Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-17,148

  • 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
  • Municipality: means any municipality as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 12-17,115

A separate fund shall be created for each district and each project and such fund shall be identified by a suitable title. Except as otherwise required by the secretary of transportation in connection with a loan to the municipality from the Kansas transportation revolving fund, the proceeds from the sale of bonds, transportation revolving fund loan, any special assessment and transportation development district sales tax authorized, levied and collected under this act by the municipality and any other moneys appropriated by the governing body for such purpose shall be credited to such fund. Such fund shall be used solely to pay the costs of the project. Upon payment of the principal and interest on the bonds, if any, the municipality shall have the authority to spend any moneys remaining in the fund for the purposes for which local sales tax receipts may be spent.