Chapter 80 — TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS

80-1919. Fire departments in certain townships; application of act; petition required; exception. (a) The provisions of this act shall apply only to townships which are located in Barton, Crawford, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Labette, Leavenworth, Lyon, Montgomery, Neosho,…

80-1920. Fire departments in townships in certain counties; creation; procedure; warrants for equipment and facilities; tax levies. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, and amendments thereto, and upon the presentation of such petition, the township board of any such towns…

80-1921. Same; operation and maintenance; tax levies; tax levies for additional equipment in certain townships; petition; election. (a) The township board of any such township shall have full direction and control over the operation of such township fire department. The board sha…

80-1922. Same; benefit districts in adjacent territory; petition; organization; board of directors. Whenever fifty-one percent (51%) of the resident property owners of any territory adjacent to any township described in K.S.A. 80-1919 shall petition for the creation of a benefit …

80-1923. Same; contracts for fire-fighting services; terms. (a) Any benefit district organized under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1922 is hereby authorized to contract with the township board having control over any fire department created under the provisions of K.S.A. 80-1920 fo…

80-1924. Same; tax levies. The governing body of the benefit district shall annually provide for the levying of a tax upon the taxable tangible property in such benefit district and within the township sufficient to pay the compensation agreed upon in the contract with the townsh…

80-1925. Contracts to furnish fire-fighting services to persons or municipalities. Any rural volunteer fire-fighting organization, group or department organized and existing on the effective date of this act, which has secured fire-fighting equipment in accordance with federal la…

80-2001. Definitions. As used in this act, the phrase "township board" means the township trustee, township clerk, and township treasurer, acting as a board. As used in this act, the phrase "sewage system" means the main, lateral, outfall and intercepting sewers which may be cons…

80-2002. Same; creation; procedure; governing body; compensation; construction costs. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, and amendments thereto, the township board of any township having a public water supply, shall have the power, in the manner and as hereinafter provid…

80-2002a. Sewer districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts. Any land located within an improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any land located within an industrial district created pursuant to K.S.A. 19-380…

80-2003. Resolution of township board; publication; protests. The township board of any township having a public water supply shall have the power to create a sewage district as hereinafter provided. Such action shall be taken by resolution of said township board, which shall be …

80-2004. Surveys; plans and specifications; exclusion of unserviceable land; approval of plans; filing; cost; bonds to pay preliminary costs without an election, when. (a) Whenever a sewage district shall have been established in any township as herein provided, the governing bod…

80-2005. Election; publication notice; disorganization, when. Before any such sewage district shall be authorized to construct any improvements therein, or to incur any expense (except for plans and specifications and other preliminary expense), the question of the making of such…

80-2006. Assessment, certification; bonds, obligation of county, when. (a) Whenever authorized by an election as herein provided, the costs and expenses of constructing such main, intercepting and outfall sewers and appurtenances, with or without sewage-disposal plant, as above p…

80-2007. Appraisers to determine value for assessment; complaints; notice and hearing; notice of amount levied; limitation of action. As soon as the cost of such improvements is determined, the governing body of the sewage district shall determine and assess to each lot or parcel…

80-2008. Federal cooperation; bonds. The governing body of such sewage district may apply for and accept grants of funds, materials or labor from the federal government or any department thereof in the construction of sewage systems as provided in this act, and may enter into suc…

80-2009. Construction and maintenance of certain sewers along streets or highways; eminent domain; approval of city. The governing body of such sewage district shall have the power to construct and maintain sewers with appurtenances thereof, through, under, across or along any st…

80-2010. Powers of governing body. The governing body of such sewage district shall have the power to acquire land and condemn rights of ways, construct pumping stations where necessary, and to do such other acts reasonable or necessary for the construction and operation of such …

80-2011. Lateral sewers; revenue bonds. At any time after the approval of plans and specifications for main, intercepting and outfall sewers by the governing body of such sewage district, lateral sewers may be provided for, either by the creation of lateral sewer districts, as he…

80-2012. Lateral sewer districts; petition or resolution; election; tax levies and special assessments; bonds. Lateral sewer districts may be formed in the same manner as is herein provided for the formation of sewage districts, or by petition signed by the owners of more than on…

