As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “Land used for agricultural purposes”:

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-2716

  • Board: means the unmarked burial sites preservation board. See Kansas Statutes 75-2743
  • 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.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Historic property: means any building, structure, object, district, area or site that is significant in the history, architecture, archeology or culture of the state of Kansas, its communities or the nation. See Kansas Statutes 75-2716
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation or company. See Kansas Statutes 75-2716
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • state or any political subdivision of the state: means the state of Kansas, any office, department, agency, authority, bureau, commission, board, institution, hospital, college or university of the state, or any county, township, city, school district, special district, regional agency, redevelopment agency or any other political subdivision of the state. See Kansas Statutes 75-2716

(1) Means land which is devoted to the production of plants, animals or horticultural products, including but not limited to forages; grains and feed crops; dairy animals and dairy products; poultry and poultry products; beef cattle, sheep, swine and horses; bees and apiary products; trees and forest products; fruits, nuts and berries; vegetables; or nursery, sod, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products;

(2) includes any road, water, watercourse and private way located upon or within the boundaries of such land and buildings, structures and machinery or equipment when attached to such land; and

(3) includes any farm home, including any associated farmyard, whenever any portion of such property is used for:

(A) Any of the activities listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(B) an agriculturally related business;

(4) includes any agricultural land used incidentally for recreational purposes; and

(5) includes any land used for agricultural purposes within the meaning of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-758, 19-2908, 19-2921 and 19-2960, and amendments thereto.

Except as provided in paragraph (4), land used for agricultural purposes shall not include land which is used for recreational purposes, suburban residential acreages, rural homes, including any associated farmyards, whose primary function is for residential or recreational purposes even though such properties may produce or maintain some of those plants or animals listed in the foregoing definition.

Land used for agricultural purposes which is located within 500 feet of a historic property shall be deemed to be located within the environs of such historic property.

(b) “Historic preservation” means the study, identification, protection, restoration and rehabilitation of buildings, structures, objects, districts, areas and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology or culture of the state of Kansas, its communities or the nation.

(c) “Historic property” means any building, structure, object, district, area or site that is significant in the history, architecture, archeology or culture of the state of Kansas, its communities or the nation.

(d) “Person” means any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation or company.

(e) “Project” includes: (1) Activities directly undertaken by the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any instrumentality thereof;

(2) activities undertaken by a person which are supported in whole or in part through grants, subsidies, loans or other forms of financial assistance from the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any instrumentality thereof; and

(3) activities involving the issuance of a lease, permit, license, certificate or other entitlement for use, to any person by the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any instrumentality thereof.

(f) “Recreational purpose” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-3202, and amendments thereto;

(g) “state or any political subdivision of the state” means the state of Kansas, any office, department, agency, authority, bureau, commission, board, institution, hospital, college or university of the state, or any county, township, city, school district, special district, regional agency, redevelopment agency or any other political subdivision of the state.