Kansas Statutes
Article 27 - Water Supply, Waterworks And Distribution Of Water
12-2712 Validation of certain contracts and bond issues; bonds exempted from debt limitations.

12-2712. Validation of certain contracts and bond issues; bonds exempted from debt limitations. If any municipality has, prior to the effective date of this act, with or without authority of law, entered into a contract or contracts to provide for a common supply of water, water distribution system or waterworks system and such contract or contracts substantially conform to contracts authorized to be made by such municipality under the provisions of this act, such contract or contracts previously entered into and all proceedings in connection therewith, including any bonds issued, are hereby validated and confirmed; and the provisions of this act shall hereafter be applicable to any common supply of water, water distribution system and waterworks system heretofore acquired under any such contracts heretofore made. No statute limiting the amount of bonded indebtedness of a municipality shall apply to any such bonds heretofore issued by a municipality for such purposes and such bonds shall not be considered in determining the total bonded indebtedness of such municipality for the purpose of applying any statute limiting the bonded indebtedness of such municipality.
History: L. 1955, ch. 87, ยง 12; April 14.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities

Article 27 - Water Supply, Waterworks And Distribution Of Water

12-2701 Definitions.

12-2702 Contracts for common supply of water.

12-2703 Acquisition, development and distribution of common water supply.

12-2704 Contracts for management and operation; reports.

12-2705 Costs, how financed; extent of right to acquire or condemn property.

12-2706 Sale of water; rates; use of reimbursements; assessments; tax levies.

12-2707 Municipal water supply system; resolution; plans, specifications and estimate; approval by secretary of health and environment; cost limited.

12-2708 Same; ordinance or resolution; election, when.

12-2709 Common water supply; general obligation and revenue bonds, conditions and restrictions.

12-2710 Water supply in certain cities and townships; eminent domain.

12-2711 Grants of rights-of-way by certain state and local agencies.

12-2712 Validation of certain contracts and bond issues; bonds exempted from debt limitations.

12-2713 Jurisdiction of certain state agencies saved.

12-2714 Municipalities and corporations not deemed common carriers and not subject to utility regulation.

12-2715 Authority and powers conferred by act; act supplemental; invalidity of part.

12-2716 Cities owning waterworks may contract for water supply.

12-2717 Same; reimbursement agreement.

12-2718 Cities under 200,000; agreements with federal or state agencies for municipal water supply and recreational areas.

12-2719 Same; reimbursement by city, limitations; tax levies; bonds.

12-2720 Same; adoption of ordinance; contents; publication; protest petition; election; effective, when.

12-2721 Same; act additional to 12-2716, 12-2717.

12-2722 Same; exemption of certain cities from reimbursement limitations of 12-2719.

12-2723 Installation of separate water meter for individual dwelling units.