Kansas Statutes
Article 6 - Water Districts
82a-637 Rural water districts; transfer of assets, properties, funds and records of certain districts to city or board of public utilities of city; agreements between district and city or board of utilities; outstanding indebtedness and obligations;...

82a-637. Rural water districts; transfer of assets, properties, funds and records of certain districts to city or board of public utilities of city; agreements between district and city or board of utilities; outstanding indebtedness and obligations; water service and rates; approval of U.S. secretary of agriculture. Whenever a rural water district is created under the provisions of K.S.A. 82a-612 et seq., and acts amendatory thereof, and all or part of such district lies within a three mile radius of a city of the first class, and such district does not qualify for additional loans in order to increase its facilities sufficiently to enable it to provide adequate water service for development of the area within such district, then said district may upon a petition signed by two-thirds of the participating members of the district, as determined by an enumeration taken and verified for this purpose by a qualified elector residing within the district or, upon a vote, in person or by proxy, of more than one-half of the participating members of said district at a special meeting called for such purpose by the board of directors of the district, approve the transfer of all physical assets and properties, funds and records of said district to the city lying within the prescribed radius, or to the board of public utilities of such city, upon agreement executed between said city or board of public utilities, as the case may be, and the governing body of the water district for payment or satisfaction of all outstanding indebtedness and obligations of said rural water district, and further agreement for the payment of not less than 20% of the determined amount of the outstanding debts and obligations of the district at the time of the execution of the agreement; and such agreement shall also provide that water services to the water users in the water district shall be at rates which are at not more than the prevailing rates at the time of such agreement.
Such agreement and transfer of assets and properties of the district shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of agriculture of the United States or his or her duly authorized representative; and no transfer of assets or properties shall be made until such approval has been received.
At any time after the participating members of the district have approved such transfer of assets and properties as herein provided for by petition or election, and after an agreement is executed as authorized herein, and upon payment of the twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding indebtedness and debts as required, the board of directors of the water district shall transfer the physical assets and properties to the municipality or board of public utilities, together with all records, maps, plans and files in connection therewith and thereafter the governing body of the city or the board of public utilities, as the case may be, shall operate such properties as a part of the municipal functions of the city, subject to the terms of the agreement entered into.
History: L. 1969, ch. 107, ยง 1; April 15.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 82a - Waters And Watercourses

Article 6 - Water Districts

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-609 Payment of costs.

82a-610 Operations and maintenance of improvements.

82a-611 Dissolution.

82a-612 Definitions.

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-618 Board; governing body of district; meetings; vacancies; rules and regulations; duties of secretary.

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-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.

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-624 Findings of board; new boundaries; subscription to benefit units by landowners of attached territory.

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-628 Duties of chairman of board; compensation of chairman and other persons; budget, audit and report.

82a-629 Dissolution of district; disposition of property and apportionment of proceeds.

82a-631 Conversion of certain cooperative and nonprofit corporations into rural water districts; petition; requirements.

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-637 Rural water districts; transfer of assets, properties, funds and records of certain districts to city or board of public utilities of city; agreements between district and city or board of utilities; outstanding indebtedness and obligations;...

82a-639 Consolidation of rural water districts; duties of board of county commissioners.

82a-640 Same; meeting prior to consolidation; notice; approval of consolidation; petition to county, contents.

82a-641 Same; hearing on petition; notice; publication.

82a-642 Same; findings of board of county commissioners; consolidation order.

82a-643 Same; administration of property; powers of consolidated district; payment of revenue bonds, notes or other liabilities.

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.

82a-650 Acquisition of one district by another.