Article 27.--PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; IMPROVEMENT AND SERVICE DISTRICTS
19-2765.Same; powers and duties.
Every improvement district incorporated under
K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto,
shall have the power to:
(a) Adopt a seal.
(b) Be sued and to sue by its corporate name.
(c) Adopt resolutions prescribing the manner in which the
powers of the district shall be carried out, and generally regulating the
affairs of the district.
(d) Plan and construct or to purchase public works and
improvements necessary for public health, recreation, convenience or
welfare within the limits of the improvement district. Also to construct
or purchase works outside the limits of the district which may be
necessary to secure outlets, disposal, etc., and permit satisfactory
performance of the works within the district.
(e) Purchase, hold, sell and convey real estate and other
property.
(f) Take private property for public use by exercise of
the right of eminent domain as provided by law.
(g) (1) Annually levy and collect a
general tax not exceeding five
mills on all taxable tangible property within the district, to create a
general fund. Unless consented to in writing by the owners of at least 90%
of the total area of land in the improvement district, no such levy shall
be made by any improvement district where the density of population
thereof, as determined by the county clerk of the county in which the
district is located, on the basis of the assessment rolls for the last
assessment made for the county, does not exceed one resident for each five
acres of land, including platted land and unplatted land, located within
the district. (2) In addition to the levy authorized
pursuant to (1),
any improvement district located in McPherson county may levy and collect
annually a tax not exceeding 20 mills on all taxable tangible property
within the district to create a fund to provide street lights in the
district. (3) In lieu of the levy authorized under
(1), any improvement
district located in a county having a population of more than 150,000 and
less than 180,000 and having an assessed taxable tangible valuation in such
district of more than $300,000, may levy and collect annually a tax not
exceeding 15 mills on all taxable tangible property within the district to
provide moneys for the general fund and, in addition, may annually levy and
collect a tax of not to exceed seven mills on all taxable tangible property
within the district to provide moneys for law enforcement and fire
protection for all property located within the district, if, in either
case, 51% of the qualified electors of the improvement district, as
determined and verified by the board of directors of the district, shall
petition the directors requesting that such levies be made.
(4) Any
improvement district may annually levy and collect a general tax not
exceeding six mills on all taxable tangible property within the district to
create a general fund, but no levy in excess of five mills may be made
unless the board of directors of such improvement district has published a
resolution authorizing a levy in excess of five mills once each week for
three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the
district. If within 30 days after the last publication of such
resolution, a petition protesting such levy, signed by qualified
electors of the improvement district equal in number to not less than 10%
of the electors voting at the last improvement
district election for directors, is filed with the county clerk of the
county in which such improvement district is located, no levy in excess
of five mills may be made. If no petition protesting the levy in
excess of five mills is filed within the prescribed time, the
improvement district may, annually thereafter, levy such general tax not
exceeding six mills.
(h) Levy assessments and special taxes, if deemed expedient
by the
directors, upon all of the real estate in the district that may be
benefited by special works and improvements including the improvement and
maintenance of roads in the district, which will be conducive to the public
health, convenience or welfare.
(i) Authorize the issuance of bonds to pay the cost of
constructing public works and improvements that will benefit all
property located within the district and be conducive to the public
health, convenience, or welfare and be beneficial to all of the
inhabitants of the district. No such bonds shall be issued unless
consented to in writing by the owners of all of the land in the
improvement district or until authorized by a vote of the taxpayers as
hereinafter provided. The total amount of such bonds outstanding shall
not, unless consented to in writing by the owners of all of the land in
the improvement district, exceed 25% of the
assessed valuation of the district as shown by latest assessment rolls.
Unless consented to in writing by the owners of at least 90% of the total
area of land in the improvement district, no such
bonds shall be issued for the payment of the cost of any improvement
within any improvement district where the density of population thereof,
as determined by the county clerk of the county in which the district
is located, on the basis of the assessment rolls for the last
assessment made for the county does not exceed one resident for
each five acres of land, including platted land and unplatted land, located
within the district. Any improvement district having a
population of more than 2,000 and an assessed taxable
tangible valuation of more than $2,000,000 and
located within a county having a population of more than 300,000
is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds the
proceeds of which shall be used only to purchase, construct,
reconstruct, equip, maintain or repair buildings and to acquire sites
therefor, and to enlarge or remodel such buildings and equip the same
for the purposes set out in and pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A.
