12-1758.   Same; creation of commission; acquisition of sites and facilities;pledge of revenue.(a) Any city or county, by appropriate ordinance orresolution, may create a public building commission forthe purposes of acquiring a site or sites for and constructing,reconstructing, equipping and furnishing a building or buildings or otherfacilities of a revenue producing character, including parking facilities,or for purchasing or otherwise acquiring such building or buildings orfacilities. Such building or buildings or facilities shall be maintainedand operated for a county courthouse, the housing and accommodation ofcounty offices or county business or for city offices or such otherpurposes as are commonly carried on in connection with such facilities orin county courthouses and general city buildings, including administrativeoffices for school districts and housing, accommodations and parkingfacilities for offices of state and federal agencies.

      (b)   A public building commission created by a city or county may acquire landand facilities adjacentto or near any educational institution under the supervisionand control of the state board of regents or may acquire by lease, land andfacilities constituting a part of the campus of any such institution. Any public buildingcommission may construct, reconstruct, equip and furnishsuch facilities on such land and lease such land and facilities to the official governing body ofsuch institution. Any such lease enteredinto shall pledge the net revenuefrom such land and facilities. Any city also maypledge such funds as may benecessary from those which are provided to be paid over to the board oftrustees from the annual tax levy as provided by K.S.A.76-3a07, and amendments thereto. Any county also may pledge such funds asmay be necessary from those which are provided to be paid over to suchinstitution from a special levy authorized for such purpose under K.S.A.19-117, and amendments thereto. The governing body ofsuch city or county is herebyauthorized todesignate any surplus from such tax levy as may be necessary to guaranteethe rentals under any such lease, and such city or county is hereby exempted fromthe provisions of K.S.A. 10-1101 to 10-1122, inclusive, and 79-2925, andamendments thereto, to the extentnecessary to enable such city or county tomake a covenant to effect such guarantee.

      History:   L. 1965, ch. 122, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 93, § 1; L. 1968,ch. 288, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 86, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 304, § 1;L. 1989, ch. 61, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 62, § 2;L. 1990, ch. 75, § 1; July 1.