Kansas Statutes 19-28,108. Powers of authority
In addition to other powers enumerated by this act, the authority shall have the power:
(a) To acquire by gift, bequest, purchase or lease from public or private sources and to plan, construct, operate and maintain, or to lease to others for construction, operation and maintenance, a sports stadium, field house, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, centers and playing fields, necessary access roads to connect with existing thoroughfares or interstate highways, parking facilities, and other suitable concessions, and to do all things incidental or necessary to establish a commercial or private complex, located upon, above or below the ground, for the types of sports and recreation, professional or amateur, which are deemed suitable therefor by the authority;
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 19-28,108
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Board: means the board of county commissioners of an urban area county;
(d) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other association of persons;
(e) "Hotel, motel or tourist court" means any structure, or building, under one management, which contains rooms furnished for the accommodation or lodging of guests, with or without meals being so provided, and kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are sought for pay or compensation to transient guests or permanent guests and having more than eight (8) bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of such guests;
(f) "Transient guest" means a person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel or tourist court for* more than thirty-one (31) days;
(g) "Cafe, cafeteria, lunchroom and restaurant" means any premises, or any part thereof, in which food is prepared or further processed, and thereafter either is sold at retail to the general public by a person licensed by the state food service and lodging board or is furnished to the members and guests of a private club licensed pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 19-28,105
- city: shall mean any city of any class without regard to its status as a separate township, if such it be, and now or hereafter located within the area originally comprising either Shawnee or Mission townships in Johnson county, Kansas, at the time such township was established;
(b) the term "Mission township" shall mean the entire area as originally established, outside incorporated cities and within incorporated cities of any class;
(c) the term "Shawnee township" shall mean the entire area as originally established, outside incorporated cities and within incorporated cities of any class;
(d) the terms "county commissioners" "county clerk" and "county treasurer" shall mean, respectively, board of county commissioners, county clerk and county treasurer of Johnson county;
(e) the terms "board" or "park board" "board of commissioners" or "governing board" shall mean the park and recreation board of commissioners herein provided for;
(f) the terms "district" "park district" and "park and recreation district" shall mean the Johnson county park and recreation district herein authorized to be created;
(g) the word "park" shall mean not only park but also playground unless by the context playground is not included and the term "park system" shall include the parks and playgrounds of the district. See Kansas Statutes 19-2860
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- county: means any county designated an urban area by the legislature pursuant to section 17 of article 2 of the Kansas constitution;
(b) "Authority" or "county sports authority" means any special authority created pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 19-28,105
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. 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
(b) To adopt a common seal;
(c) To enter into contracts, including but without limitation, the power to enter into contracts with counties and other political subdivisions: Provided, That any contract entered into by the authority with any person, providing for a term of use or occupancy by such person of any building or facility of the sports complex exceeding twenty-five (25) days in any calendar year, shall not be effective unless such contract is first approved by the board;
(d) To sue and be sued;
(e) To receive for its lawful activities any contributions or moneys appropriated by the state, any city, county or other political subdivision or agency or by the federal government or any agency or officer thereof or from any other source;
(f) To disburse funds for its lawful activities;
(g) To borrow money for the acquisition, planning, construction, equipping, operation, maintenance, repair, extension and improvement of any facility, or any part or parts thereof, which it has the power to own or to operate, and to issue negotiable notes, bonds, or other instrument in writing as evidence of sums borrowed, as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-28,109;
(h) To condemn any and all rights and property, of any kind or character, necessary for the purposes of the authority, in the manner provided in the acts contained in article 5 of chapter 26 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and any acts amendatory thereof: Provided, That no property now or hereafter vested in or held by the state or by any county, city, township, school district or other political subdivision shall be taken by the authority without the consent of such political subdivision; and
(i) To perform all other necessary and incidental functions, and to exercise such additional powers as shall be conferred by the legislature or by act of congress.