24-1240. White Clay watershed district property, contract and debt obligations transferred to city of Atchison. (a) Upon the dissolution of the White Clay watershed district, the city of Atchison shall acquire the property of the watershed district subject to any leases or agreements duly and validly made by the district. The city shall be responsible for the payment or retirement of any watershed debts or obligations. All property, funds and assets of the district shall be vested in the city of Atchison.
(b) The city shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the watershed district. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by the city shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the watershed district.
(c) Whenever the watershed district, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a contract or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the city of Atchsion, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the city as the context requires.
(d) The city of Atchsion shall have the legal custody of all records, memoranda, writings, entries, prints, representations, electronic data or combinations thereof of any act, transactions, occurrence or event of the watershed district.
(e) No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced, by or against the watershed district prior to its dissolution or by or against any officer of the district, prior to its dissolution in such officer's official capacity or in relation to the discharge of such officer's official duties, shall abate by reason of the governmental reorganization effected under the provisions of this act. The court may allow any such suit, action or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of the district or any officer affected.
History: L. 2019, ch. 21, ยง 3; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees
Article 12 - Watershed Districts
24-1201a Declaration of public necessity for creation of districts; power; benefits.
24-1203 Establishment of district by petition.
24-1203a Establishment of district initiated by board of county commissioners.
24-1204 Contents of petition; form.
24-1209 Corporate powers and duties.
24-1210 Directors; number; terms; expenses.
24-1212 Open meetings of directors; notice; quorum.
24-1214a Districts adopting general plan prior to April 1, 1961; method of financing; procedure.
24-1218 Right of entry upon lands in connection with work of district; damages.
24-1221 Act supplemental to other laws.
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.
24-1231 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.
24-1237 Same; costs of publication and notice; permit to require road markers.
24-1238 Watershed district responsibilities transferred to city of Atchison.