12-1741b.   Issuance of revenue bonds by counties; lease-purchaseagreements; location of facilities; letter of intent, resolution of intentor inducement resolution, approval required, when.(a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1744aand 12-1744b, and amendments thereto, any county shallhave power to issue revenue bonds,the proceeds of whichshall be used for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of purchasing,acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, equipping, furnishing,repairing, enlarging or remodeling of facilities for agricultural, commercial,hospital, industrial, natural resources, recreational development andmanufacturing purposes. Any county shall also have the power to enter into leases orlease-purchase agreements by resolution with any person, firm orcorporation for the facilities. Except as otherwise provided in subsection(b) of this section, the facilities may be constructed within thecounty or its environs without limitation as to distance, providingthe board of county commissioners declares that the facility, if inbeing, would promote the welfare of the county.

      (b)   No county shall issue revenue bonds authorized herein to finance facilitieslocated within the corporate limits of a city or within three miles of thecorporate limits of a city or within another countywithout the issuing county having first received approval of the issuanceof a letter of intentor the adoption of aresolution of intent or inducement resolutionto issue such bonds from the governingbody of the city or county in which the facility is to be located.Approval of a city governing body shall not be required to finance theconstruction of facilities located on real estate, the title to which is inthe county issuing the revenue bonds. The use of such real estate shall besubject to all zoning regulations, subdivision regulations and buildingcode regulations of the city.

      (c)   The issuance of a letter of intentor the adoption of aresolution of intent or inducement resolutionshall be deemed to havereceived the approval of a city or county for purposes of this section unlesssuch city or county provides the county proposing such issuancewith a written notification specifically disapproving the issuance withinseven business days after the next regular meeting of the governing body of the city orcounty having such approval authority that follows receipt of a request for approval.

      (d)   The provisions of this section requiring approval of a letter ofintent, resolution of intent or inducement resolution as a condition toissuance of revenue bonds shall not be applicablewith respect to the issuance of any revenue bonds for which a county hasissued a letter of intent, resolution of intent or inducement resolutionprior to the effective date of this act.

      History:   L. 1981, ch. 74, § 5;L. 1985, ch. 62, § 1;L. 1990, ch. 74, § 6; May 24.