Kansas Statutes 74-5009. Division of community development; powers
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5009
- Act: means the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,211
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- department: means the department of commerce;
(4) "entrepreneur" means an individual creating a new business, service or product;
(5) "region" means multi-county areas as defined by the secretary of commerce;
(6) "regional business development fund" means an authorized and audited fund that is created by taxpayer contributions, interest income and investment income and is managed by the regional foundation board of directors for the purposes of economic and leadership development in the region;
(7) "regional foundation" means any organization in Kansas that demonstrates capacity to provide economic development services to regions as defined by this act, and: (A) Has obtained a ruling from the internal revenue service of the United States department of treasury that such organization is exempt from income taxation under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) of the federal internal revenue code;
(B) has been designated as a certified development company by the United States small business administration;
(C) has been designated as an economic development district by the United States department of commerce's economic development administration;
(D) has been organized as a regional planning commission under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,154
- State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
The division of community development is hereby authorized and empowered to:
(a) Contract with federal, state or other public agencies and with qualified private persons or agencies and exercise such other powers as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act;
(b) advise, confer, cooperate with and assist local governments, planning commissions, agencies, officials, civic and other groups and citizens in matters relating to the purposes of the department and to encourage the development of comprehensive community planning programs; and
(c) receive funds from any county, city or official metropolitan or regional planning agency established under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-716 to 12-724, inclusive, and amendments thereto, receiving financial assistance for local community planning work.