Chapter 12, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-1742. Conditions of leases and lease-purchase agreements; origination fee; apportionment of payments in lieu of taxes; administrative costs. Such agreements shall provide for a rental sufficient to repay the principal of and the interest on the revenue bonds. Such agreements a…

12-1743. Same; obligations payable solely from rentals; bonds, requirements. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize or permit any city or county to make any contract or to incur any obligation of any kind or nature except such as shall be evidenced by the issua…

12-1744. Same; pledge of facility and earnings. The governing body of the city by ordinance or the board of county commissioners by resolution may pledge the facility and the net earnings therefrom to the payment of the revenue bonds and the interest thereon, and may provide that…

12-1744a. Issuance of revenue bonds; statements filed with state court of tax appeals, contents; filing fee; annual informational report required. (a) At least seven days prior to the issuance of any revenue bonds, the city or county shall file a statement with the state board of…

12-1744b. Same; findings by state board of tax appeals; filing. Revenue bonds for which notice is required to be filed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1744a, and amendments thereto, shall not be issued unless the chairperson of the state board of tax appeals finds all information and docum…

12-1744c. Same; certification of issuance and verification by bond counsel. Upon the issuance of revenue bonds for which notice is required to be filed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1744a, and amendments thereto, a certificate evidencing such issuance shall be filed with the chairperson …

12-1744d. Same; failure to file notice; ouster of members of governing body. Failure to comply with the notice filing requirements of this act shall subject all members of the governing body of the issuing city or county who participated in the issuance of the revenue bonds to ou…

12-1744e. Same; notice of intent to enter lease-purchase agreement with retailer to be published in paper; inducement resolution on file. Whenever any city or county proposes to issue revenue bonds under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1740 et seq., and amendments thereto, and to ente…

12-1745. Same; amount of revenue bonds. In no case in which revenue bonds are issued under and by virtue of this act shall any revenue bonds be issued for the cost of the facility, including the site therefor, in excess of the actual cost of the same. History: L. 1961, ch. 81, § …

12-1746. Same; bonds and income therefrom exempt from taxation. All revenue bonds issued by cities or counties pursuant to this act and all income or interest therefrom shall be exempt from all state taxes. History: L. 1961, ch. 81, § 7; L. 1981, ch. 74, § 13; L. 2010, ch. 44, § …

12-1747. Same; revenue bonds defined; recitals. Revenue bonds, as the term is used in this act, are defined to be bonds issued by any such city or county to be paid exclusively from the revenue produced by the facilities purchased, acquired, constructed, reconstructed, improved, …

12-1748. Same; construction of act. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method or thing in this act shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods or things. History: L. 1961, ch. 81, § 9; March 29.

12-1749. Same; act supplemental. This act shall be cumulative of any other law or laws relating to the subject of this act and shall be supplemental thereto. History: L. 1961, ch. 81, § 10; March 29. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Pork, Pollution, and Pig Farming: The Tr…

12-1749a. Issuance of refunding bonds; conditions and restrictions. Any city or county which has or may hereafter issue revenue bonds under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1740 to 12-1749, inclusive, and amendments thereto, may issue refunding revenue bonds, in the manner prescribed …

12-1749b. Issuance of revenue bonds; certain purposes prohibited. No revenue bonds shall be issued under authority of K.S.A. 12-1740 to 12-1749a, inclusive, and amendments thereto, in which all or part of the proceeds of such bond issue are to be used to purchase, acquire, constr…

12-1749c. Same; notice to school districts. Prior to the approval of an inducement resolution or letter of intent which includes an agreement for ad valorem tax abatement for property to be financed by issuance of any industrial revenue bonds under K.S.A. 12-1740 through 12-1749a…

12-1749d. Same; cost and benefit analysis; hearing. Prior to issuing any revenue bonds pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1740 to 12-1749, inclusive, and amendments thereto, for any business the property of which will be eligible for an exemption from ad valorem taxation pursuant to K.S.A. 79…

12-1750. Unsafe or dangerous structures; abandoned property; commercial real estate; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Structure" means any building, wall or other structure. (b) "Enforcing officer" means the building inspector or other officer designated by ordinance and ch…

12-1751. Same; powers of governing body. (a) The governing body of any city shall have the power to cause the repair or removal of, or to remove any structure located within the city, which may have become unsafe or dangerous. (b) The governing body of any city shall have the pow…

12-1752. Same; notice and hearing. Whenever the enforcing officer files with the governing body of the city a statement in writing that any structure, describing the same and where located, is unsafe or dangerous or is abandoned property, the governing body, by resolution, shall …

12-1753. Same; findings; resolution; contents; notice. On the date fixed for hearing or any adjournment thereof, the governing body shall hear all evidence submitted by the owner, the owner's agent, lienholders of record and occupants having an interest in such structure as well …

12-1754. Same; duties of owner after removal of structure. The owner of any structure, upon removing the same, shall fill any basement or other excavation located upon the premises and take any other action necessary to leave such premises in a safe condition. History: L. 1961, c…

12-1755. Same; salvage, sale; assessment and collection of costs; procedure. (a) If the owner of any structure has failed to commence the repair or removal of such structure within the time stated in the resolution or has failed to diligently prosecute the same thereafter, the ci…

