Groundwater Management District Act

July, 2017

K.S.A. 82a-1020 Legislative declaration

K.S.A. 82a-1022 Organization of district; steering committee; declaration of intent filing; map of proposed district, submission and approval by chief engineer

K.S.A. 82a-1023 Same; petition contents and signatures; filing with secretary of state

K.S.A. 82a-1024 Same; determination of sufficiency of petition; approval by chief engineer; criteria for approval

K.S.A. 82a-1025 Same; election for approval of organization of district; secretary of state to issue certificate of incorporation, when; action to attack legality

K.S.A. 82a-1026 Annual meetings of eligible voters; organization meeting to elect initial board of directors

K.S.A. 82a-1027 Board of directors; terms of members; expenses; officers; quorum; vote for actions; filling vacancies

K.S.A. 82a-1028 District powers; home office

K.S.A. 82a-1029 Management program; board of directors' and chief engineer's functions and duties; hearings; approval and adoption; periodic review

K.S.A. 82a-1030 Water user charges; annual assessment per acre against landowners; budget; collection by county officers; annual audit; no-fund warrants; limitation; protest petition; redemption of warrants

K.S.A. 82a-1031 General improvement bonds; special assessment improvement bonds; combination improvement bonds; elections for approval of issuance of bonds

K.S.A. 82a-1032 Works paid from special assessments; determination of benefits and assessments; levy of assessments; collections by county officers; bonds for not to exceed 20 year term

K.S.A. 82a-1033 Extension or reduction of district territory by chief engineer, upon petition; hearing; filing of order

K.S.A. 82a-1034 District dissolution

K.S.A. 82a-1035 Payment of expenses of defeated proposed district organization

K.S.A. 82a-1036 Initiation of proceedings for designation of intensive groundwater use control area; duties of chief engineer; findings

K.S.A. 82a-1037 Same; hearings

K.S.A. 82a-1038 Designation of intensive groundwater use control area; orders; review

K.S.A. 82a-1039 No limitation of authority of chief engineer

K.S.A. 82a-1040 Act supplemental to K.S.A. 82a-1020 to 82a-1035

K.S.A. 82a-1041 Local enhanced management areas; establishment procedures; duties of chief engineer; hearing; notice; orders; review

K.S.A. 82a-1042 Groundwater management program; impact of proposed rules and regulations