Chapter 82a, WATERS AND WATERCOURSES

82a-2307. Same; election of directors. After the initial meeting to elect the governing body, an annual meeting shall be held to elect such directors whose terms shall expire, to render a report on the financial condition and activities of the district and to adopt a budget in th…

82a-2308. Same; board of directors; meetings. (a) Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held no less than quarterly at a place, day and time established by the board of directors. Notice of such meetings shall be given to all members of the district by first class m…

82a-2309. Same; powers of district. The district incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be a body politic and corporate and shall have the power to: (a) Adopt a seal; (b) sue and be sued by its corporate name; (c) purchase, hold, sell and convey land and personal pro…

82a-2310. Same; charges against district members. (a) The district shall impose charges against each member for the purposes of the district. (1) The total of such charges shall be sufficient to enable the district to pay the Kansas water office the full annual amortized cost inc…

82a-2311. Same; negotiation of contracts. If any member of the district requests an opportunity to renegotiate any existing contracts for the purchase of water supply, as described in K.S.A. 82a-1301 et seq., and amendments thereto, the Kansas water authority and the Kansas water…

82a-2312. Same; releases of water. (a) The chief engineer shall protect releases of water from the kanopolis reservoir for water supply access storage as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the releases made pursuant to this act and for the benefit of the district memb…

82a-2313. Same; conservation plans. Each member of the district shall adopt conservation plans and practices for such member. Such plans and practices shall be consistent with the guidelines for conservation plans and practices developed and maintained by the Kansas water office …

82a-2314. Same; bonds. (a) The Kansas water office is hereby authorized to issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring a site or sites, constructing, reconstructing, improving and expanding projects within the program area or to fin…

82a-2315. Same; expiration of provisions. If the district authorized pursuant to this act is not formed by December 31, 2020, the provisions of this act shall expire. History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 15; July 1.

82a-2316. Same; lower smoky hill special irrigation district; authorization. There is hereby authorized the lower smoky hill special irrigation district for the purpose of participating in the lower smoky hill water supply access program. Such special irrigation district shall be…

82a-2317. Same; special irrigation district; formation and petition. (a) The lower smoky hill special irrigation district shall be formed upon petition by eligible irrigation water right holders to the director of the Kansas water office, demonstrating a need for and requesting p…

82a-2318. Same; special irrigation district; membership. (a) Membership of the special irrigation district shall consist of all landowners holding eligible irrigation water rights participating in the petition as described in K.S.A. 82a-2317, and amendments thereto. Additional in…

82a-2319. Same; special irrigation district; governing board; authorities; duties. (a) There shall be created a governing board of the special irrigation district. Such governing board shall have the authority to: (1) Purchase, allocate, determine, charge fees and assessments for…

82a-2320. Same; special irrigation district; governing board; elections; meetings. (a) All powers granted to the special irrigation district under the provisions of this act shall be exercised by an elected governing board. Such governing board shall consist of an odd number of n…

82a-2321. Same; special irrigation district; members; charges and assessments. (a) The costs of the water supply access storage shall be paid from funds of the special irrigation district, and from any fees and assessments of members. In order to finance the operations of the spe…

82a-2322. Same; special irrigation district; fund; uses. A fund shall be created by the special irrigation district for payment of the costs of water supply access storage. Any moneys received by such special irrigation district for charges, fees, assessments and sales of water s…

82a-2323. Same; special irrigation district; expiration of provisions. If the special irrigation district authorized pursuant to this act is not formed by December 31, 2020, the provisions of K.S.A. 82a-2315 through 82a-2322, and amendments thereto, shall expire. History: L. 2011…

82a-2324. Same; rules and regulations. The Kansas water office shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the lower smoky hill water supply access program. History: L. 2011, ch. 89, § 24; July 1.

82a-2401. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the reservoir improvement district act. History: L. 2012, ch. 97, § 1; July 1.