12-1740 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(j) Contract with other improvement districts or with
other public corporations for cooperation or joint action in the
construction of public works or improvements. Also to contract for and
receive aid, contributions and loans from the United States government
or any agency thereof.
(k) Establish by resolution of the board of directors
reasonable rates on charges for the use of the sewage disposal system of
the district and provide for the manner of the making and collection of
the same. "Sewage disposal system" for the purposes of this act shall
include the system of sewers and the sewage disposal plant of the
district.
(l) Make all contracts and do all other acts in
relation to the affairs of the district necessary to the proper exercise
of its corporate legislative or administrative powers and to the
accomplishment of the purpose of its organization.
(m) Purchase or acquire outdoor emergency warning sirens.
(n) Employ any person necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
(o) Secure the general health of the district by the adoption of
resolutions to prevent, abate and remove nuisances. The secretary of the
board of directors shall send a notice to the owner of the property to
remove or abate such nuisance within a period of time not to exceed 10
days. If the owner fails to remove or abate the nuisance within the time
specified the board may provide for the removal or abatement of the
nuisance and provide for the assessment of the cost of abating or removing
such nuisance against the property upon which the same is located or
maintained. Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the
board of directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in
which the property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at
the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this
subsection shall become a lien upon the property from the date of assessment
thereof.
(p) Secure the health of the district by the
adoption of resolutions requiring the removal or destruction of grass,
weeds or other vegetation from any lot or
parcel of land located within the district. The secretary of the board of
directors shall send notice to the owner of the property to remove the
grass, weeds or vegetation within a period of time not to exceed 10 days.
If the owner fails to remove the grass, weeds or vegetation within the time
specified, the board may provide for the removal thereof and assess the
cost of removal against the property on which the same was located.
Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the board of
directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in which the
property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any
unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this subsection shall become a lien upon
the property from the date of assessment thereof.
(q) Adopt resolutions regulating and
prohibiting the running at large of domestic animals.
(r) Adopt resolutions for the preservation of the peace
and order
of the district and to prevent injury, destruction or interference with
public or private property.
(s) Adopt resolutions providing for the assessment of
unpaid bills or
charges for utility services provided by the district against the property
receiving the
service. Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the board of
directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in which the
property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this
subsection shall become a lien upon the property from the date of assessment
thereof.
(t) Take any other action necessary to carry out and execute the general
powers granted by this section.
History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 13;
L. 1953, ch. 152, § 1;
L. 1955, ch. 163, § 1;
L. 1967, ch. 151, § 1;
L. 1969, ch. 156, § 10;
L. 1970, ch. 112, § 1;
L. 1974, ch. 122, § 14;
L. 1975, ch. 169, § 1;
L. 1982, ch. 121, § 1;
L. 1984, ch. 104, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 97, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 98, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 99, § 1;
L. 1986, ch. 106, § 1;
L. 2001, ch. 170, § 1;
L. 2002, ch. 176, § 4; July 1.
Article 27.--PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; IMPROVEMENT AND SERVICE DISTRICTS
19-2765.Same; powers and duties.
Every improvement district incorporated under
K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto,
shall have the power to:
(a) Adopt a seal.
(b) Be sued and to sue by its corporate name.
(c) Adopt resolutions prescribing the manner in which the
powers of the district shall be carried out, and generally regulating the
affairs of the district.
(d) Plan and construct or to purchase public works and
improvements necessary for public health, recreation, convenience or
welfare within the limits of the improvement district. Also to construct
or purchase works outside the limits of the district which may be
necessary to secure outlets, disposal, etc., and permit satisfactory
performance of the works within the district.
(e) Purchase, hold, sell and convey real estate and other
property.
(f) Take private property for public use by exercise of
the right of eminent domain as provided by law.
(g) (1) Annually levy and collect a
general tax not exceeding five
mills on all taxable tangible property within the district, to create a
general fund. Unless consented to in writing by the owners of at least 90%
of the total area of land in the improvement district, no such levy shall
be made by any improvement district where the density of population
thereof, as determined by the county clerk of the county in which the
district is located, on the basis of the assessment rolls for the last
assessment made for the county, does not exceed one resident for each five
acres of land, including platted land and unplatted land, located within
the district. (2) In addition to the levy authorized
pursuant to (1),
any improvement district located in McPherson county may levy and collect
annually a tax not exceeding 20 mills on all taxable tangible property
within the district to create a fund to provide street lights in the
district. (3) In lieu of the levy authorized under
(1), any improvement
district located in a county having a population of more than 150,000 and
less than 180,000 and having an assessed taxable tangible valuation in such
district of more than $300,000, may levy and collect annually a tax not
exceeding 15 mills on all taxable tangible property within the district to
provide moneys for the general fund and, in addition, may annually levy and
collect a tax of not to exceed seven mills on all taxable tangible property
within the district to provide moneys for law enforcement and fire
protection for all property located within the district, if, in either
case, 51% of the qualified electors of the improvement district, as
determined and verified by the board of directors of the district, shall
petition the directors requesting that such levies be made.
