Kansas Statutes 82a-639. Consolidation of rural water districts; duties of board of county commissioners
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-639
- District: means a rural water district organized pursuant to this act;
(b) "board" means the governing body of a district;
(c) the terms "board of county commissioners" and "county clerk" shall mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners and county clerk of the county in which the greatest portion of the territory of any existing or proposed rural water district is located;
(d) "participating member" means an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation and:
(1) Which has subscribed to one or more benefit units of such district; or
(2) which is charged a franchise fee for water service which is paid, either directly or indirectly through another water provider, to such district;
(e) "chief engineer" means the chief engineer of the division of water resources, Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 82a-612
Subject to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-270, any two or more rural water districts organized pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto, may be consolidated by order of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district with the largest number of participating members was originally incorporated and organized.