68-407. Duties and authority of secretary of transportation; bids, where received; contracts. The secretary of transportation is authorized to perform all work, or to enter into, perform and require the performance of all contracts incident to the construction, improvement, reconstruction and maintenance of the state highway system and shall take such steps as will give the provisions of this act full force and effect and do and perform all other duties required by law: Provided, That the secretary may enter into contracts with any of the counties of the state to do any work in the repair, construction or maintenance of the state highway system.
History: L. 1927, ch. 255, § 11; L. 1929, ch. 225, § 8; L. 1951, ch. 379, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 91; Aug. 15.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges
68-401 Acceptance of federal aid.
68-402 Same; contracts; disbursements of moneys.
68-402c Federal aid; limitation on high type pavement inapplicable.
68-404 Powers and duties of secretary of transportation.
68-404a Construction and maintenance of certain highways traversing federal property.
68-404b Detention dams on Fort Riley military reservation to protect Ogden from flood waters.
68-406a Inclusion of certain unimproved links of county road into state highway system.
68-407 Duties and authority of secretary of transportation; bids, where received; contracts.
68-408 Letting of contracts; time and place; notice.
68-408a Bids; electronic submission.
68-409 Plans and specifications; display.
68-411 Partial payment on contracts; regulations for withholding.
68-412 Designation and improvement of city streets as connecting links; apportionment of costs.
68-412a Acquisition of right-of-way for streets as connecting links in cities.
68-413a Same; conveyance of title to oil and gas in place to present landowners; exceptions.
68-416 State highway fund; apportionment; city connecting links; use of funds.
68-416a Maintenance of city connecting links.
68-419a Design defects; exempting contractor from liability in certain cases.
68-422 Erection of signs and markers.
68-422a Erection of signs; unlawful acts.
68-423e Same; acquisitions of rights-of-way; eminent domain.
68-423f Same; rules and regulations for use.
68-439 Same; repayment of funds.
68-444 Kyle Thornburg and Kylie Jobe believe act; DUI memorial signage program.