Chapter 24 — DRAINAGE AND LEVEES

24-1206. Sufficient petition transmitted to chief engineer; investigation, report and approval or disapproval; approval required, when; transmittal of approval to secretary of state and to chairperson of steering committee. (a) If the secretary of state finds the petition to be s…

24-1207. Meeting of steering committee; notice; election of board of directors; officers; election on organization of district; voting places and election procedures; certification of results to secretary of state; certificate of incorporation, issuance and recordation, when; act…

24-1208. Payment of costs and expenses when petition or resolution is disapproved by engineer or defeated by voters; tax levy. If the organization of the proposed district is defeated at the special election or if the petition or resolution is disapproved by the chief engineer, t…

24-1209. Corporate powers and duties. Each watershed district incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be a body politic and corporate and shall have the power: First. To adopt a seal. Second. To sue and be sued by its corporate name. Third. To purchase, hold, sell and…

24-1210. Directors; number; terms; expenses. All powers granted to watershed districts incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be exercised by a board of directors which shall be composed of any odd number and specified in the petition for creation of the district, of…

24-1211. Election of directors at annual meeting; report of financial condition, projects and activities; notice and conduct of elections; vacancies; changes in number of directors or date of annual meeting; notice; procedure. In not less than 12 months, nor more than 13 months a…

24-1212. Open meetings of directors; notice; quorum. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held no less than once each quarter on such day and place as is selected by the board of directors. Notice of such meeting shall be mailed to each director at least five days …

24-1213. General plan, estimate of costs and information as to benefits; transmittal to chief engineer, when; open to public; report to directors. Upon the incorporation of the watershed district the board shall cause work to be commenced on the preparation of a general plan of t…

24-1214. Financing proposed projects; methods; resolution as to costs; public hearing; notice, contents; appearances; written statement required; transmittal of written statements to chief engineer; adoption, modification or rejection of general plan or method of financing; offic…

24-1214a. Districts adopting general plan prior to April 1, 1961; method of financing; procedure. Watershed districts which have adopted a general plan prior to April 1, 1961, but have not adopted by resolution a method of financing may follow the procedure set forth in sections …

24-1215. Approval of bond issue by qualified voters of district required; notice; election procedures; tax levies for financing costs; resolution, publication; protest petition; election. When any general plan and resolution of financing has been finally adopted by the board, in …

24-1216. Order and procedure as to specific projects; surveys, plans, specifications and estimates of costs; filing with secretary of board; open to inspection; transmittal of approved plans to chief engineer, when; review of general plan; revisions of plan; report by chief engin…

24-1217. Computation of special assessments; appraisement and apportionment; resolution; limitations; hearing of complaints; notice; alterations; resolution fixing assessments; notice to landowners; bonds and levies, when. If the resolution of financing provided for by K.S.A. 24-…

24-1218. Right of entry upon lands in connection with work of district; damages. The board of directors and its representatives and employees, including engineers and contractors and their employees, shall have the right and authority to enter upon private lands within or without…

24-1219. No-fund warrants for initial expenses; annual tax levies for general fund expenses; increased levies, procedure; tax levies for no-fund warrants and bonds; structure maintenance fund. (a) The district board may issue no-fund warrants to pay for initial organizational, en…

24-1220. Improvement bonds for works of improvement; terms; how payable; limitation on bonded indebtedness. Whenever improvement bonds have been authorized for any works of improvement in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 24-1214 and 24-1215, the board shall proceed to iss…

24-1221. Act supplemental to other laws. This act shall be deemed to be supplemental to existing laws relating to drainage districts, flood control, irrigation, soil conservation and related matters. History: L. 1953, ch. 477, § 21; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATI…

24-1222. Chief engineer authorized to transfer territory from one district to another, when; petition. The chief engineer of the division of water resources shall have power upon a proper petition being presented for that purpose to transfer territory from one watershed district,…

24-1223. Same; contents of petition. The petition for transfer of territory from one watershed district to another shall be addressed to the chief engineer of the division of water resources and shall: (a) Describe the territory to be transferred by section numbers and fractions …

24-1224. Same; presentment of petition to chief engineer; notice and hearing. Whenever a petition in conformity to K.S.A. 24-1223 signed by the board of directors of both of the affected watershed districts shall be presented to the chief engineer of the division of water resourc…

24-1225. Same; findings, decisions and declarations of chief engineer. At the time set for the hearing of the petition, as provided in K.S.A. 24-1224, it shall be the duty of the chief engineer to first ascertain and determine whether notice has been given of the time of hearing,…

24-1226. Same; liability for outstanding bonded indebtedness. The balance of bonded indebtedness including temporary notes outstanding shall remain a charge upon the territory transferred under the provisions of this act in accordance with the applicable provisions of K.S.A. 10-1…

24-1227. Extension of territory of district; petition, contents; approval of chief engineer. The secretary of state, with the approval of the chief engineer of the division of water resources, shall have power, upon proper petition being presented for that purpose to extend the t…

24-1228. Dissolution of district, when; resolution; petition; election; certificate of dissolution. Whenever a watershed district has been organized and incorporated under the provisions of article 12 of chapter 24 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, for mor…

24-1229. Dissolution of portion of district; petition, contents; powers and duties of chief engineer; notice and hearing; evidence; findings, filing; certificate of dissolution; recordation; removal of director upon dissolution, effect. The chief engineer of the division of water…

24-1230. Notification of directors upon dissolution or partial dissolution of district; duties of secretary, treasurer and directors; effective date of dissolution; recordation of certificate of dissolution. Upon receipt from the secretary of state of the certificate of dissoluti…

24-1231. Disposition of funds of totally or partially disorganized district; duties of treasurer. Any funds of a watershed district which is totally disorganized and dissolved under the provisions of this act shall be apportioned and paid to the townships or cities located within…

24-1232. Minutes and records of totally dissolved district filed with county clerk. The secretary of any watershed district totally disorganized and dissolved under the provisions of this act shall file all minutes and records of said district with the county clerk of the county …

24-1233. Districts established prior to July 1, 1961; confirmation and validation; procedure. Whenever any watershed district has heretofore been created and established under the watershed district act and all amendments thereto, the chief engineer shall fix a time for a hearing…

24-1234. Intermittent closing of roads within watershed district; county roads; permit application; authority and duties of board of county commissioners; publication and notice. (a) Upon application of the board of directors of any watershed district, the board of county commiss…

24-1235. Same; township roads; permit application; authority and duties of board of township trustees; publication and notice. (a) Upon application of the board of directors of any watershed district, the board of trustees of any township is hereby authorized to permit the interm…

24-1236. Same; county bridge and township road, 24-1234 applies; approval by board of township trustees. If a proposed intermittent closing involves both a county bridge and a township road, then application shall be made to the board of county commissioners, and K.S.A. 24-1234 b…

24-1237. Same; costs of publication and notice; permit to require road markers. All costs in connection with the publication and the notice shall be paid by the watershed district. In event the county or township board issues a permit allowing the intermittent closing of the road…

24-1238. Watershed district responsibilities transferred to city of Atchison. On and after January 1, 2020, the city of Atchison shall assume the responsibility for the maintenance and repair of all watershed lakes, dams and other projects of the White Clay watershed district no.…

24-1239. White Clay watershed district dissolved. The White Clay watershed district located in Atchison county is hereby dissolved effective January 1, 2020. History: L. 2019, ch. 21, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC…

24-1240. White Clay watershed district property, contract and debt obligations transferred to city of Atchison. (a) Upon the dissolution of the White Clay watershed district, the city of Atchison shall acquire the property of the watershed district subject to any leases or agreem…

[Repealed or reserved.]