12-1756. Same; immediate hazard; action to protect public; notice not required; cost. When in the opinion of the enforcing officer, any structure is in such condition as to constitute an immediate hazard requiring immediate action to protect the public, such officer may erect bar…

12-1756a. Rehabilitation of abandoned property; petition for possession; service of process; affirmative defense; rehabilitation plan; lease of property. (a) An organization may file a petition with the district court for an order for temporary possession of property if: (1) The …

12-1756b. Same; annual report, contents. An organization which has possession of property pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1756a, and amendments thereto, shall file an annual report with the court concerning the rehabilitation and use of the property. The court shall require reports and sta…

12-1756c. Same; procedure to obtain possession by owner; hearing. The owner of property of which temporary possession has been transferred to an organization pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1756a, and amendments thereto, shall be entitled to regain possession of the property by petitioning…

12-1756d. Same; organization's right to redeem. If property of which temporary possession has been transferred to an organization pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1756a, and amendments thereto, is sold for unpaid taxes, an organization with temporary possession may redeem the property in th…

12-1756e. Same; petition for judicial deed; conditions. If an owner of property of which temporary possession has been transferred to an organization pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1756a, and amendments thereto, takes no action to regain possession of the property prior to the organizatio…

12-1756f. Organizations interested in rehabilitating abandoned property. The enforcing officer shall maintain a list of all organizations who are interested in rehabilitating abandoned property and who have requested to be included on such list. The organizations on such list sha…

12-1756g. Occupation of rehabilitated house by purchaser. Any person who purchases a house from an organization which has rehabilitated such house pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1750 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall agree to occupy such house for at least two years following the dat…

12-1757. Public building commission; authorized; municipal corporation. There is hereby authorized to be created in any city or county of the state, a public building commission. Such public building commission shall be a municipal corporation and shall be created only under the …

12-1758. Same; creation of commission; acquisition of sites and facilities; pledge of revenue. (a) Any city or county, by appropriate ordinance or resolution, may create a public building commission for the purposes of acquiring a site or sites for and constructing, reconstructin…

12-1759. Same; ordinance or resolution specifications. The ordinance or resolution creating a public building commission shall specify the purposes and functions of such public building commission and shall specify the number of members for the governing body of such commission, …

12-1760. Same; powers of commission. A public building commission authorized under this act shall have power to do all things necessary or incidental to the purpose of constructing or acquiring or enlarging, furnishing and equipping and operating and maintaining buildings to be m…

12-1761. Same; issuance of revenue bonds, purpose; refunding bonds; election required in certain cities. After the negotiation of a lease or leases for the use of public buildings proposed to be acquired or constructed under the authority of this act with one or more public body,…

12-1762. Same; fixing of rates and charges. The public building commission authorized to be created under this act shall be authorized to establish and fix rates, rentals, fees and charges, for the use of any and all buildings or space therein or other facilities owned and operat…

12-1763. Same; rental of building space and other facilities; exception. The public building commission shall have the authority to rent all or any part of its buildings or other facilities to any nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state or any federal, state,…

12-1764. Acquisition of fee title to realty. The public building commission established under this act shall have the power to acquire the fee simple title to real property, or a leasehold interest in real property located on the campus of any state university, including campus p…

12-1764a. Transfer of property owned by Topeka public building commission to Shawnee county. (a) Within 10 days after the effective date of this act, the Topeka public building commission shall initiate action to transfer and within 60 days shall transfer to the board of county c…

12-1765. Leases by political subdivisions, state departments within county or boards of county commissioners. The governing bodies of all school districts, cities, agencies and departments of the state of Kansas, and all boards of county commissioners now located or which may her…

12-1766. Same; use of certain building levy to prepay rent. If any city or school district has heretofore established a building fund levy such city or school district may use all or any part of such building fund levy to prepay rent under any lease to be made with any such publi…

12-1767. Same; revenue bonds issued by a city; resolution; protest petition; election. (a) Any revenue bonds proposed to be issued by a public building commission created by a city shall be issued as provided in K.S.A. 10-1201 et seq., and amendments thereto, except to the extent…

12-1767b. Same; revenue bonds issued by a county; resolution; protest petition; election. (a) Any revenue bonds proposed to be issued by a public building commission created by a county shall be issued as provided in K.S.A. 10-1201 et seq., and amendments thereto, except to the e…

12-1768. Same; invalidity of part. If any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder of this act or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected. History: L. 1965, ch. 122, § 12; June 30.

12-1770. Purpose of act; issuance of special obligation bonds and full faith and credit tax increment bonds. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this act to promote, stimulate and develop the general and economic welfare of the state of Kansas and its communities and to as…

12-1770a. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the content: (a) "Auto race track facility" means: (1) An auto race track facility and facilities directly related and nec…

12-1771. Procedure for establishing redevelopment district or bioscience development district; hearings; notice to landowners; modification of district boundaries. (a) Resolution procedure for a redevelopment district or bioscience development district. When a city proposes to es…

12-1771a. Environmentally contaminated areas; financing of investigation and remediation; tax increment bonds. (a) The governing body of a city may establish an increment in ad valorem taxes using the procedure set forth in subsection (b) for projects that are initiated upon a fi…

12-1771b. Redevelopment district containing an auto race track facility; procedure for establishing; bond issuance limitations; revenue redirected upon collections sufficient to satisfy bond obligation. (a) The boundaries of any redevelopment district in a major tourism area incl…