Nothing in this act shall be construed to:

(1) Require the secretary to designate the use of any classified stream as secondary contact recreational use pursuant to subsection (c)(7)(A)(ii)(b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-2001, and amendments thereto; or

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-2008

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Recreational use: means :

    (i) Primary contact recreational use is use of a classified stream segment for recreation during the period from April 1 through October 31 of each year, provided such classified stream segment is capable of supporting the recreational activities of swimming, skin diving, water-skiing, wind surfing, kayaking or mussel harvesting where the body is intended to be immersed in surface water to the extent that some inadvertent ingestion of water is probable. See Kansas Statutes 82a-2001

  • Secretary: means the secretary of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 82a-2001

(2) authorize public access to private property unless such public access is otherwise authorized by law or by written permission of the landowner.