Kansas Statutes 73-1501. American revolution bicentennial commission abolished
(a) On July 1, 1977, the American revolution bicentennial commission created by this section prior to its amendment by this act shall be and is hereby abolished.
(b) On July 1, 1977, all of the powers, duties and functions of the state agency designated in subsection (a) shall be and is hereby abolished.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 73-1501
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) On and after July 1, 1977, whenever the state agency designated in subsection (a) is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be null and void and of no force and effect whatsoever, except that any reference or designation to the American revolution bicentennial commission in any authorized contract entered into by said commission prior to July 1, 1977, and not fully executed on said date, shall be deemed to apply to the secretary of administration. Any such contract shall remain in full force and effect until fully executed or until terminated or revoked in the manner provided in such contract or as is otherwise provided by law on the date of such contract.
(d) On July 1, 1977, all of the records, memoranda, writings and property of the American revolution bicentennial commission shall be and are hereby transferred to the secretary of administration and said secretary shall deposit the same for preservation in federal, state or local libraries or museums or otherwise dispose of the same in consultation with the executive secretary of the Kansas historical society and the state librarian.
(e) On July 1, 1977, any appropriation for the American revolution bicentennial commission shall lapse.