Kansas Statutes 75-5074. Lease of equipment and access to equipment, when; prices
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-5074
- Communication system: means a system of communications to support the purposes of the department and public safety agencies. See Kansas Statutes 75-5073
- Communication system equipment: means equipment necessary to use, implement, support and maintain the communication system, including, but not limited to, radio towers. See Kansas Statutes 75-5073
- Department: means the Kansas department of transportation. See Kansas Statutes 75-5034
- 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
- Secretary: means the secretary of the department of transportation or designee. See Kansas Statutes 75-5034
(a) The secretary may:
(1) Purchase communication system equipment for the purpose of leasing such equipment to public safety agencies;
(2) lease communication system equipment, and access to such equipment, to public safety agencies; and
(3) lease access to communication system equipment to governmental and nongovernmental entities, to the extent such access is not required by the department or public safety agencies.
(b) The secretary shall establish prices for leasing communication system equipment and access to such equipment pursuant to this act. Prices for governmental entities shall recover actual incremental costs of administration, equipment, installation and maintenance for each lessee. Prices for leasing access to such equipment to nongovernmental entities shall be at prevailing rates so as to minimize competition with private business.