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 9  AN ACT concerning certain water districts; relating to the organization
10    and establishment thereof; amending K.S.A. 19-3502 and repealing the
11    existing section.
12
13  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14    Section 1.  K.S.A. 19-3502 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-
15  3502. One or more water districts, for the purpose of this act, may be
16  organized, created and established in the manner hereinafter provided in
17  any territory located in Miami, Franklin, Johnson and Wyandotte coun-
18  ties. Such water district or districts shall be located in territory outside
19  the limits of any territory served by or included within the limits of any
20  previously organized municipally-owned and operated public water sup-
21  ply and distribution system. Such water district or districts shall be or-
22  ganized, created and established without regard to county, township or
23  city boundaries and no such counties, townships or cities in any territory
24  in which a duly organized water district is located shall have or exercise
25  any jurisdiction or control over the administration of such water district,
26  except as specifically provided herein. Nor shall any such No city, town-
27  ship, or county shall create, organize or establish any municipally-owned
28  and operated water supply and distribution system in any territory actually
29  served, supplied or serviced by within the boundaries of any water district
30  created under this act. No other water utility operating within or without
31  the state shall serve or supply water for use within the boundaries of any
32  water district created under this act without the approval of the governing
33  body of such water district.
34    Each of such water districts shall be quasi-municipal body corporate
35  with the power of eminent domain, which shall be exercised in the man-
36  ner provided in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-517, inclusive;, and amendments
37  thereto. Such districts shall have power to enter into contracts; to sue and
38  be sued; to establish, construct, purchase, operate and maintain a water
39  supply and distribution system; to fix water rates; and to issue revenue
40  bonds in the manner hereinafter provided to pay for the establishment,
41  construction, purchase and operation of a water supply and distribution
42  system or systems.
43    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 19-3502 is hereby repealed.
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 1    Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
 2  publication in the statute book.