Kansas Statutes
Article 23 - Express Highways And Freeways
68-2303 Same; powers of secretary of transportation.

68-2303. Same; powers of secretary of transportation. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to: (a) Issue highway bonds of the state of Kansas, payable solely from revenues accruing to the state freeway fund and pledged to their payment, for the purpose of providing funds for the construction, reconstruction and improvement of the highway projects in the state, to refund such bonds, and to pay all expenses incidental to the authorization and issuance of said bonds, including without limitation the acquisition of right-of-way, employment of financial advisors, engineers, attorneys and such other professional services as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, all as provided in this act;
(b) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the secretary's duties and the execution of the secretary's powers under this act, including without limitation all contracts and agreements necessary to cooperate with the federal highway administration of the United States department of transportation, or with other federal agencies, and to do and perform all other acts required to obtain benefits under the terms and provisions of title 23 of the United States code or any other federal legislation amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto; and
(c) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted in this act.
History: L. 1972, ch. 252, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 227; Aug. 15.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges

Article 23 - Express Highways And Freeways

68-2301 Express highways and freeways; establishment of system; location; construction; transfer of funds to state highway fund; financing; allocation and programming of funds, priorities; feasibility studies of designating portions of system as toll...

68-2302 Same; definitions.

68-2303 Same; powers of secretary of transportation.

68-2304 Express highways and freeways; issuance of highway bonds by secretary of transportation; purpose; amounts and limitations; payment of principal and interest; maximum rate of interest and period of maturity; redemption, conditions of sales; am...

68-2305 Same; no debt incurred nor faith and credit of state or political subdivisions pledged by issuance of bonds.

68-2306 Same; annual expenditures from freeway fund and freeway construction fund; purposes; computation of amounts; payments constitute lien and claim on freeway fund.

68-2307 Same; revenue refunding bonds; purpose; conditions of issuance, investment of proceeds, when, conditions.

68-2308 Same; rights of bondholders.

68-2309 Same; interest and income from bonds exempt from taxation, exception.

68-2310 Same; bonds deemed securities; acquisition and deposit.

68-2311 Express highways and freeways; management and investment of moneys in freeway fund and freeway construction fund; standards and limitations; powers and duties of secretary of transportation and pooled money investment board.

68-2312 Same; relationship of act to and applicability of other laws; extent of secretary of transportation's powers.

68-2314b Transportation works for Kansas program; projects; programs.

68-2314c Eisenhower legacy transportation program; projects; programs; project selection process and criteria; development of long-range transportation plan by secretary.

68-2315 Report to legislature by secretary of transportation, information to be included therein; posting of report.

68-2316 Minimum expenditure for transportation projects or programs in each county.

68-2317 Highway contracts; providing for prevailing wages.

68-2319 Highway program; bonds; definitions.

68-2320 Powers of secretary of transportation; issuance of bonds; limitations.

68-2321 Issuance of bonds; term; highway bond proceeds fund, created; investment of proceeds; execution of trust indenture.

68-2322 Sale of bonds; no debt incurred nor faith and credit of state pledged by issuance of bonds.

68-2323 Use of proceeds from bonds.

68-2324 Secretary of transportation to have management of state highway fund and investment of such fund.

68-2325 Highway bond debt service fund, created; investment of moneys; payment of debt service on bonds.

68-2326 Bonds tax exempt.

68-2327 Authority to establish special accounts by secretary of transportation.

68-2328 Authority to issue refunding bonds; refunding freeway bonds.

68-2329 Liberal construction of 68-2319 through 68-2328.

68-2330 Bonds deemed securities; acquisition and deposit.

68-2331 Financing of comprehensive transportation program; issuance of revenue bonds by Kansas development finance authority; conditions and requirements.

68-2332 Alternative delivery transportation projects; conditions and restrictions; selection process; contractor requirements; liability for design defects.