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 9  AN ACT creating the parks, historic sites and tourism fund; relating to
10    expenditures from such fund.
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12  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
13    Section 1.  (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the parks,
14  historic sites and tourism fund to be administered by the secretary of the
15  department of wildlife and parks.
16    (b) (1)  Money from the parks, historic sites and tourism fund shall
17  be expended for: (A) Payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued
18  to finance capital improvement projects by the department of wildlife and
19  parks for parks; (B) payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued to
20  finance capital improvement projects by the state historical society for
21  historic sites; (C) payment of administrative and program costs for parks
22  and historic sites; and (D) any funds remaining after expenditures are
23  made for the three preceding purposes, for tourism projects or activities.
24    (2)  All expenditures from the parks, historic sites and tourism fund
25  shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the
26  director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved
27  by the secretary of wildlife and parks.
28    (c)  The joint committee on state building construction shall review
29  park improvement projects selected by the secretary of wildlife and parks
30  and historic site improvements selected by the secretary of the state his-
31  torical society. The joint committee on state building construction shall
32  report its recommendations to the house committee on appropriations
33  and senate committee on ways and means regarding which projects
34  should be funded.
35    (d)  Capital improvement projects for the purposes prescribed in sub-
36  section (b)(1) which are authorized in appropriation or other acts of the
37  legislature are hereby approved for the secretary of wildlife and parks for
38  the purposes of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 74-8905 and amendments thereto
39  and the authorization of one or more revenue bonds by the Kansas de-
40  velopment finance authority in accordance with that statute.
41    (e)  The legislature shall provide a dedicated funding source or
42  sources that shall be credited to the parks, historical sites and tourism
43  fund for the purposes prescribed in subsection (b)(1).
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 1    (f)  As used in this section: ``Capital improvement projects'' means
 2  capital improvement projects for parks for the department of wildlife and
 3  parks, and capital improvement projects for historic sites for the state
 4  historical society.
 5    Sec. 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
 6  publication in the statute book.