Kansas Statutes 82a-2402. Reservoir improvement district act; definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-2402
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Board: means the board of directors of a reservoir improvement district;
(b) "district" means a reservoir district for which organization is proposed or has been organized under the provisions of this act, and amendments thereto;
(c) "eligible water right holder" means any person:
(1) Holding a water right or permit, pursuant to Kan. See Kansas Statutes 82a-2402
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- general plan: means a preliminary engineering report describing the characteristics of the reservoir, the nature and methods of dealing with the bed and water problems in the reservoir or the reservoir watershed and the projects proposed to be undertaken by the district. See Kansas Statutes 82a-2402
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation;
(f) "specific project" means any project outlined and proposed by the board of directors and may constitute all or part of the general plan;
(g) "steering committee" means the group of eligible water right holders, not less than the number to be chosen for the board of directors, who shall serve as the governing body of the proposed reservoir improvement district until the first board of directors is elected;
(h) "water right" shall have the meaning provided in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 82a-2402
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- watershed: means all the area within the state draining toward a selected point on a reservoir. See Kansas Statutes 82a-2402
As used in this act, unless context otherwise requires:
(a) “Board” means the board of directors of a reservoir improvement district;
(b) “district” means a reservoir district for which organization is proposed or has been organized under the provisions of this act, and amendments thereto;
(c) “eligible water right holder” means any person:
(1) Holding a water right or permit, pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-701 et seq., and amendments thereto, to appropriate water from a reservoir;
(2) with a contract to withdraw and use water pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-1301 et seq., and amendments thereto; or
(3) with a water appropriation right in a water assurance district pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-1330 et seq., and amendments thereto;
(d) “general plan” means a preliminary engineering report describing the characteristics of the reservoir, the nature and methods of dealing with the bed and water problems in the reservoir or the reservoir watershed and the projects proposed to be undertaken by the district. It shall include maps, descriptions and any other data as may be necessary for the location, identification and establishment of the character of the work to be undertaken and any other data and information as the director of the Kansas water office may require;
(e) “person” means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation;
(f) “specific project” means any project outlined and proposed by the board of directors and may constitute all or part of the general plan;
(g) “steering committee” means the group of eligible water right holders, not less than the number to be chosen for the board of directors, who shall serve as the governing body of the proposed reservoir improvement district until the first board of directors is elected;
(h) “water right” shall have the meaning provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-701, and amendments thereto; and
(i) “watershed” means all the area within the state draining toward a selected point on a reservoir.