68-2021a. Contracts between secretary of transportation and the authority; certain duplicative resources. (a) The secretary of transportation and the Kansas turnpike authority are hereby authorized and empowered to contract with each other to provide personnel and equipment and other resources, either of the department of transportation, the Kansas turnpike authority or consulting or contracting firms for: (1) Recordkeeping, reporting, administrative, planning, engineering, legal and clerical functions; and (2) construction, operation and maintenance of turnpike projects and highways of the state.
(b) The Kansas turnpike authority shall retain its separate identity, powers and duties as an instrumentality of the state. Duplication of effort, facilities and equipment shall be minimized by the authority and the secretary of transportation in operation and maintenance of turnpikes and highways of the state. The authority and the secretary are authorized to take such action as necessary to implement this section, including the temporary transfer of personnel, property and equipment from the authority to the secretary, and the secretary to the authority, to effect contracts described in subsection (a). The integrity of the bonded indebtedness shall be maintained through the actions of the authority.
History: L. 2013, ch. 113, § 4; L. 2015, ch. 8, § 4; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges
Article 20 - Toll Roads Or Turnpikes
68-2004 Same; general grant of powers.
68-2005 Same; incidental powers.
68-2006 Same; acquisition of property; eminent domain; plans and specifications, when.
68-2007 Turnpike revenue bonds; issuance.
68-2008 Bonds payable solely or partly from revenues; expenses.
68-2009 Use and disposition of tolls and other revenues derived from projects; sinking fund.
68-2010 Trust agreement or resolution providing for bond issues; contents; expenses of.
68-2011 Trust funds; how held and applied.
68-2012 Remedies of bondholders.
68-2014 Bonds eligible for investment.
68-2016 Turnpike revenue refunding bonds, when.
68-2018 Preliminary expenses of authority; surveys and studies; costs and expenses, how paid.
68-2019 Powers conferred additional and supplemental to other laws, exception.
68-2020 Failure or refusal to pay toll; penalty; lien on vehicle.
68-2020a Failure or refusal to pay toll; penalty; refusal to register vehicle; appeals.
68-2022 Same; reimbursement of secretary of transportation.
68-2023 Same; act supplemental to 68-2001 to 68-2020; effect.
68-2024 Same; prior agreements approved.
68-2026 Same; agreements as to personnel assigned to police facilities; cooperation.
68-2028 Same; powers of policing personnel.