82a-621. Filings with chief engineer and secretary of district; benefit units; subscription to units; use of proceeds from units; sale of water; reinstatement of benefit unit, when. (a) Plans, specifications, proposed operating budget, schedules of unit fees and benefit units, rules and regulations and estimates of cost for any authorized proposed improvement shall be filed with the chief engineer and with the secretary of the district. The total benefits of any such improvement shall be divided into a suitable number of benefit units. Each landowner within the district shall subscribe to a number of such units in proportion to the extent such landowner desires to participate in the benefits of the improvements.
(b) Upon determining a schedule of benefit units and unit fees, the board shall cause a declaration of availability of such units for subscription to be entered in the board's minutes. Any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation that fails to become a participating member within 90 days after such declaration shall not be qualified to hold office as a director, participate at any meeting or vote at any election held thereafter unless such individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation shall thereafter become a participating member.
(c) As long as the capacity of the district's facilities permits, participating members of the district may subscribe to additional units upon payment of a unit fee for each such unit. Owners of land located within the district who are not participating members may subscribe to such units as the board in its discretion may grant, and upon payment of the unit fee for each such unit shall be entitled to the same rights as original participating members. Proceeds realized from benefit units may be accumulated and used by the district for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to, construction, expansion and improvement of the district's water producing and water transportation facilities.
(d) As long as the capacity of the district's facilities permits, the board of a district shall reinstate any benefit unit forfeited for nonpayment of fees and charges upon payment of:
(1) All fees and charges due to the district in addition to any fees and charges that would have accrued since the date of forfeiture; and
(2) a benefit unit reinstatement fee which shall not exceed 20% of the district's current new benefit unit fee.
(e) If the capacity of the district's facilities permits, the district may sell water to persons engaged in hauling water and to any municipal, quasi-municipal or nonprofit corporation organized for any purpose consistent with that for which the district was organized.
History: L. 1957, ch. 540, § 10; L. 1959, ch. 415, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 512, § 5; L. 1965, ch. 556, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 450, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 332, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 46, § 2; L. 2019, ch. 38, § 2; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses
82a-601 Rural water-supply districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners.
82a-602 Petition for organization of water-supply district.
82a-602a Rural water-supply districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
82a-603 Time fixed for consideration of petition.
82a-604 Consideration of petition by county commissioners.
82a-605 Government of district.
82a-606 Powers of water-supply districts.
82a-607 Employment of labor and services.
82a-608 Assessment of benefits and costs.
82a-610 Operations and maintenance of improvements.
82a-613 Rural water districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners.
82a-614 Petition for organization; contents.
82a-614a Rural water districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
82a-615 Time for hearing petition; election of director; bylaws; notice of hearing.
82a-616 Consideration of petitions; findings; incorporation, when.
82a-617 Board of directors; qualifications; election; bylaws; adoption.
82a-619 Powers of rural water districts.
82a-619b Same; alteration of location of pipelines on easements; costs.
82a-620 Same; employment of labor and services.
82a-622 Attachment of adjoining lands, when; petition, contents.
82a-623 Attachment of adjoining land to water district; procedure; notice and hearing upon petition.
82a-625 Construction of works; issuance of revenue bonds, conditions.
82a-626 Terms of members of board; annual meeting, notice; vote by participating members.
82a-627 Officers of board; election; term.
82a-629 Dissolution of district; disposition of property and apportionment of proceeds.
82a-632 Same; notice and hearing.
82a-633 Same; duties of county commissioners; declaration.
82a-634 Same; holders of stock or certificates to hold benefit units.
82a-635 Same; dissolution of corporation or cooperative, when.
82a-636 Same; conversion provisions (82a-631 to 82a-635) supplemental to 82a-612 to 82a-629.
82a-639 Consolidation of rural water districts; duties of board of county commissioners.
82a-641 Same; hearing on petition; notice; publication.
82a-642 Same; findings of board of county commissioners; consolidation order.
82a-644 Same; election of officers of consolidated district; adoption of bylaws.
82a-645 Same; participating members of consolidated district.
82a-646 Release of lands from district; factors to consider; compensation, when; appraisers; appeal.
82a-647 Release of lands from district; alternative procedure.
82a-648 Mail ballot elections.
82a-649 Acquisition of rural water district's system by adjoining municipality.