Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 44-1617

  • Amusement ride: means any mechanical or electrical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around or over a fixed or restricted route or course or within a defined area for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement, including, but not be limited to:

    (A) Rides commonly known as ferris wheels, carousels, parachute towers, bungee jumping, reverse bungee jumping, tunnels of love, roller coasters, boat rides, water slides, inflatable devices, commercial zip lines, trampoline courts and go-karts;

    (B) equipment generally associated with winter activities, such as ski lifts, ski tows, j-bars, t-bars, chair lifts and aerial tramways; and

    (C) equipment not originally designed to be used as an amusement ride, such as cranes or other lifting devices, when used as part of an amusement ride. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Department: means the department of labor. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601
  • Secretary: means the secretary of labor. See Kansas Statutes 44-1601
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

There is hereby established in the state treasury the amusement ride safety fund, which shall be administered by the department of labor. The amusement ride safety fund shall consist of those moneys credited to the amusement ride safety fund pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-1610, and amendments thereto, and Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 44-1616 and 44-1620, and amendments thereto. All expenditures from the amusement ride safety fund shall be for the administration and enforcement of the Kansas amusement ride act, and shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary, or the secretary’s designee.