Acquisition of certain sewers or sewage facilities; ordinance

12-631b. Acquisition of certain sewers or sewage facilities; ordinance. Any city of this state is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by gift, purchase or otherwise any sanitary sewers or sewage lines located within the corporate limits of said city or within a distance of three (3) miles beyond the corporate limits of said city, which facilities have been constructed and are in place. Such acquisition may be by gift, grant or purchase from the United States government or any agency thereof, or any other owner thereof. Such acquisition may be had by any such city when the governing body shall have adopted an ordinance declaring the acquisition of such sewers or sewage facilities to be necessary, convenient or useful to such city and that the same is of value to said city, its inhabitants, or to industries located in the immediate environs of such city and so located as to be served by such sewers or sewage facilities. History: L. 1947, ch. 131, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 74, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Covenant with private sewer system acquired by city not enforceable against city; class action. Landau v. City of Leawood, 214 Kan. 104, 106, 519 P.2d 676. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026