82a-901a. Legislative declaration. The people of the state can best achieve the proper utilization and control of the water resources of the state through comprehensive planning which coordinates and provides guidance for the management, conservation and development of the state’s water resources. History: L. 1981, ch. 398, § 1; July 1.
82a-902. State water resource planning act; definitions. The following words when used in this act, shall have the meaning ascribed in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) “Person” means and includes a natural person, partnership, organization, association, private corporation, public corporation, any taxing district or political subdivision of the […]
82a-903. Same; formulation of state water plan; cooperation of state water agencies; advice of general public. In accordance with the policies and long-range goals and objectives established by the legislature, the office shall formulate on a continuing basis a comprehensive state water plan for the management, conservation and development of the water resources of the […]
82a-905. Same; public hearings on state water plan or sections thereof, procedure; approval by Kansas water authority and submission to legislature and governor of plan or sections thereof. Prior to the submission of the state water plan or any section thereof or any amendment thereto to the Kansas water authority, the legislature and the governor, […]
82a-906. State water resource planning act; submission of plan and recommendations to governor and legislature. The Kansas water office, with the approval of the Kansas water authority, annually shall submit to the legislature and to the governor an up-dated water plan containing recommendations which are necessary to achieve the long-range goals and objectives for the […]
82a-907. State water resource planning act; considerations in formulation of state water plan. In formulating the state water plan the office shall consider: (a) The management, conservation and development of the water resources of the state for the benefit of the state as a whole; (b) the benefits to be derived from development of reservoir […]
82a-910. Same; recommendations to federal agencies as to future water supply storage; agreements with federal government; petition concerning future water supply needs. (a) Subject to the approval of the Kansas water authority, the office may recommend to any agency of the federal government the inclusion in any proposed or authorized federal project of any conservation […]
82a-911. Same; recommendations of water office for inclusion in state plan of storage features for water supply on federal projects; findings. In its discretion, either upon its own initiative or in response to a specific request, the office, subject to the approval of the Kansas water authority, may include in the state water plan recommendations […]
82a-913. Same; statement of state costs. When any recommendation is made pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-911, and amendments thereto, the same shall include a statement of (1) the portion of the state costs for which the state does not anticipate repayment of its expenditures; and (2) the part of the state costs for which the state […]
82a-915. State water resource planning act; contracts with federal government relative to release of water from projects or reservoirs, when. The office is hereby authorized to negotiate with the federal government relative to releases of water from projects or reservoirs and to enter into agreements with the federal government with respect to the operation of […]
82a-920. Same; projected costs of water management projects. The office shall maintain in continuous process and revision tentative projected costs of water management projects for the coming years covering a total period of not less than 25 years, which projected costs the office shall submit with its annual budget request. In preparing such projections, the […]
82a-922. Same; expenditures from appropriations for Kansas water office, procedure. All expenditures from appropriations for the office shall be made in accordance with the applicable appropriation act upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the director of the Kansas water office or by a person or persons […]
82a-923. State water plan; rules and regulations. The office shall adopt, amend, promulgate, and enforce such rules and regulations as are necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this act. Such rules and regulations shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state as provided by law. The Kansas water office […]
82a-924. Same; liberal construction. This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the purposes hereof, and the enumeration of specific powers in this act shall not operate to restrict the meaning of any general grant of power contained in this act or to exclude other powers comprehended in such general grant. History: L. 1963, ch. […]
82a-925. Same; invalidity of part. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof […]
82a-927. State water plan; long-range goals. The long-range goals and objectives of the state of Kansas for management, conservation and development of the waters of the state, are hereby declared to be: (a) The development, to meet the anticipated future needs of the people of the state, of sufficient supplies of water for beneficial purposes; […]
82a-928. State water plan; policies to achieve long-range goals listed. The policies of the state of Kansas that are deemed desirable for the achievement of the long-range goals and objectives as set forth in K.S.A. 82a-927, and amendments thereto, and that shall serve as guidelines for public corporations and all agencies of the state, relative […]
82a-929. Same; state responsibility for water. The state of Kansas hereby recognizes its responsibility and jurisdiction to protect, conserve, and control all waters affecting the people of the state, including those waters impounded in projects constructed pursuant to programs of the federal government. History: L. 1965, ch. 558, § 3; May 12.
82a-930. Same; state responsibility to manage water conservation. The state of Kansas hereby recognizes its responsibility and jurisdiction to operate and to manage those water conservation features financed by the state, and it recognizes its duty to fulfill its responsibility and to exercise its jurisdiction through either direct action or contractual delegation and in accordance […]
82a-931. Same; intergovernmental coordination of planning. As a matter of basic policy concerning the water resources of the state, the state of Kansas hereby declares its intention to coordinate state planning with local and national planning and, in safeguarding the interests of the state and its people, to undertake the resolution of any conflicts that […]
