Kansas Statutes
Article 26 - Kansas Water Office And Kansas Water Authority
74-2609 Duties of office.

74-2609. Duties of office. The Kansas water office may:
(a) Seek and accept grants and other financial assistance that the federal government and other public or private sources make available and utilize the same for any purpose which the office is required or authorized to study or make recommendations concerning.
(b) Contract with public agencies or with qualified private persons or agencies to accomplish any purpose which the office is required or authorized to study or make recommendations concerning.
(c) For the purpose of providing public water supply storage in either federally funded or nonfederally funded multipurpose small lakes, acquire water rights under the Kansas water appropriation act.
(d) Authorize the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring a site, constructing, reconstructing, improving and expanding large reservoir projects or to finance the purchase of storage in existing reservoirs as provided by K.S.A. 82a-1360 to 82a-1368, inclusive.
History: L. 1955, ch. 356, § 5; L. 1961, ch. 384, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 313, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 302, § 13; L. 1985, ch. 342, § 10; L. 1986, ch. 394, § 6; July 1.

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