Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 3-144f

  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Governing body: shall be construed and held to mean board of county commissioners of any county, mayor and councilmen or board of commissioners of any city, and any other governing body or board of a municipality having authority under the laws of this state to create indebtedness against the municipality. See Kansas Statutes 3-119a

Whenever any such city has acquired fee simple title to real estate for use as an airport or flying field, and whenever in the opinion of the governing body of such city, it would be advantageous to purchase additional real estate consisting of nine (9) acres, more or less, of additional real estate in order to extend the runway of such airport, and to sell sixty-five (65) acres, more or less, of real estate which is no longer needed or useful in the operation of such airport; such cities shall have the right to sell said real estate and to purchase such additional real estate. Before conveying or acquiring said real estate, such governing body shall by resolution find and determine that same is in the best interests of the city. Thereupon, the governing body of any such city, by its mayor and clerk, is hereby authorized to make, execute, deliver, and accept a good and sufficient deed or deeds of conveyance in order to carry out the provisions of this act.