facilities, and upon presentation of a petition signed by the owners, or others having expressly reserved the right to do so, of 51% or more of the acreage of land in the district sought to be created and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the board, by order, may provide one or more taxing districts, but the board shall not have the power to create any such district within or to extend any district into the limits of any incorporated city without the consent of its governing board.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 3; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 14; May 15.
KS Stat § 19-3539 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3539 Production and distribution facilities; assessment of cost; engineers and employees.

19-3539. Production and distribution facilities; assessment of cost; engineers and employees. The board shall have power to provide water wells, water lines and other water production and distribution facilities, and to build, construct, reconstruct, purchase and maintain such facilities by districts, or otherwise, as the board may determine. After the district is established in the manner herein provided for and a part but not all of said facilities have been built which will ultimately serve all the land in such district, then the board may, upon petition of the owner of any real estate of such district who desires to have water lines built to serve his land, proceed to design and plan and build such lines and apportion and assess the cost thereof in the manner herein provided for. The board shall have power to employ engineers or other skilled employees for the purpose of assisting in planning and superintending the construction of such system of water production and distribution facilities.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 4; April 7.
KS Stat § 19-3541 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3541 Special maintenance tax levy; user charges.

19-3541. Special maintenance tax levy; user charges. (a) The board shall have power to levy annually a special maintenance tax of not to exceed 10 mills on the assessed valuation on all real estate and improvements within the water district for the purpose of creating a maintenance fund to be used solely for the purpose of maintaining and keeping in repair water wells, water lines and other water production and distribution facilities.(b) In addition to the levy authorized by subsection (a), for the purpose of paying all or any portion of the cost of constructing or reconstructing the water production and distribution system and the operation and maintenance thereof, the governing body may establish a schedule of charges to be assessed against users of the water production and distribution system of the district. Such charges may be graduated, based on the use required, and shall include consideration of, but not be limited to, the quantity and rate of delivery of water provided. Any such levy or service charge shall become a lien upon the property against which the levy or service charge is made from the date the levy or service charge becomes due.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 6; L. 1978, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 104, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3542 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3542 Acquisition of property; contracts with municipalities for facilities.

19-3542. Acquisition of property; contracts with municipalities for facilities. In the exercise of the powers granted in this act, the board shall have power to acquire by purchase or by right of eminent domain property, both real and personal, as may be necessary to provide an adequate system of water production and distribution facilities, and to enter into contracts with municipal corporations for the use of such facilities already constructed which may be reasonably necessary for the joint use of any city and any district created by the board outside the limits of any city.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 7; April 7.
KS Stat § 19-3543 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3543 Construction and maintenance of lines along highways; contracts for purchase and sale of water.

19-3543. Construction and maintenance of lines along highways; contracts for purchase and sale of water. The board shall have power to construct and maintain water lines through, under, across or along any public highway. The board is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism for the purchase of water for use by the district and for the sale of the same for domestic or other uses.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 8; L. 1965, ch. 187, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 174; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 17; July 1.
KS Stat § 19-3544 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers|Article 35 - Water Supply And Distribution Districts|19-3544 System of production and distribution facilities; cost.

19-3544. System of production and distribution facilities; cost. The board shall have the power to construct, reconstruct, enlarge, extend or otherwise provide for one or more systems of water production and distribution facilities, or any part thereof, and to build, operate and maintain such facilities in providing means to handle the production of water and the distribution thereof as the board may designate. The cost and expense of building the same shall be borne by the various districts then or thereafter using the same.History: L. 1961, ch. 472, § 9; April 7.