12-5252. Same; exemption from certain requirements for certain cities.
12-5252
12-5252. Same; exemption from certain requirements
for certain cities.
(a) Any city that prior to July 1, 2013, is located, in
whole or in part, within the boundaries of a county designated by the United
States federal emergency management agency under major disaster declaration
FEMA-1711-DR or FEMA-1699, as eligible to receive individual or public
assistance from the United States federal government that desires to designate
a rural housing incentive district pursuant to this act or such county shall be
exempt from
the provisions of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 12-5244,
and amendments thereto, and may adopt
a plan for a designated rural housing incentive district without the approval
of the secretary and without conducting a public hearing on such proposed
plan.
(b) For any city in a county declared by the governor to be a state of
disaster after January 1, 2008, or such county if the governor finds that such
disaster resulted in the destruction of a significant amount of residential
housing in such city or county the governor may designate such city or county
to exercise the
exemption authorized by subsection (a) for a period of five years from the date
of the declaration of a state of disaster.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to exempt a city or
county from
any other
requirement set forth in this act, or to limit any of the rights, duties and
privileges of a city or county under any other provisions of this act.
History: L. 2008, ch. 92, § 3; Apr. 24.