Kansas Statutes 74-2609. Duties of office
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-2609
- 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
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
The Kansas water office may:
(a) Seek and accept grants and other financial assistance that the federal government and other public or private sources make available and utilize the same for any purpose which the office is required or authorized to study or make recommendations concerning.
(b) Contract with public agencies or with qualified private persons or agencies to accomplish any purpose which the office is required or authorized to study or make recommendations concerning.
(c) For the purpose of providing public water supply storage in either federally funded or nonfederally funded multipurpose small lakes, acquire water rights under the Kansas water appropriation act.
(d) Authorize the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring a site, constructing, reconstructing, improving and expanding large reservoir projects or to finance the purchase of storage in existing reservoirs as provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 82a-1360 to 82a-1368, inclusive.