(4) Any
improvement district may annually levy and collect a general tax not
exceeding six mills on all taxable tangible property within the district to
create a general fund, but no levy in excess of five mills may be made
unless the board of directors of such improvement district has published a
resolution authorizing a levy in excess of five mills once each week for
three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the
district. If within 30 days after the last publication of such
resolution, a petition protesting such levy, signed by qualified
electors of the improvement district equal in number to not less than 10%
of the electors voting at the last improvement
district election for directors, is filed with the county clerk of the
county in which such improvement district is located, no levy in excess
of five mills may be made. If no petition protesting the levy in
excess of five mills is filed within the prescribed time, the
improvement district may, annually thereafter, levy such general tax not
exceeding six mills.
(h) Levy assessments and special taxes, if deemed expedient
by the
directors, upon all of the real estate in the district that may be
benefited by special works and improvements including the improvement and
maintenance of roads in the district, which will be conducive to the public
health, convenience or welfare.
(i) Authorize the issuance of bonds to pay the cost of
constructing public works and improvements that will benefit all
property located within the district and be conducive to the public
health, convenience, or welfare and be beneficial to all of the
inhabitants of the district. No such bonds shall be issued unless
consented to in writing by the owners of all of the land in the
improvement district or until authorized by a vote of the taxpayers as
hereinafter provided. The total amount of such bonds outstanding shall
not, unless consented to in writing by the owners of all of the land in
the improvement district, exceed 25% of the
assessed valuation of the district as shown by latest assessment rolls.
Unless consented to in writing by the owners of at least 90% of the total
area of land in the improvement district, no such
bonds shall be issued for the payment of the cost of any improvement
within any improvement district where the density of population thereof,
as determined by the county clerk of the county in which the district
is located, on the basis of the assessment rolls for the last
assessment made for the county does not exceed one resident for
each five acres of land, including platted land and unplatted land, located
within the district. Any improvement district having a
population of more than 2,000 and an assessed taxable
tangible valuation of more than $2,000,000 and
located within a county having a population of more than 300,000
is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds the
proceeds of which shall be used only to purchase, construct,
reconstruct, equip, maintain or repair buildings and to acquire sites
therefor, and to enlarge or remodel such buildings and equip the same
for the purposes set out in and pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A.
12-1740 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(j) Contract with other improvement districts or with
other public corporations for cooperation or joint action in the
construction of public works or improvements. Also to contract for and
receive aid, contributions and loans from the United States government
or any agency thereof.
(k) Establish by resolution of the board of directors
reasonable rates on charges for the use of the sewage disposal system of
the district and provide for the manner of the making and collection of
the same. "Sewage disposal system" for the purposes of this act shall
include the system of sewers and the sewage disposal plant of the
district.
(l) Make all contracts and do all other acts in
relation to the affairs of the district necessary to the proper exercise
of its corporate legislative or administrative powers and to the
accomplishment of the purpose of its organization.
(m) Purchase or acquire outdoor emergency warning sirens.
(n) Employ any person necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
(o) Secure the general health of the district by the adoption of
resolutions to prevent, abate and remove nuisances. The secretary of the
board of directors shall send a notice to the owner of the property to
remove or abate such nuisance within a period of time not to exceed 10
days. If the owner fails to remove or abate the nuisance within the time
specified the board may provide for the removal or abatement of the
nuisance and provide for the assessment of the cost of abating or removing
such nuisance against the property upon which the same is located or
maintained. Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the
board of directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in
which the property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at
the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this
subsection shall become a lien upon the property from the date of assessment
thereof.
(p) Secure the health of the district by the
adoption of resolutions requiring the removal or destruction of grass,
weeds or other vegetation from any lot or
parcel of land located within the district. The secretary of the board of
directors shall send notice to the owner of the property to remove the
grass, weeds or vegetation within a period of time not to exceed 10 days.
If the owner fails to remove the grass, weeds or vegetation within the time
specified, the board may provide for the removal thereof and assess the
cost of removal against the property on which the same was located.
Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the board of
directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in which the
property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any
unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this subsection shall become a lien upon
the property from the date of assessment thereof.
(q) Adopt resolutions regulating and
prohibiting the running at large of domestic animals.
(r) Adopt resolutions for the preservation of the peace
and order
of the district and to prevent injury, destruction or interference with
public or private property.
(s) Adopt resolutions providing for the assessment of
unpaid bills or
charges for utility services provided by the district against the property
receiving the
service. Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the board of
directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in which the
property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this
subsection shall become a lien upon the property from the date of assessment
thereof.
(t) Take any other action necessary to carry out and execute the general
powers granted by this section.
History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 13;
L. 1953, ch. 152, § 1;
L. 1955, ch. 163, § 1;
L. 1967, ch. 151, § 1;
L. 1969, ch. 156, § 10;
L. 1970, ch. 112, § 1;
L. 1974, ch. 122, § 14;
L. 1975, ch. 169, § 1;
L. 1982, ch. 121, § 1;
L. 1984, ch. 104, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 97, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 98, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 99, § 1;
L. 1986, ch. 106, § 1;
L. 2001, ch. 170, § 1;
L. 2002, ch. 176, § 4; July 1.
Article 27.--PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS; IMPROVEMENT AND SERVICE DISTRICTS
19-2765.Same; powers and duties.
Every improvement district incorporated under
K.S.A. 19-2753 et seq., and amendments thereto,
shall have the power to:
(a) Adopt a seal.
(b) Be sued and to sue by its corporate name.
(c) Adopt resolutions prescribing the manner in which the
powers of the district shall be carried out, and generally regulating the
affairs of the district.
(d) Plan and construct or to purchase public works and
improvements necessary for public health, recreation, convenience or
welfare within the limits of the improvement district. Also to construct
or purchase works outside the limits of the district which may be
necessary to secure outlets, disposal, etc., and permit satisfactory
performance of the works within the district.
(e) Purchase, hold, sell and convey real estate and other
property.
(f) Take private property for public use by exercise of
the right of eminent domain as provided by law.
(g) (1) Annually levy and collect a
general tax not exceeding five
mills on all taxable tangible property within the district, to create a
general fund. Unless consented to in writing by the owners of at least 90%
of the total area of land in the improvement district, no such levy shall
be made by any improvement district where the density of population
thereof, as determined by the county clerk of the county in which the
district is located, on the basis of the assessment rolls for the last
assessment made for the county, does not exceed one resident for each five
acres of land, including platted land and unplatted land, located within
the district. (2) In addition to the levy authorized
pursuant to (1),
any improvement district located in McPherson county may levy and collect
annually a tax not exceeding 20 mills on all taxable tangible property
within the district to create a fund to provide street lights in the
district. (3) In lieu of the levy authorized under
(1), any improvement
district located in a county having a population of more than 150,000 and
less than 180,000 and having an assessed taxable tangible valuation in such
district of more than $300,000, may levy and collect annually a tax not
exceeding 15 mills on all taxable tangible property within the district to
provide moneys for the general fund and, in addition, may annually levy and
collect a tax of not to exceed seven mills on all taxable tangible property
within the district to provide moneys for law enforcement and fire
protection for all property located within the district, if, in either
case, 51% of the qualified electors of the improvement district, as
determined and verified by the board of directors of the district, shall
petition the directors requesting that such levies be made.
(4) Any
improvement district may annually levy and collect a general tax not
exceeding six mills on all taxable tangible property within the district to
create a general fund, but no levy in excess of five mills may be made
unless the board of directors of such improvement district has published a
resolution authorizing a levy in excess of five mills once each week for
three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the
district. If within 30 days after the last publication of such
resolution, a petition protesting such levy, signed by qualified
electors of the improvement district equal in number to not less than 10%
of the electors voting at the last improvement
district election for directors, is filed with the county clerk of the
county in which such improvement district is located, no levy in excess
of five mills may be made. If no petition protesting the levy in
excess of five mills is filed within the prescribed time, the
improvement district may, annually thereafter, levy such general tax not
exceeding six mills.
(h) Levy assessments and special taxes, if deemed expedient
by the
directors, upon all of the real estate in the district that may be
benefited by special works and improvements including the improvement and
maintenance of roads in the district, which will be conducive to the public
health, convenience or welfare.
