§ 19-3501 Definitions
§ 19-3502 Conditions and restrictions on organization and establishment; powers
§ 19-3502a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts
§ 19-3503 Petition for creation; determination by county commissioners; notice and hearing; creation; ratification of districts previously established; disorganization
§ 19-3504 Enlargement of district; petition
§ 19-3505 Board; election; terms; officers; oath; qualifications; salary; expenses; bonds
§ 19-3505a Issuance of no-fund warrants by board, when; expending moneys; tax levy, collection and disposition
§ 19-3506 Survey commission; appointment; qualifications; personnel; survey report to board; approval of plan by board; publication; recordation
§ 19-3507 Elections, voting places; election officer, duties; candidates for office, filing as; election procedure and cost; eligible voters
§ 19-3507a Notice of elections, requirements; canvass of elections; expenses, how paid
§ 19-3507b Duties of election commissioner
§ 19-3508 Revenue bonds; election; petition for resubmission; tax levies to pay expenses, when
§ 19-3509 Management, control, maintenance and enlargement of system; supply water for other water utilities and political subdivisions; insurance for employees; property
§ 19-3510 General manager; term, qualifications, duties; bond; retirement plans
§ 19-3511 Mains, waterworks and plants; eminent domain
§ 19-3512 Annexation of territory or extension of boundaries; procedure; election; dissolution of certain rural water districts, when
§ 19-3514 Rules and regulations relating to use of water and rates therefor; cost of extensions
§ 19-3515 Contracts with other water utilities or public agencies to supply water; rates and charges
§ 19-3516 Issuance, sale, registration and terms of revenue bonds; fixing of service rates and charges; deposit and use of revenues; sinking fund; liens; annual audits; bids, when; exceptions; lease purchase agreements; finance leases
§ 19-3516a Refunding water district revenue bonds issued under K.S.A. 19-3516; conditions
§ 19-3517 Procedure for purchase or acquisition of existing water supply and distribution system; assumption of indebtedness
§ 19-3518 Same; certificate of convenience and necessity canceled
§ 19-3519 Payment of claims, accounts and necessary expenses; penalty for fraudulent claim; surety bonds
§ 19-3520 Meetings of board; keeping and inspection of records; quorum
§ 19-3521 Annual financial statements; publication of summary; copies available
§ 19-3521a Chlorination and fluoridation of water supply of district, when; notice; election provisions; fluoridation standards
§ 19-3521b Grant of easement to water district no. 1 of Johnson county; conditions; purposes; costs
§ 19-3522 Definitions
§ 19-3523 Purpose of act
§ 19-3524 Johnson county designated as urban area
§ 19-3525 Proceeding to incorporate; notice of public hearing
§ 19-3526 Declaration of district organization, when; resolution; publication; name of district; quasi-municipality
§ 19-3527 Records relating to incorporation; filing
§ 19-3528 Governing body of district
§ 19-3529 Organization of the board
§ 19-3530 Meetings of the board; annual audit
§ 19-3531 Powers of the board
§ 19-3532 Issuance of revenue bonds; conditions; limitations; fixing rates, fees and charges; agreements, covenants and restrictions
§ 19-3533 Issuance of no-fund warrants; tax levies; limitations inapplicable
§ 19-3534 Title of act
§ 19-3535 Invalidity of part
§ 19-3536 Definitions
§ 19-3537 Preliminary survey and estimate of cost of improvements; fees, payment; filing plans and surveys with county clerk
§ 19-3538 Creation of taxing district by board, when; territory excluded
§ 19-3539 Production and distribution facilities; assessment of cost; engineers and employees
§ 19-3540 Costs and expenses; tax levies; bonds; special or other reasonable assessment plan; notice and hearing; limitation on actions
§ 19-3541 Special maintenance tax levy; user charges
§ 19-3542 Acquisition of property; contracts with municipalities for facilities
§ 19-3543 Construction and maintenance of lines along highways; contracts with secretary of wildlife and parks for purchase and sale of water
§ 19-3544 System of production and distribution facilities; cost
§ 19-3545 Purpose of act; purpose of districts
§ 19-3546 Definitions
§ 19-3547 Joint exercise of powers by certain public agencies; agreements among agencies, contents; submission to attorney general; filing of agreement
§ 19-3547a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts
§ 19-3548 Furnishing of funds, personnel or services by certain public agencies; agreements between public agencies and wholesale water supply districts for purchase and sale of water; terms and conditions
§ 19-3549 Declaration of district organization, when; quasi-municipal corporation
§ 19-3550 Governing body; appointments; terms of members
§ 19-3551 Meetings of governing body; annual audit
§ 19-3552 Powers of governing body
§ 19-3553 Issuance of revenue bonds; conditions; fixing rates, fees and charges; agreements, covenants and restrictions
§ 19-3554 Issuance of no-fund warrants; assessments
§ 19-3555 Invalidity of part
§ 19-3556 Citation of act
§ 19-3557 General obligation bonds; certain districts; refunding of revenue bonds; tax levies

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 19 > Article 35 - Water Supply and Distribution Districts

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • commission: means the survey commission;

    (c) "board" or "district board" or "governing body" means the water district board;

    (d) "district" means water district; and

    (e) "water utility" means any water district organized under this act, any city or rural water district or any public water utility operating under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the state corporation commission, whether such public water utility is privately or publicly owned. See Kansas Statutes 19-3501

  • 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.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • District: means the water supply district organized pursuant to this act; "board" means the board of county commissioners of Johnson county; "general manager" means the general manager of the water supply district appointed by the board as provided in this act; "county" means Johnson county, Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 19-3522
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Oath: includes an affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in similar cases "swear" includes affirm. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.