68-560. Certain townships may turn over maintenance, repair and construction of roads to county; election; resolution; petition; abandonment. (a) In any county not operating under the county road unit system, any township in such county, pursuant to a written agreement with the board of county commissioners, may turn over the maintenance, repair and construction of township roads to the county as provided by this subsection. Any such agreement shall specifically state the duration of such agreement. The question of turning over the maintenance, repair and construction of the township roads to the county shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the township at the general election whenever there shall have been submitted to the board of county commissioners at least 60 days prior to the date of such general election a petition signed by 10% of the qualified electors of such township or a resolution of the township board calling for such election.
(b) Any township which has adopted the provisions of this act may abandon the provisions of this act, and take over the maintenance, repair and construction of township roads, as provided by this subsection. The question of abandoning the adoption of the provisions of this act shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the township at any general election after the date such township has adopted the provisions of this act, whenever there shall have been submitted to the board of county commissioners at least 60 days prior to the date of any such general election, a petition signed by at least 20% of the qualified electors of such township.
History: L. 1941, ch. 319, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 254, § 1; L. 1991, ch. 210, § 1; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges
Article 5 - County And Township Roads
68-501 County engineer, appointment, qualifications, approval; termination of appointment, when.
68-502 Duties of county engineer.
68-503 Joint county engineer districts; employment of engineer.
68-504 Office, assistants, supplies and clerical help for county or district engineer.
68-506 Classification and designation of roads in noncounty unit road system counties.
68-506a City connecting link in county highway; city tax levy and bonds.
68-506c Same; apportionment of costs.
68-506d Same; city to maintain roads.
68-508 Maps of county roads; filing by county engineer for correction and approval.
68-515b Adoption of county road unit system; procedure.
68-516 Classification of highways in county unit road counties.
68-516a County unit system; payment over and use of township funds.
68-516c Same; issuance of county no-fund warrants, when.
68-516e County unit system; payments to county from surplus in township general fund; use.
68-517 Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts.
68-518 Same; petition for election.
68-518c Tax levies by townships in noncounty unit counties; limitation; petition for election.
68-522 Itemized bills for county road work, construction or repairs.
68-523 Township board of highway commissioners.
68-525 Township board of highway commissioners; records and accounts; compensation.
68-526 Duties of township board; plans, materials and equipment; traffic-control devices and signs.
68-527 Maintenance, improvement and inspection of roads on county or township lines.
68-529 Deflection of road on county, township or city line; division of cost.
68-531 Same; compensation; bond; tenure.
68-532 Letting township contracts.
68-534 Dragging township roads; patrolman; compensation; penalties for unlawful acts.
68-536 Township roads; use of tax moneys.
68-538 Reports of township overseer.
68-539 Reports of the township clerk.
68-540 Reports by county engineers or road supervisors.
68-541 Forms for accounts and reports.
68-542 Meetings of county and township road officials; compensation.
68-544 Tunnels under roads by landowners; approval; costs.
68-547 Highways subject to act[*].
68-548 Penalties for violations by officers.
68-549 Penalties for violations by individuals.
68-550 Continuance of special laws.
68-551 Mail route inspections; repair.
68-552 Same; act supplemental.
68-553 Uniform standard specifications for lumber and timber products for highway purposes.
68-556 Competitive bids required for carload purchases; proposal forms; time.
68-557 Penalty for noncompliance.
68-559c Same; federal or state aid.
68-561 Same; procedure upon adoption of act; tax levies; use of machinery.
68-576 Same; procedure when plan approved; application of 68-704.
68-577 Same; issuance of bonds; limitations.
68-580 Designation of streets and roads as arterial highways; definitions.
68-581 Same; primary arterial highways; designation and financing.
68-583 Same; acquisition of lands for rights of way; costs.
68-584 Secondary arterial highways; issuance of bonds to pay costs; election, when.
68-585 Same; feasibility studies by boards; costs, how paid.
68-586 Counties between 130,000 and 170,000; highway bonds; election.
68-587 Same; bond debt limitation.
68-588 Same; construction contracts; standards.
68-589 Special highway improvement fund; definitions.
68-590 Same; fund provided; transfers; budget effect.
68-591 General county rural highway system; procedure for adoption; election required.
68-592 Classifications of highways; definitions.
68-594 Same; transfer of equipment and road machinery.
68-595 Same; surplus in general fund of township; payment to county treasurer, when.
68-596 County rural highway system; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required.
68-597 Procedure upon adoption; abandonment of system.
68-598 Same; petition for election.
68-5,100 County roads; construction and maintenance; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required.
68-5,101 County roads and bridges; tax levies, use of proceeds.
68-5,103 Road improvements in counties over 300,000; bonds; election; limitation.