Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1749d

  • Board: means the board of directors of the Kansas bioscience authority. See Kansas Statutes 12-1770a
  • Business: means a fixed place of business where one or more persons are employed or engaged in the purchase, sale, provision or manufacturing of commodities, products or services. See Kansas Statutes 12-1782
  • City: means any city in Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795
  • District: means a self-supported municipal improvement district which may be created and the property taxed in accordance with this act and which is:

    (1) Comprised of contiguous property wholly within the boundaries of the central business district of the city as such boundaries are determined by resolution adopted by the governing body of the city and none of which property is zoned for any use other than commercial or industrial;

    (2) comprised, at a minimum, of an area equivalent to four square blocks excluding any public streets and rights-of-way; and

    (3) given a descriptive name containing the words "self-supported municipal improvement district. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795

  • Governing body: means the governing body of any municipality. See Kansas Statutes 12-17,115
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

Prior to issuing any revenue bonds pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-1740 to 12-1749, inclusive, and amendments thereto, for any business the property of which will be eligible for an exemption from ad valorem taxation pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 79-201a Second, and amendments thereto, the board of county commissioners of any county or the governing body of any city, as the case requires, shall be required to:

(a) Prepare an analysis of the costs and benefits of each exemption which shall include the effect of the exemption on state revenues; and

(b) conduct a public hearing on the granting of such exemption. Notice of the public hearing shall be published at least once seven days prior to the hearing in the official city or county newspaper, as the case requires, and shall indicate the purpose, time and place thereof. In addition to such publication notice, the city or county clerk, as the case requires, shall notify in writing the governing body of any city or county and unified school district within which the property proposed for exemption is located.