Kansas Statutes 74-5095. Community strategic planning grant committee; composition; attached to department; compensation and expense allowances
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5095
- Act: means the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-50,211
- committee: means the community strategic planning grant committee established by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-5093
- 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
- metropolitan county: means the county of Douglas, Johnson, Leavenworth, Sedgwick, Shawnee or Wyandotte;
(d) "neighborhood revitalization organization" means any group organized for the purpose of encouraging economic development in a blighted area of a metropolitan county; and
(e) "nonmetropolitan county" means any county which is not a metropolitan county. See Kansas Statutes 74-5093
- Secretary: means the secretary of commerce. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
(a) There is hereby established the community strategic planning grant committee which is composed of the following:
(1) The secretary of commerce, who shall act as chairperson;
(2) the director of the national institute for rural development or the director’s designee;
(3) one member from the Kansas association of counties;
(4) one member from the Kansas league of municipalities;
(5) one member from the Kansas industrial developers association who is also from a metropolitan county; and
(6) one member with extensive knowledge of urban revitalization or public finance or both who shall be appointed by the secretary of commerce.
(b) Members designated in subsections (a)(3), (4) and (5) shall be appointed by the secretary of commerce in consultation with the respective associations named therein.
(c) The committee is hereby attached to the department of commerce as a part thereof. All budgeting, purchasing and related management functions of the committee shall be administered by the secretary of commerce. The secretary of commerce shall provide office and meeting space and such clerical and other staff assistance as may be necessary to assist the committee in carrying out its powers, duties and functions under this act.
(d) Members of the committee attending meetings of the committee, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the committee, may be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3223, and amendments thereto.