Kansas Statutes

Chapter 19: Counties And County Officers

Article 30: Drought-Relief Machinery And Equipment

Statutes:

• 19-3001: Drought emergency resolution; purchase of pumping equipment.
• 19-3002: Same; management and operation; records and statements; fees for water delivered to user from drought-relief wells; disposition of moneys.
• 19-3003: Same; duties of county commissioners.
• 19-3004: Same; renting of county equipment; tax levy for unpaid amounts.

• 19-3001: Drought emergency resolution; purchase of pumping equipment. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county of the state of Kansas shall declare by resolution that a drought emergency exists, they are hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate and expend from the general fund of the respective counties, such amount as it shall deem necessary for the purpose of purchasing pumping equipment for operation of drought-relief wells or for pumping from streams, and other machinery, equipment and materials, including fuel, deemed necessary for construction or maintenance of drought-relief water-supply projects.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 6, § 1; June 30.

• 19-3002: Same; management and operation; records and statements; fees for water delivered to user from drought-relief wells; disposition of moneys. The above-mentioned machinery and equipment, when so purchased or otherwise acquired shall remain the property of the county, and shall be operated under management of a proper person selected by the board of county commissioners, and the operator so named shall keep a record of the costs of fuels and materials and the actual costs of operation of such machinery and equipment used in the construction and maintenance of each drought-relief water-supply project, and he shall file a statement of the costs of fuels and materials used on each project with the county clerk, and such statement shall be a part of the public record; and if water shall be sold by the board of county commissioners from any such well as hereinafter authorized, said person shall keep a record of all sales of water. The board of county commissioners may fix, charge and collect a reasonable fee for water delivered to users from any drought-relief well drilled, constructed or obtained under the provisions of this act. Said moneys when collected shall be paid into the county treasury and the county treasurer shall credit the same to a special fund which shall only be used for the purpose of paying the costs of the maintenance and operation of said well and for the construction of any new well when necessary.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 6, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 196, § 1; June 30.

• 19-3003: Same; duties of county commissioners. The boards of county commissioners in the various counties of the state are hereby authorized to sponsor or direct activities for digging wells for drought-relief and other activities for water conservation and emergency water supplies.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 6, § 3; June 30.

• 19-3004: Same; renting of county equipment; tax levy for unpaid amounts. Said boards of county commissioners are authorized, in addition to the authority granted in K.S.A. 68-141a, to rent or hire to owners of land in the county for drought-relief purposes, county trucks, machinery and equipment, under supervision of its operators or employees and upon the agreement of said person to pay into the treasury of said county for credit to proper funds of said county, the amount charged for use of the equipment. All such unpaid amounts outstanding on September 1 of each year shall become a lien upon the entire contiguous tract of land owned by such person upon which said works were performed, and the county clerk shall spread upon the tax roll prepared by him, the balance of the amount due as shown by statement supplied by its operator, and the amount of said lien shall be collected as other taxes.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 6, § 4; June 30.