19-3523. Purpose of act.
19-3523
19-3523. Purpose of act.
The purpose of this act is to provide for the establishment of a
quasi-municipal body corporate of the state within and embracing all of
Johnson county, Kansas, to be known as "Johnson county wholesale water
supply district." The said county contains a heavy concentration of
population with a large number of incorporated cities and unincorporated
areas which are constantly increasing in population. It lies adjacent to
two large cities within and without the state, and industrial,
residential, and commercial expansion is rapidly occurring. Sources from
which a permanent and satisfactory supply of water can be obtained are
very limited and isolated. Special utility problems confront the said
county which cannot be solved by separate municipal action, but require
a cooperative effort throughout the said county. The function of the
district shall be to secure a source of water on a scale larger than is
feasible for public water supply districts, municipalities, publicly and
privately owned water distribution companies, acting alone, and to sell
such water at wholesale to public water supply districts,
municipalities, and publicly and privately owned water distribution
companies.
History: L. 1961, ch. 473, § 2; July 1.