Kansas Statutes 76-7,140. Constructing, equipping, repairing, remodeling engineering facilities; state educational institutions, annual report
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-7,140
- 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.
- project: means the process of designing, constructing, reconstructing, altering or renovating a building or other structure. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 76-779
- State educational institution: means the university of Kansas, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, and Fort Hays state university. See Kansas Statutes 76-711
(a) The board of regents and the state educational institutions are authorized to acquire, construct and equip engineering facilities on state-owned property of the board of regents or any state educational institution for purposes of educating engineers from any moneys of the board of regents or the state educational institutions available therefor, except that no such engineering facilities shall be acquired, constructed or equipped and no moneys shall be expended therefor unless the board of regents has first advised and consulted with the secretary and the joint committee on state building construction regarding the proposed engineering facilities and each capital improvement project proposed therefor. The engineering facilities shall become the property of the state upon completion and acceptance by the board of regents.
(b) The board of regents and the state educational institutions are authorized to initiate and complete capital improvement projects to repair, remodel or renovate state buildings and facilities of the state educational institutions for use as engineering facilities from any moneys of the board of regents or the state educational institutions, except that no such capital improvement project for such repair, remodeling or renovation shall be initiated unless the board of regents has first advised and consulted with the secretary and the joint committee on state building construction regarding the proposed engineering facilities and each such capital improvement project proposed therefor.
(c) Each state educational institution shall submit to the secretary and the board of regents a plan to provide for the annual maintenance and operation costs of any newly constructed engineering facility or capital improvement of an existing engineering facility when seeking funding for the making of such construction or improvement from the secretary or the board of regents.