82a-1319. Same; rules and regulations. The director may adopt, subject to approval of the authority, rules and regulations for the administration and carrying out the purposes of this act. History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 19; L. 1983, ch. 343, § 18; March 17.
82a-1320. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “state water plan storage act.” History: L. 1974, ch. 452, § 20; March 22.
82a-1330. Water assurance program; citation of act. This act shall be known as and may be cited as the water assurance program act. History: L. 1986, ch. 391, § 1; July 1.
82a-1331. Same; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Assurance storage” means that part of the conservation storage water supply capacity of any reservoir devoted to the storage water for the water assurance program; (b) “assurance water” means water stored in assurance storage of a reservoir under a water reservation […]
82a-1332. Same; negotiation by Kansas water office for water assurance storage in federal reservoirs. The Kansas water office, with advice from basin advisory committees, eligible water right holders and the chief engineer and with approval of the Kansas water authority, may negotiate and enter into contracts for assurance storage from federal reservoirs to be used […]
82a-1333. Same; prerequisites to organization of water assurance district; duties of chief engineer. Before a water assurance district is organized, and upon the request of the Kansas water office, the chief engineer shall determine the eligible water rights of the proposed district. In determining whether a water right may benefit, the chief engineer shall consider […]
82a-1334. Same; participation mandatory in program, when. If a water assurance district is organized, participation in the water assurance program shall be mandatory for each eligible water right holder below an assurance reservoir if the chief engineer determines that such holder may be benefited by releases of assurance water from an assurance reservoir. History: L. […]
82a-1335. Same; procedure for organization of water assurance district; petition requirements. (a) Before any water assurance district is organized, a petition shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, signed by the eligible water right holders of water rights totaling more than 20% of the combined quantities of all eligible water rights […]
82a-1336. Same; petition requirements for organization of water assurance districts; duties of secretary of state. A copy of the petition, required by K.S.A. 82a-1335, setting forth the text of the petition in full, shall be circulated among the eligible water right holders of the proposed district. A duplicate original or a photographic copy of the […]
82a-1337. Same; duties of secretary of state relating to petitions; approval of chief engineer required, findings. If the secretary of state finds the petition, as required by K.S.A. 82a-1335, to be sufficient as to form and the number and qualifications of the petitioners, the secretary shall prepare a certified copy of the petition and transmit […]
82a-1338. Same; formation of water assurance district; election required, procedure; certificate of incorporation. Within 10 days after receipt of a certified copy of the chief engineer’s report approving the petition, as required by K.S.A. 82a-1335, or the petition as amended, the chairperson of the steering committee of the proposed district shall call a meeting of […]
82a-1339. Same; payment of costs and expenses when chief engineer disapproves organization of water assurance district. If the organization of the proposed water assurance district is defeated at the election or if the petition, as required by K.S.A. 82a-1335, is disapproved by the chief engineer, the steering committee named in the petition shall determine the […]
82a-1340. Same; exercise of district powers by board of directors; composition and terms of board of directors. All powers granted to water assurance districts incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be exercised by a board of directors which shall be composed of any odd number of directors and specified in the petition for […]
82a-1341. Same; organization of district board of directors; conduct of business; filling of vacancies. Within not more than 90 days after the recording of the certificate of incorporation, a meeting open to all members of the district shall be held by the steering committee for the election of the initial board of directors of the […]
82a-1342. Same; district meetings, purpose. In not less than 12 months nor more than 13 months after the recording of the certificates of incorporation, and annually thereafter, a meeting shall be held for the election of directors whose terms expire, to render a report on the financial condition and activities of the district and to […]
82a-1343. Same; meetings of district board of directors; notice. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held quarterly at the office of the corporation on such day as is selected by the board of directors. Notice of such meeting shall be mailed to each director at least five days prior to the date […]
82a-1344. Same; powers of districts. Each water assurance district incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be a body politic and corporate and shall have the power to: (a) Adopt a seal; (b) sue and be sued by its corporate name; (c) purchase, hold, sell and convey land and personal property and to execute […]
82a-1345. Same; charges imposed against district members, amount; releases of water from reservoirs; duties of chief engineer and Kansas water office; rules and regulations; rights of water right holders. (a) The water assurance district shall impose a charge against each member of the water assurance district. The total of such charges shall be sufficient to […]
82a-1346. Same; persons not prohibited from purchasing storage in federal reservoirs. Nothing in this act shall prohibit any person from contracting to purchase or otherwise obtaining from the federal government emergency water stored in federal reservoirs and under the control of the federal government under rules and regulations of any agency of the federal government. […]
82a-1347. Same; renegotiation of existing water supply storage contracts. If any eligible water right holder in a water assurance district organized under the provisions of this act requests an opportunity to renegotiate any existing contracts for the purchase of water supply under the terms of K.S.A. 82a-1301 et seq., and amendments thereto, the Kansas water […]
