12-17,141. Same; definitions.
12-17,141
12-17,141. Same; definitions.
As used in K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-17,140 through 12-17,149,
and amendments
thereto:
(a) "Acquire" means the acquisition of property or interests in property by
purchase, gift, condemnation or other lawful means and may include the
acquisition of existing property and projects already owned by a municipality.
(b) "Act" means the provisions of
K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-17,140 through 12-17,149 and 12-17,147a,
and
amendments thereto.
(c) "Bonds" means special obligation bonds or special obligation notes
payable solely from the sources described in
K.S.A. 2009 Supp.
12-17,147, and amendments
thereto, issued by a municipality in accordance with the provisions of this
act.
(d) "Consultant" means engineers, architects, planners, attorneys and other
persons deemed competent to advise and assist the governing body in planning
and making of projects.
(e) "Cost" means: (1) All costs necessarily incurred for the preparation of
preliminary reports, the preparation of plans and specifications, the
preparation and publication of notices of hearings, resolutions, ordinances and
other proceedings, necessary fees and expenses of consultants, interest accrued
on borrowed money during the period of construction and the amount of a reserve
fund for the bonds, together with the cost of land, materials, labor and other
lawful expenses incurred in planning and doing any project and may include a
charge of not to exceed 5% of the total cost of a project or the cost of work
done by the municipality to reimburse the municipality for the services
rendered by the municipality in the administration and supervision of such
project by its general officers; and (2) in the case of property and projects
already owned by the municipality and previously financed by the issuance of
bonds, "cost" means costs authorized by K.S.A. 10-116a and amendments thereto.
(f) "District" means a transportation development district created pursuant
to this act.
(g) "Governing body" means the governing body of a city or the board of
county commissioners of a county.
(h) "Municipality" means any city or county.
(i) "Newspaper" means the official newspaper of the municipality.
(j) "Owner" means the owner or owners of record, whether resident or not, of
real property within the district.
(k) "Project" means any project or undertaking, whether within or without the
district, to improve, construct, reconstruct, maintain, restore, replace,
renew, repair, install, furnish, equip or extend any bridge, street, road,
highway access road, interchange, intersection, signing, signalization, parking
lot, bus stop, station, garage, terminal, hangar, shelter, rest area, dock,
wharf, lake or river port, airport, railroad, light rail or other mass transit
facility, streetscape or any other transportation related
project or infrastructure including, but not limited to, utility relocation;
sanitary and storm sewers and lift stations; drainage conduits, channels and
levees; street light fixtures, connection and facilities; underground gas,
water, heating and electrical services and connections located within or
without the public right-of-way; sidewalks and pedestrian underpasses or
overpasses; and water main and extensions.
"Project" includes a building facade but only when part of
remodeling, repairing, enlarging or reconstructing an existing building.
(l) "Transportation development district sales tax" means the tax authorized
by K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-17,145, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2003, ch. 120, § 5;
L. 2005, ch. 130, § 1;
L. 2007, ch. 139, § 1;
L. 2009, ch. 54, § 3; July 1.