15-1117. Natural gas production and sale; acquisition of drilling site; contracts. Any city of the third class situated in a recognized and established natural gas field is hereby granted power and authority to acquire a drilling site by lease or purchase, and to drill upon said land or upon other land leased for the purpose or owned by said city, or unitized with any such lands, a well for the production of natural gas and to produce and sell natural gas therefrom, and to enter into all necessary or desirable contracts for such purposes.
History: L. 1945, ch. 152, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 171, § 1; April 9.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 15 - Cities Of The Third Class
Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions
15-1117 Natural gas production and sale; acquisition of drilling site; contracts.
15-1119 Same; acreage within or without city limits.
15-1120 Same; contracts for consolidation or unitization of land.
15-1121 Same; election; resolution and order of governing body.
15-1122 Same; effect of resolution, order and election; landowner may petition court; proceedings.
15-1123 Leasing of municipal auditorium to patriotic organization; term.
15-1126 Sewage disposal plants in certain cities; special assessments; limitations.
15-1128 Same; bond and tax limitations inapplicable.
15-1146 Validation of sale and conveyance of land in city inundated by construction of reservoir.