(a) No state capital improvement project for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, improvement, repair or maintenance of any building or facility for use by one or more state agencies, shall be subject to any building permit requirement or building code of any county, township, district, city or other political subdivision of this state or fees charged therefor. No project shall be subject to any inspection requirement or any requirement to obtain any permit, license or other instrument of approval for the project which is imposed by any city, township, district, city or other political subdivision of this state, except that such project shall be subject to reasonable inspections for the sole purpose of allowing members of the police and fire departments and other public emergency services personnel to become familiar with the project. As used in this section “building code” means any building code and includes any plumbing code, electrical wiring code, gas piping code or similar code. This act shall apply to all capital improvement projects in existence prior to the effective date of this act and to those commenced on or after the effective date.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the secretary of administration, with the concurrence of the state agency that owns the property, may request that the city, township, county or other political subdivision in which a state capital improvement project is located provide code review or inspection services required by this section or Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-1262, and amendments thereto. The city, township, county or other political subdivision shall be compensated for such services from funds appropriated for the project or available therefor. The amount of such compensation shall be based on the fee schedule established by the city, county, township or other political subdivisions.

(c) State capital improvement projects shall be exempt from the payment of fees relating to local zoning ordinances and resolutions, but the state shall reimburse a political subdivision for any related publication expenses incurred by the political subdivision.