Kansas Statutes
Article 20 - Sewage Systems
80-2024 City control of annexed portions; tapping fee; powers of governing body; cities excepted.

80-2024. City control of annexed portions; tapping fee; powers of governing body; cities excepted. In the event the territory included within a sewage district, or any part thereof, organized pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 80-2001 to 80-2020, inclusive, becomes a part of a city, such city shall control and manage that portion of the sewer system within the boundaries of such city, and shall be responsible for the certification of special taxes levied in payment of the principal and interest of the outstanding bonds. Such city shall not permit any person, firm or corporation, governmental agency or body politic, not within the boundaries of the sewage district at the time of annexation, to use the facilities of such a sewage system without paying a sum of money as a tapping fee therefor, which tapping fee shall be fixed by the governing body of the city and shall be the proper pro rata portion of the cost of building the sewer system. Such tapping fee may be made payable in installments and collected the same as other special assessments for similar services are collected in such city. Such tapping fee shall be used solely for the purpose of paying principal and interest of unpaid bonds issued to pay the cost of building the main or lateral sewers to be used by the area not theretofore charged with the cost of the same.
For the purpose of paying the tapping fees and for the purpose of providing for the extension of use of the facilities in the event of annexation, such city annexing all or part of such sewage district may extend the boundaries of the sewage district, or lateral sewer district, or organize lateral sewer districts, and levy assessments and issue bonds and construct main or lateral sewers, all as is provided in K.S.A. 80-2001 to 80-2020, inclusive.
The provisions of this act shall not apply to any city of the first class having a population of not less than eighty-five thousand (85,000) nor more than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000).
History: L. 1953, ch. 470, ยง 1; April 10.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers

Article 20 - Sewage Systems

80-2001 Definitions.

80-2002 Same; creation; procedure; governing body; compensation; construction costs.

80-2002a Sewer districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.

80-2003 Resolution of township board; publication; protests.

80-2004 Surveys; plans and specifications; exclusion of unserviceable land; approval of plans; filing; cost; bonds to pay preliminary costs without an election, when.

80-2005 Election; publication notice; disorganization, when.

80-2006 Assessment, certification; bonds, obligation of county, when.

80-2007 Appraisers to determine value for assessment; complaints; notice and hearing; notice of amount levied; limitation of action.

80-2008 Federal cooperation; bonds.

80-2009 Construction and maintenance of certain sewers along streets or highways; eminent domain; approval of city.

80-2010 Powers of governing body.

80-2011 Lateral sewers; revenue bonds.

80-2012 Lateral sewer districts; petition or resolution; election; tax levies and special assessments; bonds.

80-2013 Enlargement of boundaries; petition; special assessments.

80-2014 Use of existing facilities by additional sewage district; assessment of cost.

80-2015 Joint sewage district; organization and government.

80-2016 Revenue bonds for lateral sewers; contracts; special assessment in case of default.

80-2017 Same; liens; additional revenue bonds.

80-2018 Same; fixing of charges; collection.

80-2019 Revenue bonds; maturity; interest.

80-2020 Same; authorizing resolution.

80-2021 Annual tax levies; limitation; transfer of unexpended funds, when.

80-2022 Territory taken into city; bond liability; operation of sewage disposal plant in territory annexed.

80-2023 Act supplemental.

80-2024 City control of annexed portions; tapping fee; powers of governing body; cities excepted.

80-2025 Validation of certain bonds issued prior to February 18, 1953.

80-2026 Completion of certain improvement projects after territory taken into city; bonds; tax levies.

80-2027 Investigation by secretary of health and environment to determine whether sewage system of certain districts adequate; notice and hearing.

80-2028 Same; finding of inadequacy; notice; issuance of bonds; election, when; limitations; tax levies.

80-2029 Same; general obligation bonds; special assessments; revenue bonds; conditions.