Kansas Statutes 82a-2413. Same; powers of districts
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-2413
- 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.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, evidences of debt and things in action, and digital assets as defined in the revised uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act, Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- 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
- seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- 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
Each reservoir improvement district incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be a body politic and corporate and shall have the power to:
(a) Adopt a seal;
(b) sue and be sued by its corporate name;
(c) purchase, hold, sell and convey real and personal property and to execute such contracts as the board of directors deems necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the purpose for which organized;
(d) construct, improve, maintain or operate works of improvement including such works necessary for the sustainability of reservoirs, including the conservation and maintenance of water for domestic, municipal, agricultural or industrial use;
(e) employ such professional, technical and clerical services and other assistance as deemed necessary by the board of directors;
(f) acquire real or personal property by gift;
(g) impose charges and incur indebtedness within the limitations prescribed by this act;
(h) cooperate and contract with:
(1) Persons, firms, associations, partnerships and private corporations;
(2) other reservoir improvement districts, watershed districts, drainage districts, cities of classes of this state;
(3) other local, state and federal governmental agencies; or
(4) drainage districts, watershed districts or other public corporations organized for similar purposes in any adjoining state;
(i) dissolve the district as provided for in this act;
(j) select a residence or home office for the reservoir improvement district, which shall be at a place in a county where the reservoir or any part of the reservoir is located; and
(k) take any other action necessary to achieve the purposes of the reservoir improvement district.