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Statutes > Kansas > Chapter65 > Article33 > Statutes_2643265-3306
65-3306. Same; state appropriation to account; encumbering moneys inaccount; contributions by municipality; exception to requirements of advalorem tax reduction fund; exception to requirements of aggregate levylimitation.The secretary's annual request for appropriations to the water pollutioncontrol account shall be based on an estimate of the fiscal needs for theensuing budget year, less any amounts received by the secretary from anypublic or private grants or contributions and moneys in such account shallbe used solely for the purposes provided for by this act. Moneys allocatedto a municipality shall be encumbered as an expenditure of this accountupon the formal letting of a contract for the improvement notwithstandingthe date on which actual payment is made of the state financial assistance.Any municipality may contribute moneys to the state water pollution controlaccount. If there are no uncommitted or unencumbered moneys in the waterpollution control account, any municipality applying for any waterpollution control project as defined in K.S.A. 65-3302 shall as a conditionof such application certify in writing to the secretary that a contributionin the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the eligible cost of suchproject will be made to the water pollution control account by suchmunicipality prior to formal letting of a construction contract. Uponreceipt by the secretary, each such contribution shall be retained in asubaccount of the water pollution control account for use solely in theproject for which the municipality has made application.
Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2960 and 79-2961, anymunicipality applying for such a water pollution control project may makesuch contribution from all or such part of its share of the local advalorem tax reduction fund as may be necessary for such purpose, and to theextent such fund is pledged and used for such purpose the municipalityshall not be required to make the tax levy reductions otherwise required byK.S.A. 79-2960 and 79-2961. Taxes levied by any municipality by reason ofits failure to make such reduction in its levies shall not be subject to orbe considered in computing the aggregate limitation upon the levy of taxesby such municipality under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-5003.
History: L. 1970, ch. 263, § 6; L. 1971, ch. 216, § 1; L. 1974,ch. 352, § 155; July 1.
