Improvement of state or federal highways; eminent domain; bonds

14-556. Improvement of state or federal highways; eminent domain; bonds. The governing body of any city of the second class is hereby authorized and empowered to improve state or federal highways located in such city, and in order to do so may condemn or purchase land at such times and in such amount as may be necessary for the improvement or widening of the state or federal highways located in any such city. The cost of such improvement and of the land condemned or purchased shall be paid out of any funds, which such city may have on hand, or such city may issue general improvement bonds in the manner provided by law to procure such funds. History: L. 1941, ch. 168, § 1; April 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Dolan v. City of Tigard: Kansas Local Governments Beware—The Supreme Court Further Restricts the Authority of Municipalities to Condition Development Approval," Stephen P. Chinn, Neil R. Shortlidge & N. Cason Boudreau, 64 J.K.B.A. No. 9, 30, 38 (1995). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Whether city is precluded from levying impact fee because enactment is not uniformly applicable to all cities of same class examined. McCarthy v. City of Leawood, 257 Kan. 566, 583, 894 P.2d 836 (1995). 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