Kansas Statutes 12-17,141. Same; definitions
As used in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-17,140 through 12-17,149, and amendments thereto:
(a) “Acquire” means the acquisition of property or interests in property by purchase, gift, condemnation or other lawful means and may include the acquisition of existing property and projects already owned by a municipality.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-17,141
- Board: means the board of directors of the Kansas bioscience authority. See Kansas Statutes 12-1770a
- City: means any city in Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795
- Cost: means : (1) Expenditures made for construction, engineering, architectural, technical and legal services, reports, property valuations, estimates, plans, specifications, notices, acquisition of real and personal property, consequential damages, easements, rights-of-way, supervision, inspection, testing, publications, printing and sale of bonds, interest on temporary notes, and provisions for land use planning, administrative expense and contingencies of the district; (2) maintenance expenses of improvements as defined in subsection (c) or (d); and (3) service as defined in subsection (e). 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
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Governing body: means the governing body of any municipality. See Kansas Statutes 12-17,115
- Municipality: means any municipality as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 12-17,115
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Services: means governmental functions, programs, activities, facilities improvements and other services which a city is authorized to perform or provide. See Kansas Statutes 12-1782
- Undertaking: means a promise or security in any form where required by law. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(b) “Act” means the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-17,140 through 12-17,149 and 12-17,147a, and amendments thereto.
(c) “Bonds” means special obligation bonds or special obligation notes payable solely from the sources described in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-17,147, and amendments thereto, issued by a municipality in accordance with the provisions of this act.
(d) “Consultant” means engineers, architects, planners, attorneys and other persons deemed competent to advise and assist the governing body in planning and making of projects.
(e) “Cost” means: (1) All costs necessarily incurred for the preparation of preliminary reports, the preparation of plans and specifications, the preparation and publication of notices of hearings, resolutions, ordinances and other proceedings, necessary fees and expenses of consultants, interest accrued on borrowed money during the period of construction and the amount of a reserve fund for the bonds, together with the cost of land, materials, labor and other lawful expenses incurred in planning and doing any project and may include a charge of not to exceed 5% of the total cost of a project or the cost of work done by the municipality to reimburse the municipality for the services rendered by the municipality in the administration and supervision of such project by its general officers; and (2) in the case of property and projects already owned by the municipality and previously financed by the issuance of bonds, “cost” means costs authorized by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 10-116a, and amendments thereto.
(f) “District” means a transportation development district created pursuant to this act.
(g) “Governing body” means the governing body of a city or the board of county commissioners of a county.
(h) “Municipality” means any city or county.
(i) “Newspaper” means the official newspaper of the municipality.
(j) “Owner” means the owner or owners of record, whether resident or not, of real property within the district.
(k) “Project” means any project or undertaking, whether within or without the district, to improve, construct, reconstruct, maintain, restore, replace, renew, repair, install, furnish, equip or extend any bridge, street, road, highway access road, interchange, intersection, signing, signalization, parking lot, bus stop, station, garage, terminal, hangar, shelter, rest area, dock, wharf, lake or river port, airport, railroad, light rail or other mass transit facility, streetscape or any other transportation related project or infrastructure including, but not limited to, utility relocation; sanitary and storm sewers and lift stations; drainage conduits, channels and levees; street light fixtures, connection and facilities; underground gas, water, heating and electrical services and connections located within or without the public right-of-way; sidewalks and pedestrian underpasses or overpasses; and water main and extensions. “Project” includes a building facade but only when part of remodeling, repairing, enlarging or reconstructing an existing building.
(l) “Transportation development district sales tax” means the tax authorized by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-17,145, and amendments thereto.