Chief engineer, assistants and employees; compensation

74-506d. Chief engineer, assistants and employees; compensation. The secretary of agriculture is hereby authorized to employ a chief engineer of the division of water resources and such expert assistants, clerical and other help as may be necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this act, and to fix their compensation. The chief engineer shall be under the classified service of the Kansas civil service act, but any vacant position of such expert assistants, clerical and other help necessary to carry out the provisions of this act may be converted by the secretary of agriculture to an unclassified position. History: L. 1927, ch. 293, § 4; L. 1933, ch. 271, § 7; L. 1937, ch. 329, § 12; L. 1965, ch. 435, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 117; L. 2016, ch. 71, § 3; July 1. Source or prior law: 74-508. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding K.S.A. 24-1071 valid. State, ex rel., v. Stonehouse Drainage Dist., 152 Kan. 188, 189, 102 P.2d 1017. 2. Discussed; state division of water resources has no authority over underground water rights. State, ex rel., v. Board of Agriculture, 158 Kan. 603, 610, 611, 149 P.2d 604. 3. Cited; chief engineer correctly decided landowner needed a permit for stream obstruction. Frank v. Kansas Department of Agriculture, 40 Kan. App. 2d 1024, 1031, 198 P.3d 195 (2008). 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