Kansas Statutes 75-2131. State-owned land; granting of certain easements
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-2131
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Public utility: shall mean any business or enterprise providing or furnishing directly or indirectly any commodity or service to the public, the operation of which business or enterprise is so closely and intimately related to the public or any substantial part of any community as to make the welfare of the public or a substantial part thereof dependent on the proper conduct of such business or enterprise. See Kansas Statutes 75-2130
- Quasi-municipal corporation: shall mean any county, township, school district, drainage district, sewer district, water district, watershed district, hospital district or any similar subdivision of government created by the laws of this state which provides or furnishes any public service to the people of the state of Kansas or to any segment of said people who may live within the boundaries of such governmental subdivision. See Kansas Statutes 75-2130
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Any agency head, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-3208, and amendments thereto, or the governing body of any state board or agency having custody and control of any land belonging to the state of Kansas, with or without receiving consideration therefor, may grant or convey right-of-way easements across, over, upon or under any such state land to any municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, the secretary of transportation or to any person, firm or corporation owning or operating any public utility. Such easements may include rights for municipal parking, playground or other municipal uses and rights of ingress or egress for the purpose of constructing, maintaining or removing any pipeline, power line, sewer or other public utility installation or any equipment or appurtenances necessary to the operation thereof. Any such easement, before becoming operative, shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval as to form.