Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-930

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: means and includes a natural person, partnership, organization, association, private corporation, public corporation, any taxing district or political subdivision of the state, and any department or agency of the state government. See Kansas Statutes 82a-902
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The state of Kansas hereby recognizes its responsibility and jurisdiction to operate and to manage those water conservation features financed by the state, and it recognizes its duty to fulfill its responsibility and to exercise its jurisdiction through either direct action or contractual delegation and in accordance with any agreements made between the state and any operating person or agency: Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not be deemed to apply to flood control features.