12-17,142. Same; creation of district; petition; procedure. (a) In addition to any other power provided by law and as a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the governing body of any municipality may create a district as provided by this act for the purpose of financing projects. A municipality may create a […]
12-17,143. Same; special assessments, procedure; act not exclusive authority. (a) In addition to any other power provided by law and as a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the governing body may make, or cause to be made, projects identified in the petition submitted pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,142 or 12-17,144, […]
12-17,144. Same; notice; public hearing; governing body’s action. (a) Upon filing a petition in accordance with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,142, and amendments thereto, for a district financed in whole or in part by a proposed transportation development district sales tax authorized by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,145, and amendments thereto, the municipality shall adopt a resolution […]
12-17,145. Same; sales tax; director of taxation, duties. (a) In addition to and notwithstanding any limitations on the aggregate amount of the retailers’ sales tax contained in K.S.A. 12-187 through 12-197, and amendments thereto, any municipality may impose a transportation development district sales tax on the selling of tangible personal property at retail or rendering […]
12-17,146. Same; limitations on suits challenging actions under act. No suit to set aside the assessments or otherwise question the validity of the proceedings for the creation of the district or the authorization of the project shall be brought after the expiration of 30 days from the publication of the ordinance or resolution creating the […]
12-17,147. Same; methods of financing. The total cost of any project authorized pursuant to this act shall be paid from all or any of the following sources: (a) Special assessments imposed in the district pursuant to this act which have been paid in full prior to the date set by the governing body as provided […]
12-17,147a. Same; costs of project, how paid. (a) Costs of a project authorized by this act may be paid in one or more payments from transportation development district sales tax collected pursuant to this act without the issuance of bonds authorized by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,149, and amendments thereto. (b) This section shall be a […]
12-17,148. Same; fund of the district. A separate fund shall be created for each district and each project and such fund shall be identified by a suitable title. Except as otherwise required by the secretary of transportation in connection with a loan to the municipality from the Kansas transportation revolving fund, the proceeds from the […]
12-17,149. Same; bonds; loans from the transportation revolving fund. (a) Any municipality may issue bonds in one or more series and/or execute and deliver a loan with respect to a project from the Kansas transportation revolving fund pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5063 et seq., and amendments thereto, to finance the undertaking of any project in accordance […]
12-17,150. Same; secretary of revenue, duties; report. The secretary of revenue in connection with a redevelopment project area for which sales, use and transient guest tax revenues are pledged or otherwise intended to be used in whole or in part for the payment of bonds issued to finance redevelopment project costs in such redevelopment project […]
12-17,151. Same; application to existing districts. The provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,140 through 12-17,150, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 12-194 and 25-432, as amended pursuant to this act, shall apply to all transportation development districts, whether created before or after July 1, 2003. History: L. 2003, ch. 120, § 17; July 1.
12-17,152. Public improvement districts; creation. The governing bodies of any three or more counties not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States department of commerce, may enter into an agreement for interlocal cooperation under K.S.A. 12-2901 et seq., and amendments thereto, to create a public improvement district for the purposes […]
12-17,153. Same; financing; taxing authority; election; collection of tax; public improvement district sales tax fund. (a) For the purposes of financing the cost of the construction, operation and maintenance of any such public infrastructure improvements, a public improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,152, and amendments thereto, shall be authorized to levy a […]
12-17,154. Same; powers. A public improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,152, and amendments thereto, may: (a) Acquire by gift, purchase, lease-purchase, condemnation or otherwise, and own, lease, use and operate property, whether real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, which is necessary or desirable for lawful purposes. Any lease-purchase agreement entered […]
12-17,155. Same; issuance and sale of general obligation bonds; election. The governing body of any public improvement district created pursuant to this act may purchase or otherwise acquire land or land and improvements and may acquire, construct, reconstruct, repair or remodel improvements thereon or additions thereto, including furnishings, equipment, and architectural and incidental expense related […]
12-17,160. Purpose of act; issuance of sales tax and revenue bonds. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this act to promote, stimulate and develop the general and economic welfare of the state of Kansas and its communities and to assist in the development and redevelopment of eligible areas within and without a […]
12-17,161. Citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-17,160 through 12-17,179, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the STAR bonds financing act. History: L. 2007, ch. 179, § 2; July 1.
12-17,162. Definitions. As used in the STAR bonds financing act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) “Auto race track facility” means: (1) An auto race track facility and facilities directly related and necessary to the operation of an auto race track facility, including, but not limited to, grandstands, suites and viewing […]
12-17,163. City or county may designate building as historic theater. The governing body of any city or county may designate a building within such municipality to be an historic theater if the governing body of the municipality and the secretary of commerce agree that the building satisfies the requirements of subsection (h) of K.S.A. 2021 […]
12-17,164. Establishment of STAR bond projects by city or county; approval of secretary; limitations; administrative fees; recovery of certain costs. (a) The governing body of a city may establish one or more STAR bond projects in any area within such city or wholly outside the boundaries of such city. A STAR bond project wholly outside […]
