Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-942

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

Nothing in this act shall be deemed as an addition to, or an impairment of, any rights, powers, or jurisdiction of the United States, or those acting by or under its authority, with respect to the water resources of the state.