12-3401. Port authorities; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 12-3402 to 12-3433, inclusive: (a) “Port authority” means a port authority or joint port authority created pursuant to K.S.A. 12-3402, and amendments thereto. (b) “Submerged lands” means the lands presently underlying the navigable streams of the state of Kansas and the lands underlying the waters of lakes, […]
12-3402. Port authorities; purpose; creation; modification of official plan by certain port authorities; legislative approval; tax levy; election required; dissolution. (a) It is the purpose of this act to promote, stimulate and develop the general welfare, economic development and prosperity of the state of Kansas by fostering the growth of intrastate and interstate commerce within […]
12-3403. Same; board of directors; membership, appointment, removal, terms, officers, quorum, expenses. (a) A port authority created in accordance with this act shall be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of directors of a port authority created by the exclusive action of a city shall consist of the number of members, […]
12-3404. Same; employees; advisory board; professional help. A port authority created in accordance with K.S.A. 12-3402 shall employ and fix the qualifications, duties, and compensation of such employees and professional help as it may require to conduct the business of the port and may appoint an advisory board which shall serve without compensation. Any employee […]
12-3405. Same; area of jurisdiction. The area of jurisdiction of a port authority created in accordance with K.S.A. 12-3402, and amendments thereto, shall include all of the territory of the city or county, or combination thereof, comprising it, together with any other property outside thereof conveyed to it, or over which it exercises control pursuant […]
12-3406. Same; statement of purpose and character of work to be undertaken; general powers and authority; limitations. A port authority established by K.S.A. 12-3402, and amendments thereto, shall clearly state the purpose for which it is to be created and the character of the work to be undertaken as a part of its official plan; […]
12-3407. Same; plans for development, notice and hearing; filing of objections to plan; revised plan, when. The board of directors of a port authority shall prepare or cause to be prepared plans for the future development, construction, improvement and utilization of ports within its area of jurisdiction and its facilities, including such maps, profiles, and […]
12-3408. Same; modification, amendment or extension of plan; notice and hearing; limitations on modification or amendment of plan by certain port authorities. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the board of directors shall, from time to time after the adoption of an official plan, have the power to modify, amend or extend the same, […]
12-3409. Same; validity of modification, amendment or extension of plan. A plan and any modification, amendment or extension thereof, when adopted by the board of directors after notice and hearing as provided in K.S.A. 12-3407 or 12-3408, and amendments thereto, shall be final and conclusive and its validity shall be conclusively presumed. History: L. 1969, […]
12-3411. Same; inapplicability to other laws. Nothing contained in K.S.A. 12-3401 to 12-3414, inclusive, shall: (a) Impair the provisions of law or ordinance directing the payment of revenues derived from public property into sinking funds or dedicating such revenues to specific purposes; (b) Enlarge, alter, diminish, or affect in any way, any lease or conveyance […]
12-3412. Port authorities; contracts; public bids, when required; disadvantaged business enterprises; sale or lease of property, when; exemption concerning sale of certain real or personal property. (a) No contract for the construction, alteration or repair of any building, structure or other improvement undertaken by a port authority created in accordance with K.S.A. 12-3402, and amendments […]
12-3413. Same; budget; rents and charges; surplus of funds, use. (a) The board of directors of a port authority created in accordance with K.S.A. 12-3402, and amendments thereto, shall annually prepare a budget for the port authority. (b) Rents, charges and administrative fees received by the port authority shall be used for the general expenses […]
12-3414. Same; treasurer’s bond; deposits and disbursements of funds. Before receiving any moneys, the treasurer and deputy treasurer of a port authority created in accordance with K.S.A. 12-3402, and amendments thereto, shall furnish bond in such amount as shall be determined by the port authority, with sureties satisfactory to it, and all funds coming into […]
12-3415. Same; borrowing money; issuance of notes, bonds and other evidence of indebtedness; approval required. (a) For the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of purchasing or acquiring land or interests therein, and the cost of purchasing, acquiring, constructing, equipping, reconstructing, improving, repairing, enlarging, remodeling and furnishing buildings, structures, plants, docks, […]
12-3416. Port authorities; conditions of bonds; negotiability. Bonds and other obligations authorized by this act shall be executed by the chairperson and secretary of the port authority. Such bonds and other obligations may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding […]
12-3417. Same; bonds; installment payment of bonds; conversion provisions. In the event any issue or series of bonds is issued pursuant to this act pursuant to a loan agreement or bond purchase agreement with any agency of the United States government, then and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of […]
12-3418. Same; exercise of powers constitutes governmental function; tax exemption for property acquired, exceptions. The exercise of the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, […]
12-3419. Same; payment of bonds from combined revenues; priorities; subsequent series of bonds, liens. The board of directors of a port authority may in its discretion authorize one issue of bonds hereunder for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, equipping, furnishing, repairing, enlarging and remodeling of more than one building structure, project or […]
12-3420. Same; issuance of bonds and refunding bonds; approval required. The board of directors of a port authority may issue bonds hereunder for the purpose of refunding any bonds or other obligations of the port authority theretofore issued pursuant to this act; or it may authorize a single issue of bonds hereunder for the purpose […]
12-3421. Same; bonds not debt of state, county or city, exception; special obligations, required recitals. No bonds issued under provisions of this act shall ever become a debt or obligation of the state of Kansas, nor shall the faith and credit of the state of Kansas be pledged in whole or in part, directly or […]
