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Session of 2000
          SENATE BILL No. 496           By Committee on Transportation and Tourism           1-27          

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  9             AN  ACT relating to highways; concerning system enhancement projects;
10             amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 68-2314a and repealing the existing
11             section.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14             Section  1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 68-2314a is hereby amended to read
15       as follows: 68-2314a. (a) In order to plan, develop and operate or coor-
16       dinate the development and operation of the various modes and systems
17       of transportation within the state, the secretary of transportation is hereby
18       authorized and directed to initiate a comprehensive transportation
19       program.
20             (b) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for the
21       construction, improvement, reconstruction and maintenance of the state
22       highway system. These expenditures may include but not be limited to
23       the following:
24             (1) Maintenance programs to efficiently maintain a safe state highway
25       system in its original or improved condition. It is the intent of the legis-
26       lature that the surface condition of the state highway system and its
27       bridges, as measured by the Kansas department of transportation pave-
28       ment and bridge management systems, shall be maintained or improved;
29             (2) construction and reconstruction programs to develop, to the ex-
30       tent practical, the state highway system including major modification pro-
31       jects to improve service, comfort, capacity, condition, economy or safety
32       of the existing system and priority bridge projects to replace or rehabili-
33       tate bridges that have a deteriorated condition or that have deficiencies
34       in load carrying capacity, width or traffic service;
35             (3) system enhancement projects which include additions to the sys-
36       tem of highways or which substantially improve safety, relieve congestion,
37       improve access or enhance economic development. It is the intent of the
38       legislature that, As nearly as possible, the amount of $1,050,000,000
39       $1,100,000,000 shall be expended or committed to be expended for sys-
40       tem enhancements for the period beginning July 1, 1999, through June
41       30, 2009. The Kansas department of transportation shall utilize the se-
42       lection methodology developed by the department, to select system en-
43       hancement projects;

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  1             (4) a highway demonstration project for the purpose of demonstrat-
  2       ing advanced and innovative pavement technologies which may include
  3       financing, design, construction and performance guarantee. The secretary
  4       is authorized to procure such demonstration project in the same manner
  5       as engineering services are procured under K.S.A. 75-5801, et seq., and
  6       amendments thereto, and such demonstration project need not comply
  7       with the provisions of K.S.A. 68-410 or 75-430a, and amendments thereto,
  8       or any other applicable statute to the procurement of state highway con-
  9       struction contracts.
10             (c) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for as-
11       sistance, including credit and credit enhancements, to cities and counties
12       in meeting their responsibilities for the construction, improvement, re-
13       construction and maintenance of the roads and bridges not on the state
14       highway system. These expenditures may include but not be limited to
15       the following:
16             (1) Apportionment of the special city and county highway fund to
17       assist cities and counties with their responsibilities for roads and bridges
18       not on the state highway system;
19             (2) programs to share federal aid with cities and counties to assist
20       with their responsibilities for roads and bridges not on the state highway
21       system;
22             (3) programs to assist cities with the maintenance of city connecting
23       links as specified in K.S.A. 68-416, and amendments thereto, and local
24       partnership programs to resurface or geometrically improve city con-
25       necting links or to promote economic development; or
26             (4) programs to assist cities and counties with railroad crossings of
27       roads not on the state highway system.
28             (d) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for a
29       railroad program to provide assistance in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5040
30       through 75-5050, and amendments thereto, for the preservation and re-
31       vitalization of rail service in the state.
32             (e) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for an
33       aviation program to provide assistance for the planning, constructing, re-
34       constructing or rehabilitating the facilities of public use general aviation
35       airports, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5061, and amendments thereto.
36             (f) The comprehensive transportation program shall provide for pub-
37       lic transit programs to aid elderly persons, persons with disabilities and
38       the general public, in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5032 through 75-5038,
39       and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 75-5051 through 75-5058, and
40       amendments thereto. 
41       Sec.  2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 68-2314a is hereby repealed.
42        Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
43       publication in the statute book.