82a-2402. Reservoir improvement district act; definitions. As used in this act, unless context otherwise requires: (a) "Board" means the board of directors of a reservoir improvement district; (b) "district" means a reservoir district for which organization is proposed or has bee…

82a-2403. Same; organization of district. Before any reservoir improvement district is organized, a petition shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, signed by the eligible water right holders who have water rights totaling more than 20% of the combined quantities …

82a-2404. Same; petition requirements. (a) Every petition filed pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-2403, and amendments thereto, shall state: (1) The name of the proposed district which shall include the name of the reservoir and end with the words "reservoir improvement district"; (2) a lis…

82a-2405. Same; circulation of petition; duties of secretary of state relating to petition. A copy of the full petition, as required by K.S.A. 82a-2403, and amendments thereto, shall be circulated among the eligible water right holders of the proposed district. All counterparts s…

82a-2406. Same; investigation by water office; report of findings. (a) If the secretary of state finds the petition, as required by K.S.A. 82a-2403, and amendments thereto, to be sufficient as to form and the number and qualifications of the petitioners, the secretary of state sh…

82a-2407. Same; formation of district; election required, procedure; certificate of incorporation. (a) Within 10 days after receipt of a certified copy of the report from the director of the Kansas water office approving the petition or the petition as amended, the chairperson of…

82a-2408. Same; payment of costs and expenses when district is disapproved or defeated. If the organization of the proposed reservoir improvement district is defeated at the election or if the petition is disapproved by the director of the Kansas water office, the steering commit…

82a-2409. Same; board of directors, powers, composition, terms, compensation. All powers granted to reservoir improvement districts incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be exercised by a board of directors which shall be composed of an odd number of directors not l…

82a-2410. Same; election of board of directors; conduct of business; filling vacancies. (a) Within not more than 90 days after the recording of the certificate of incorporation, a meeting open to all eligible water right holders of the district shall be held by the steering commi…

82a-2411. Same; district meetings, purpose. (a) In not less than 12 months, nor more than 13 months after the recording of the certificates of incorporation, and annually thereafter, a meeting shall be held for the election of directors whose terms expire and also to render a rep…

82a-2412. Same; meetings of board of directors; notice. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held no less than once each quarter on a 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 …

82a-2413. Same; powers of districts. Each reservoir improvement district incorporated under the provisions of this act shall be a body politic and corporate and shall have the power to: (a) Adopt a seal; (b) sue and be sued by its corporate name; (c) purchase, hold, sell and conv…

82a-2414. Same; district general plan; creation, approval; report by director of Kansas water office. (a) Upon the incorporation of the reservoir improvement district, the board shall cause work to be commenced on the preparation of a general plan of the district. In addition, th…

82a-2415. Same; cost and charges to administer general plan; notice; hearing; modified plan. (a) When the general plan is approved by the director of the Kansas water office, the board shall propose by resolution, that the cost to the district of all improvements contemplated in …

82a-2416. Same; specific projects; review of general plan. (a) Following the adoption of the general plan and adoption of the method of financing, the board of directors may determine the order in which specific projects contemplated by the general plan shall be undertaken. The b…

82a-2417. Same; act supplemental. This act shall be deemed to be supplemental to existing laws relating to watershed districts, drainage districts, flood control, irrigation, soil conservation and related matters. History: L. 2012, ch. 97, § 17; July 1.

82a-2418. Same; dissolution of district, procedures. (a) The board of directors of any reservoir improvement district, by resolution, may dissolve such district if such district has been incorporated under the provisions of this section for more than eight years and has not: (1) …

82a-2419. Same; certificate of dissolution; payment of obligations; publication of dissolution. (a) Upon receipt from the secretary of state of the certificate of dissolution of the reservoir improvement district under the provisions of this act, the secretary of the board of dir…

82a-2420. Same; funds apportioned upon dissolution. Any funds of a reservoir improvement district which is totally disorganized and dissolved under the provisions of this act shall be apportioned and paid back to the eligible water right holders in the same proportion as used in …