32-802. Assistant secretaries; employees; offices; wildtrust program. (a) The secretary shall appoint an assistant secretary for administration, an assistant secretary for wildlife, fisheries and boating and an assistant secretary for parks and tourism. The assistant secretary for administration shall be fully qualified by education, training and experience in administration. The assistant secretary for wildlife, fisheries and boating shall be fully qualified by education, training and experience in wildlife, natural resources or a related field. The assistant secretary for parks and tourism shall be fully qualified by education, training and experience in parks, tourism or related field. All assistant secretaries shall have a demonstrated executive and administrative ability to discharge the duties of the office of assistant secretary. The assistant secretaries shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The assistant secretaries shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an annual salary fixed by the secretary with the approval of the governor. The secretary also may appoint such other staff assistants and employees as are necessary to enable the secretary to carry out the duties of the office. Except as otherwise provided in this section, K.S.A. 75-2935 and 32-801, and amendments thereto, such staff assistants and employees shall be within the classified service under the Kansas civil service act.
(b) The assistant secretaries and such other staff assistants and employees shall have such powers, duties and functions as are assigned to them by the secretary or are prescribed by law. The assistant secretaries, staff assistants and employees shall act for and exercise the powers of the secretary to the extent authority to do so is delegated by the secretary.
(c) The assistant secretary for administration shall maintain an office in Shawnee county, Kansas. The assistant secretary for wildlife, fisheries and boating shall maintain an office in Pratt county, Kansas. The assistant secretary for parks and tourism shall maintain an office in Shawnee county, Kansas. The secretary may maintain offices and facilities to carry out the functions of the department in other locations in this state.
(d) The secretary shall supervise the wildtrust program which shall be responsible for the receipt and expenditure of moneys through gifts and donations.
History: L. 1987, ch. 417, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 118, § 5; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 22; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 32 - Wildlife, Parks And Recreation
Article 8 - Department Of Wildlife, Parks And Tourism
32-801 Establishment of department; secretary; application of K-GOAL.
32-802 Assistant secretaries; employees; offices; wildtrust program.
32-803 Department and secretary continuation of fish and game commission.
32-804 Department and secretary continuation of park and resources authority.
32-808 Conservation officers and employees; training requirements; powers and authority.
32-809 State agricultural production fund.
32-811 Same; assistant secretaries.
32-812 Division of tourism; director; administration.
32-817 Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
32-818 Transfer of officers and employees; rights and benefits preserved.
32-824 Federal assistance for land and water conservation; department official agency.
32-825 Same; powers of department.
32-827 Federal assistance for development of natural resources; department official agency.
32-828 Assent to wildlife restoration act; use of fees.
32-829 Assent to fish restoration and management projects act; use of fees.
32-830 Local governments; conveyances to department.
32-831 Cooperation with state and local agencies.
32-832 Cooperation with citizen-support organizations.
32-833 Authority to purchase land; conditions and limitations.
32-834 Purchase of land in Jefferson county, Kansas.
32-835 Purchase of land in Cherokee county.
32-836 Purchase of land in Pottawatomie county.
32-838 Eisenhower state park; name.
32-838a Cross Timbers state park; name.
32-838b Kaw River state park; name.
32-839 Steve Lloyd wetlands designated.
32-841 Donated lands; remission of taxes.
32-842 Acquisition of land under fish and wildlife coordination act; notice and hearing.
32-843 Same; legislative approval.
32-844 Real estate transactions proposed or entered into; report to legislature.
32-845 Contracts with federal agencies; legislative approval, when.
32-846 Approval of agreement and lease for Milford Lake wetlands.
32-847 Flint Hills advisory council; organization; duties.
32-850 Mineral leases; authorization.
32-852 Same; liability for damages.
32-853 Same; restriction as to uses or occupancy.
32-854 Same; disposition of proceeds.
32-857 Revenue bonds; authority to issue.
32-858 Same; disposition of proceeds.
32-859 Same; form; validity; negotiability; replacement.
32-860 Same; pledge of revenues.
32-861 Same; default on payment; remedies.
32-864 Same; refunding revenue bonds authorized.
32-867 Resort bonds; definitions.
32-869 Same; amount of bonds authorized; payment.
32-870 Same; zoning regulations subject to secretary's approval.
32-872 Same; acquisition of site; construction and operation of resort.
32-873 Same; legislative approval of site and amount of bonds.
32-874 Lake resorts; feasibility study.
32-874b Same; negotiations with lake resort communities.
32-874c Same; negotiations with federal agencies.
32-874d Same; requests for proposals; advertisement; negotiations with developers.
32-874e Same; joint report to legislature.
32-876 Hatchery bonds; definitions.
32-877 Same; hatchery stamps to pay bonds; disposition of excess revenues.
32-878 Same; bonds authorized; pledge of revenues; covenants and agreements.
32-879 Same; bonds not state indebtedness; contracts binding.
32-880 Same; refunding revenue bonds authorized.
32-881 Same; disposition of bond proceeds.
32-884 Same; authority and powers conferred by act.
32-885 Same; notice of intent to issue; actions to contest validity limited.
32-886 Family oriented lodging sites in state parks.
32-887 Same; leases for improvement and development.
32-888 Same; proposals for bids; advertisement thereof; negotiations.
32-889 Same; property tax exemption; payments in lieu of taxes; disposition.