§ 82a-601 Rural water-supply districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners
§ 82a-602 Petition for organization of water-supply district
§ 82a-602a Rural water-supply districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts
§ 82a-603 Time fixed for consideration of petition
§ 82a-604 Consideration of petition by county commissioners
§ 82a-605 Government of district
§ 82a-606 Powers of water-supply districts
§ 82a-607 Employment of labor and services
§ 82a-608 Assessment of benefits and costs
§ 82a-609 Payment of costs
§ 82a-610 Operations and maintenance of improvements
§ 82a-611 Dissolution
§ 82a-612 Definitions
§ 82a-613 Rural water districts; organization; duties of board of county commissioners
§ 82a-614 Petition for organization; contents
§ 82a-614a Rural water districts; inclusion of land located in other benefit districts
§ 82a-615 Time for hearing petition; election of director; bylaws; notice of hearing
§ 82a-616 Consideration of petitions; findings; incorporation, when
§ 82a-617 Board of directors; qualifications; election; bylaws; adoption
§ 82a-618 Board; governing body of district; meetings; vacancies; rules and regulations; duties of secretary
§ 82a-619 Powers of rural water districts
§ 82a-619b Same; alteration of location of pipelines on easements; costs
§ 82a-620 Same; employment of labor and services
§ 82a-621 Filings with chief engineer and secretary of district; benefit units; subscription to units; use of proceeds from units; sale of water; reinstatement of benefit unit, when
§ 82a-622 Attachment of adjoining lands, when; petition, contents
§ 82a-623 Attachment of adjoining land to water district; procedure; notice and hearing upon petition
§ 82a-624 Findings of board; new boundaries; subscription to benefit units by landowners of attached territory
§ 82a-625 Construction of works; issuance of revenue bonds, conditions
§ 82a-626 Terms of members of board; annual meeting, notice; vote by participating members
§ 82a-627 Officers of board; election; term
§ 82a-628 Duties of chairman of board; compensation of chairman and other persons; budget, audit and report
§ 82a-629 Dissolution of district; disposition of property and apportionment of proceeds
§ 82a-631 Conversion of certain cooperative and nonprofit corporations into rural water districts; petition; requirements
§ 82a-632 Same; notice and hearing
§ 82a-633 Same; duties of county commissioners; declaration
§ 82a-634 Same; holders of stock or certificates to hold benefit units
§ 82a-635 Same; dissolution of corporation or cooperative, when
§ 82a-636 Same; conversion provisions (K.S.A. 82a-631 through 82a-635) supplemental to K.S.A. 82a-612 through 82a-629
§ 82a-637 Rural water districts; transfer of assets, properties, funds and records of certain districts to city or board of public utilities of city; agreements between district and city or board of utilities; outstanding indebtedness and obligations; water serv
§ 82a-639 Consolidation of rural water districts; duties of board of county commissioners
§ 82a-640 Same; meeting prior to consolidation; notice; approval of consolidation; petition to county, contents
§ 82a-641 Same; hearing on petition; notice; publication
§ 82a-642 Same; findings of board of county commissioners; consolidation order
§ 82a-643 Same; administration of property; powers of consolidated district; payment of revenue bonds, notes or other liabilities
§ 82a-644 Same; election of officers of consolidated district; adoption of bylaws
§ 82a-645 Same; participating members of consolidated district
§ 82a-646 Release of lands from district; factors to consider; compensation, when; appraisers; appeal
§ 82a-647 Release of lands from district; alternative procedure
§ 82a-648 Mail ballot elections
§ 82a-649 Acquisition of rural water district’s system by adjoining municipality
§ 82a-650 Acquisition of one district by another
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 82a > Article 6 - Water Districts

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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

  • 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

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201