Kansas Statutes
Article 12 - Watershed Districts
24-1213 General plan, estimate of costs and information as to benefits; transmittal to chief engineer, when; open to public; report to directors.

24-1213. General plan, estimate of costs and information as to benefits; transmittal to chief engineer, when; open to public; report to directors. Upon the incorporation of the watershed district the board shall cause work to be commenced on the preparation of a general plan of the district. In addition to the general plan there shall be prepared an estimate of costs as to installation, maintenance and operation of the proposed works and information as to the location and extent of areas that would be benefited by the proposed works. Upon completion of the general plan, estimates of costs and the information as to benefited areas, the board shall carefully examine and consider the same and if they approve the general plan, estimate of cost of proposed works and information on benefited areas, they shall transmit a complete copy thereof to the chief engineer and additional copies shall be made available to him upon request. Copies of such plans, estimates and information, in the office of the chief engineer shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times.
The chief engineer shall examine and study said general plans as to: (1) Feasibility. (2) Co-ordination of the plan with any general plan for the watershed of which the district might be a part. (3) The safety of the works and improvements proposed. (4) Conformity with the intents and purposes of this act. The chief engineer shall transmit a written report of the results of his study and investigation to the board of directors which shall include any changes or modifications which he deems necessary and which shall include a specific approval or disapproval of the general plan.
History: L. 1953, ch. 477, § 13; L. 1957, ch. 226, § 6; L. 1961, ch. 193, § 10; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees

Article 12 - Watershed Districts

24-1201 Title of act.

24-1201a Declaration of public necessity for creation of districts; power; benefits.

24-1202 Definitions.

24-1203 Establishment of district by petition.

24-1203a Establishment of district initiated by board of county commissioners.

24-1204 Contents of petition; form.

24-1205 Petition, circulation; inclusion of city or part thereof within proposed boundaries, identification; filing and determination of sufficiency of petition.

24-1206 Sufficient petition transmitted to chief engineer; investigation, report and approval or disapproval; approval required, when; transmittal of approval to secretary of state and to chairperson of steering committee.

24-1207 Meeting of steering committee; notice; election of board of directors; officers; election on organization of district; voting places and election procedures; certification of results to secretary of state; certificate of incorporation, issuan...

24-1208 Payment of costs and expenses when petition or resolution is disapproved by engineer or defeated by voters; tax levy.

24-1209 Corporate powers and duties.

24-1210 Directors; number; terms; expenses.

24-1211 Election of directors at annual meeting; report of financial condition, projects and activities; notice and conduct of elections; vacancies; changes in number of directors or date of annual meeting; notice; procedure.

24-1212 Open meetings of directors; notice; quorum.

24-1213 General plan, estimate of costs and information as to benefits; transmittal to chief engineer, when; open to public; report to directors.

24-1214 Financing proposed projects; methods; resolution as to costs; public hearing; notice, contents; appearances; written statement required; transmittal of written statements to chief engineer; adoption, modification or rejection of general plan...

24-1214a Districts adopting general plan prior to April 1, 1961; method of financing; procedure.

24-1215 Approval of bond issue by qualified voters of district required; notice; election procedures; tax levies for financing costs; resolution, publication; protest petition; election.

24-1216 Order and procedure as to specific projects; surveys, plans, specifications and estimates of costs; filing with secretary of board; open to inspection; transmittal of approved plans to chief engineer, when; review of general plan; revisions o...

24-1217 Computation of special assessments; appraisement and apportionment; resolution; limitations; hearing of complaints; notice; alterations; resolution fixing assessments; notice to landowners; bonds and levies, when.

24-1218 Right of entry upon lands in connection with work of district; damages.

24-1219 No-fund warrants for initial expenses; annual tax levies for general fund expenses; increased levies, procedure; tax levies for no-fund warrants and bonds; structure maintenance fund.

24-1220 Improvement bonds for works of improvement; terms; how payable; limitation on bonded indebtedness.

24-1221 Act supplemental to other laws.

24-1222 Chief engineer authorized to transfer territory from one district to another, when; petition.

24-1223 Same; contents of petition.

24-1224 Same; presentment of petition to chief engineer; notice and hearing.

24-1225 Same; findings, decisions and declarations of chief engineer.

24-1226 Same; liability for outstanding bonded indebtedness.

24-1227 Extension of territory of district; petition, contents; approval of chief engineer.

24-1228 Dissolution of district, when; resolution; petition; election; certificate of dissolution.

24-1229 Dissolution of portion of district; petition, contents; powers and duties of chief engineer; notice and hearing; evidence; findings, filing; certificate of dissolution; recordation; removal of director upon dissolution, effect.

24-1230 Notification of directors upon dissolution or partial dissolution of district; duties of secretary, treasurer and directors; effective date of dissolution; recordation of certificate of dissolution.

24-1231 Disposition of funds of totally or partially disorganized district; duties of treasurer.

24-1232 Minutes and records of totally dissolved district filed with county clerk.

24-1233 Districts established prior to July 1, 1961; confirmation and validation; procedure.

24-1234 Intermittent closing of roads within watershed district; county roads; permit application; authority and duties of board of county commissioners; publication and notice.

24-1235 Same; township roads; permit application; authority and duties of board of township trustees; publication and notice.

24-1236 Same; county bridge and township road, 24-1234 applies; approval by board of township trustees.

24-1237 Same; costs of publication and notice; permit to require road markers.

24-1238 Watershed district responsibilities transferred to city of Atchison.

24-1239 White Clay watershed district dissolved.

24-1240 White Clay watershed district property, contract and debt obligations transferred to city of Atchison.