80-2013. Enlargement of boundaries; petition; special assessments. After the establishment of any sewage district or lateral sewer district, as herein provided, and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the boundaries of any such district may be enlarged by the filing with …

80-2014. Use of existing facilities by additional sewage district; assessment of cost. The governing body of any sewage district shall have the power, upon the organization of any additional sewage district which shall use any of the facilities constructed by such existing sewage…

80-2015. Joint sewage district; organization and government. Where any property has paid or shall pay its full proportion for sewers in one sewer district, it shall not be transferred to another district and thereby be made liable for taxation for sewers in such other district, e…

80-2016. Revenue bonds for lateral sewers; contracts; special assessment in case of default. In lieu of the formation of lateral sewer districts, the governing body of such sewage district may construct lateral sewers by the issuance of revenue bonds of such sewage district, when…

80-2017. Same; liens; additional revenue bonds. Whenever the governing body of such sewage district shall issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of construction of lateral sewer lines, such bonds shall be a specific lien upon such lateral sewers and the revenues derived therefro…

80-2018. Same; fixing of charges; collection. Whenever lateral sewers are constructed by the issuance of revenue bonds as herein provided, the governing body of the sewage district shall fix the charges for the use of such sewers upon such basis as will provide sufficient revenue…

80-2019. Revenue bonds; maturity; interest. Any revenue bonds issued under the terms of this act shall mature serially or otherwise within a maximum period of forty (40) years from the date of issue, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest pre…

80-2020. Same; authorizing resolution. Any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body of the sewage district, and such resolution may contain such other covenants, agreements and restrictions not in conflict with …

80-2021. Annual tax levies; limitation; transfer of unexpended funds, when. The governing body of such sewage district shall have authority to levy an annual tax upon taxable tangible property within such sewage district, for the purpose of paying the expense of operation and mai…

80-2022. Territory taken into city; bond liability; operation of sewage disposal plant in territory annexed. If any part of the territory on which a sewer system is located, is taken into any city during the time any bonds of such sewage districts are outstanding, which bonds are…

80-2023. Act supplemental. This act shall be construed as supplemental to and not as repealing any existing laws. The purpose of this act is to provide an additional method for the construction and maintenance of sewers and sewage-disposal plants. History: L. 1941, ch. 399, § 23;…

80-2024. City control of annexed portions; tapping fee; powers of governing body; cities excepted. In the event the territory included within a sewage district, or any part thereof, organized pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 80-2001 to 80-2020, inclusive, becomes a part of a …

80-2025. Validation of certain bonds issued prior to February 18, 1953. If any sewage district in any township in any county in this state has heretofore issued bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing sewers in lateral sewer districts within the said main sewage …

80-2026. Completion of certain improvement projects after territory taken into city; bonds; tax levies. If all or any part of the territory of a sewage district organized pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 80-2001 to 80-2020, inclusive, and any amendments thereto is taken into …

80-2027. Investigation by secretary of health and environment to determine whether sewage system of certain districts adequate; notice and hearing. The secretary of health and environment is authorized to conduct investigations to determine whether or not the sewage system of any…

80-2028. Same; finding of inadequacy; notice; issuance of bonds; election, when; limitations; tax levies. (a) If after such hearing the secretary of health and environment shall find that said sewage system is inadequate, the secretary shall so notify the governing body of such s…

80-2029. Same; general obligation bonds; special assessments; revenue bonds; conditions. General obligation bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be payable out of special assessments levied against each lot and parcel of ground in said sewage district in the manner…

80-21,100. History: L. 1955, ch. 127, § 23; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

80-21,101. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 426, § 4; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived …

80-21,109. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 9; L. 1974, ch. 448, § 1; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived …

80-21,110. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 10; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

80-21,111. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 11; L. 1971, ch. 49, § 18; L. 1972, ch. 44, § 18; L. 1978, ch. 94, § 9; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF…

80-21,112. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 12; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

80-21,113. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 13; L. 1978, ch. 425, § 10; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archive…

80-21,114. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 14; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

80-21,115. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 15; L. 1978, ch. 425, § 11; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archive…

80-21,119. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 19; L. 1977, ch. 54, § 45; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

80-21,120. History: L. 1955, ch. 466, § 20; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…

80-21,121. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 21; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 91; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archive…

80-21,122. History: L. 1955, ch. 446, § 22; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 374, § 35; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documen…