Kansas Statutes 82a-1318. Same; enforcement of claim or right or provisions of act or rules and regulations; authority of authority; attorney general, duties
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-1318
- Authority: means the Kansas water authority. See Kansas Statutes 82a-1301
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- member: means an eligible water right holder who, because of a determination of benefit by the chief engineer, is required to participate in and is subject to the rules of a water assurance district. See Kansas Statutes 82a-1331
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
The authority may sue in its own name, or may authorize suit to be brought by an authorized representative in the name of the authority, to enforce any claim or right arising out of any contract under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-1305, and amendments thereto, any provision of this act or any rule and regulation adopted under this act. The authority may be sued and may defend any action brought against it arising out of any contract under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-1305, and amendments thereto. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize any suit against the authority or any member thereof, or any officer or employee of the state or of the authority, on an implied contract, or for negligence or any other tort. The attorney general, or any attorney designated by the attorney general, shall represent the authority in all litigation.