Kansas Statutes 76-7,117. Same; definitions
As used in the infrastructure finance program:
(a) “State board” means the state board of regents.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-7,117
- Board of regents: means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state and described in article 32 of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto. See Kansas Statutes 76-711
- Building construction: means furnishing labor, equipment, material or supplies used or consumed for the design, construction, alteration, renovation, repair or maintenance of a building or structure. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
- Institution: means any institution under the control and supervision of the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 76-739
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Program: means the Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program established by this act. See Kansas Statutes 76-773
- project: means the process of designing, constructing, reconstructing, altering or renovating a building or other structure. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
- Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 76-779
(b) “Postsecondary educational institution” or “institution” means Washburn university and any community college or technical college.
(c) “Community college” means a community college established under the provisions of the community college act.
(d) “Technical college” means a technical college as designated pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-32,458, 74-32,460, 74-32,461, 74-32,462 and 74-32,463, and amendments thereto.
(e) (1) “Project” or “infrastructure improvement project” means the maintenance, repair, reconstruction, remodeling or rehabilitation of a building located at a postsecondary educational institution, any additions to a building, any utility system and other infrastructure relating to such building, any life-safety upgrades to such building, any improvements necessary to be made to such building in order to comply with the requirements of the Americans with disabilities act or other federal or state law.
(2) “Infrastructure improvement project” shall not mean:
(A) The new construction of buildings;
(B) the maintenance, repair, reconstruction or rehabilitation of any building used as an athletic facility that does not directly support the delivery of academic pursuits; or
(C) the maintenance, repair, reconstruction or rehabilitation of the residence of the president or chief executive officer of a postsecondary educational institution.
(f) “Cost” means all costs or expenses which are necessary or incidental to an infrastructure improvement project and which are directly attributable thereto.
(g) “Program” means the postsecondary educational institution infrastructure finance program.
(h) “Joint committee” means the joint committee on state building construction.