The state of Kansas is hereby authorized to lease a tract of land to Reno county consisting of 1,123 acres, more or less, which land is located in Reno county, Kansas, and which is officially known as Sand Hills state park under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4502.

Such lease shall be signed by the governor of the state of Kansas, attested by the secretary of state and signed by the county commissioners of Reno county or their authorized representative. The lease shall be for a period of 25 years and shall be entered into upon such terms and conditions as the governor and the county commissioners of Reno county shall agree to, consistent with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4547. The lease shall require that the real estate be maintained and operated by Reno county as the Sand Hills state park at no cost to the state except as may specifically be set forth in the lease as state responsibility for designated facility development.