(i) Authorize the issuance of bonds to pay the cost of
constructing public works and improvements that will benefit all
property located within the district and be conducive to the public
health, convenience, or welfare and be beneficial to all of the
inhabitants of the district. No such bonds shall be issued unless
consented to in writing by the owners of all of the land in the
improvement district or until authorized by a vote of the taxpayers as
hereinafter provided. The total amount of such bonds outstanding shall
not, unless consented to in writing by the owners of all of the land in
the improvement district, exceed 25% of the
assessed valuation of the district as shown by latest assessment rolls.
Unless consented to in writing by the owners of at least 90% of the total
area of land in the improvement district, no such
bonds shall be issued for the payment of the cost of any improvement
within any improvement district where the density of population thereof,
as determined by the county clerk of the county in which the district
is located, on the basis of the assessment rolls for the last
assessment made for the county does not exceed one resident for
each five acres of land, including platted land and unplatted land, located
within the district. Any improvement district having a
population of more than 2,000 and an assessed taxable
tangible valuation of more than $2,000,000 and
located within a county having a population of more than 300,000
is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds the
proceeds of which shall be used only to purchase, construct,
reconstruct, equip, maintain or repair buildings and to acquire sites
therefor, and to enlarge or remodel such buildings and equip the same
for the purposes set out in and pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A.
12-1740 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(j) Contract with other improvement districts or with
other public corporations for cooperation or joint action in the
construction of public works or improvements. Also to contract for and
receive aid, contributions and loans from the United States government
or any agency thereof.
(k) Establish by resolution of the board of directors
reasonable rates on charges for the use of the sewage disposal system of
the district and provide for the manner of the making and collection of
the same. "Sewage disposal system" for the purposes of this act shall
include the system of sewers and the sewage disposal plant of the
district.
(l) Make all contracts and do all other acts in
relation to the affairs of the district necessary to the proper exercise
of its corporate legislative or administrative powers and to the
accomplishment of the purpose of its organization.
(m) Purchase or acquire outdoor emergency warning sirens.
(n) Employ any person necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
(o) Secure the general health of the district by the adoption of
resolutions to prevent, abate and remove nuisances. The secretary of the
board of directors shall send a notice to the owner of the property to
remove or abate such nuisance within a period of time not to exceed 10
days. If the owner fails to remove or abate the nuisance within the time
specified the board may provide for the removal or abatement of the
nuisance and provide for the assessment of the cost of abating or removing
such nuisance against the property upon which the same is located or
maintained. Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the
board of directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in
which the property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at
the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this
subsection shall become a lien upon the property from the date of assessment
thereof.
(p) Secure the health of the district by the
adoption of resolutions requiring the removal or destruction of grass,
weeds or other vegetation from any lot or
parcel of land located within the district. The secretary of the board of
directors shall send notice to the owner of the property to remove the
grass, weeds or vegetation within a period of time not to exceed 10 days.
If the owner fails to remove the grass, weeds or vegetation within the time
specified, the board may provide for the removal thereof and assess the
cost of removal against the property on which the same was located.
Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the board of
directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in which the
property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any
unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this subsection shall become a lien upon
the property from the date of assessment thereof.
(q) Adopt resolutions regulating and
prohibiting the running at large of domestic animals.
(r) Adopt resolutions for the preservation of the peace
and order
of the district and to prevent injury, destruction or interference with
public or private property.
(s) Adopt resolutions providing for the assessment of
unpaid bills or
charges for utility services provided by the district against the property
receiving the
service. Such assessments shall be certified by the secretary of the board of
directors of the district to the county clerk of the county in which the
property is located, to be placed upon the tax roll for collection at the
same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property tax levies are
collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
for collection as is prescribed by law for the collection of such ad
valorem property taxes. Any unpaid costs assessed pursuant to this
subsection shall become a lien upon the property from the date of assessment
thereof.
(t) Take any other action necessary to carry out and execute the general
powers granted by this section.
History: L. 1945, ch. 180, § 13;
L. 1953, ch. 152, § 1;
L. 1955, ch. 163, § 1;
L. 1967, ch. 151, § 1;
L. 1969, ch. 156, § 10;
L. 1970, ch. 112, § 1;
L. 1974, ch. 122, § 14;
L. 1975, ch. 169, § 1;
L. 1982, ch. 121, § 1;
L. 1984, ch. 104, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 97, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 98, § 1;
L. 1985, ch. 99, § 1;
L. 1986, ch. 106, § 1;
L. 2001, ch. 170, § 1;
L. 2002, ch. 176, § 4; July 1.