Kansas Statutes 74-50,326. Division successor to transferred powers, duties and functions; references to prior agency or office; rules and regulations, orders and directives
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-50,326
- 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
- Secretary: means the secretary of commerce. See Kansas Statutes 74-5059
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this order, the division of tourism and the director of tourism of the Kansas department of commerce shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the division of tourism and the director of tourism of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this order and that are transferred pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 32-819, and amendments thereto, of this order. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the division of tourism and the director of tourism of the department of commerce shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the division of tourism and the director of tourism of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the effective date of this order.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this order, whenever the division of tourism of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, and such reference or designation is in regard to any function, power or duty of the division of tourism of the department of wildlife, parks and tourism, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the division of tourism of the Kansas department of commerce.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this order, whenever the director of tourism of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a statute, contract, or other document, and such reference or designation is in regard to any function, power or duty of the director of tourism of the department of wildlife, parks and tourism, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the director of tourism of the department of commerce.
(d) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism, that are in effect on the effective date of this order and that relate to any function, power or duty of the director of tourism of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the secretary of commerce until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law. All orders and directives of the division of tourism or the director of tourism of the Kansas department of wildlife, parks and tourism, that are in effect on the effective date of this order and that relate to any function, power or duty of the division of tourism or the director of tourism of the department of wildlife, parks and tourism, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be orders and directives of the division of tourism or the director of tourism of the department of commerce until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.