2-3002a.   Same; transfer of powers, duties andfunctions to such commissions; successor to department of agriculture; transferof property to wheat commission.(a) Except for funds necessary to pay payroll expenses incurred through June30, 2000, and payable in July, 2000, on and after July 1, 2000, the balance ofall funds and all liabilities associated with the grain commodities pursuant toK.S.A. 2-2601 et seq. as in effect prior to July 1, 2000, and K.S.A.2-3001 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be paid andliabilities be transferred to each respective commission created by this act.Any remaining funds of the money retained for payroll expenses shall be paid tothe respective commission created by this act.

      (b)   Except as otherwise provided by this act, all of the powers, duties andfunctions of the Kansas department of agriculture with regard to thecorn, grain sorghum and soybean commission and the Kansas wheat commission arehereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the respective corn, grainsorghum, soybean and wheat commissions established by the act.

      (c)   Except as otherwise provided by this act, the corn, grain sorghum,soybean and wheat commissions established by this act shall be the successor inevery way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas departmentof agriculture with regard to the corn, grain sorghum and soybean commissionsand the Kansas wheat commission in which the same were vested prior to July 1,2000. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functionsby or under the authority of the Kansas department of agriculture withregard to the corn, grain sorghum and soybean commissions and the Kansas wheatcommission established by this act shall be deemed to have the sameforce and effect as if performed by the respective corn, grain sorghum, soybeanand wheat commission, respectively in which such powers, duties and functionswere vested prior to July 1, 2000.

      (d)   Except as otherwise provided by this act, whenever the Kansasdepartment of agriculture with regard to the corn, grain sorghum and soybeancommissions and the Kansas wheat commission, or words of like effect, isreferred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, suchreference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the respective corn, grainsorghum, soybean and wheat commission established by this act.

      (e)   On the effective date of this act, all property of the Kansas wheatcommission prior to July 1, 2000, shall become the property of the wheatcommission established by this act.

      History:   L. 2000, ch. 116, § 10;L. 2004, ch. 101, § 159; July 1.