CHAPTER 173
SENATE BILL No. 170
An  Act concerning certain claims against the state, making appropriations, authorizing
certain transfers, imposing certain restrictions and limitations, and directing or author-
izing certain disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

 Section 1. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, appropriations are
hereby made, restrictions and limitations are hereby imposed, and trans-
fers disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing are
hereby directed or authorized as provided in this act.

 Sec. 2. The department of revenue is hereby authorized and directed
to pay the following amounts from the motor-vehicle fuel tax refund fund,
for claims not filed within the statutory filing period prescribed in K.S.A.
79-3458 and amendments thereto, to following claimants:

Aller, Terry
RR #4 Box 187A
Hiawatha, KS 66434		 $122.34
Atchison, City of
515 Kansas Avenue
Atchison, KS 66002		 $693.22
Atomic Transport Inc
PO Box 1045
Winnipeg, MB
Canada R3C 2XC		 $541.44
B & B Lumber
10808 W 39th St South
Wichita, KS 67215		 $236.20
Bailey, Harlan
Rt 3 Box 58
Sabetha, KS 66534		 $30.00
Bar C Ranch
Route 1 Box 25
Sylvan Grove, KS 67481		 $187.43
Bates, G.A. & Arlene M
9657 Saline Rd
Oskaloosa, KS 66066		 $105.42
Bauck, Glenn R
23055 S Hwy 368
Vassar, KS 66543		 $84.00
Bornholdt, Tim
126 Chisholm Rd
Inman, KS 67546		 $123.60
Brewer, J W
776 Hwy 4
Hope, KS 67451		 $66.54
Brey, Charles L
10612 Osage Rd
Oskaloosa, KS 66066		 $473.53
Bromley Quarry and Asphalt Inc.
PO Box 670
Atchison, KS 66002		 $65.10
Bryn Pleasant Farms Inc.
RR 2 Box 125
Hiawatha, KS 66434		 $194.40
Burns, E. Gene
Rt 1 Box 83
Portis, KS 67474		 $36.66
Butts Farms
Rt 2 Box 479
Mulvane, KS 67110		 $6,893.82
CDS Lines Inc.
2170 Washington Rd
Cannonsburg, PA 15317		 $1,716.30
Canton-Galva USD 419
Box 317
Canton, KS 67428		 $12,264.70
Carl, Tony A.
Rt 1 Box 15
Wilsey, KS 66873		 $243.00
Casey, Thomas E or Mary L
555 S Main
Russell, KS 67665		 $33.78
Churchbaugh, Donald
1138 N 650 Rd
Baldwin City, KS 66006		 $162.00
City of Herington
PO Box 31
Herington, KS 67449		 $511.83
Constant, Dueward & Josphine
8844 NW Landon Rd
Topeka, KS 66618		 $16.40
Conway, Greg L.
204 S Madison
Plainville, KS 67663		 $36.30
Cotterill, Gary
R 2 Box 228
Cherryvale, KS 67335		 $37.74
Davis, Raymond
232 S Hwy 281
Portis, KS 67474		 $123.60
Deibert, Glenn
Rt 1 Box 94A
Hoxie, KS 67740		 $787.14
Deibert, Glenn
Rt 1 Box 94A
Hoxie, KS 67740		 $649.98
Derowitsch, Max
Box 116
Chester, NE 68327		 $37.20
Drake, Ula May
Box 218 RR1
Leona, KS 66532		 $18.30
Dreyer Fert & Chem Inc.
306 E Santa Fe
Burlingame, KS 66413		 $138.24
Esau, Elbert E.
13766 NW Remington Rd
Newton, KS 67114		 $77.16
Eskelsdon Farm
777 Union Road
Herington, KS 67449		 $99.66
Filipi, Frank J. Jr
RR 1 Box 83
Narka, KS 66960		 $39.00
Finley, Delbert D.
19722 SE Flinthills Rd
Latham, KS 67072		 $57.00
Flat Land Farms Inc.
RR 1 Box 75
Leoti, KS 67861		 $139.97
Gant, Kevin
Rt 1 Box 47
Wilsey, KS 66873		 $1,895.40
Gary Johnson Farms
588 N Niles Rd
Salina, KS 67401		 $105.06
Glickman Inc.
PO Box 4309
Wichita, KS 67204		 $417.31
Hamm, Gustav
Rt 1 Box 33
Tampa, KS 67483		 $54.30
Hardman Wholesale Co.
PO Box 10 404 N First St
Osborne, KS 67473		 $555.01
Hartzell, Jim
19305 Scott Rd
Erie, KS 66733		 $35.40
Harvey Co Parks & Recreation
PO Box 687
Newton, KS 67117		 $8.42
Hawkins, Howard A.
RR 1 Box 61
Grenola, KS 67346		 $746.66
Heiniger, Kenneth
Box 24
Fairview, KS 66425		 $416.34
Heller, Don
RR 1 Box 141
Herington, KS 67449		 $202.50
Herl, Moris
R 1 Box 102
Quinter, KS 67752		 $202.50
Herring, Wayne
Route 2 Box 205
Meriden, KS 66512		 $640.80
Hi Plains Sand Inc.
PO Box 96
1896 Ave M
Kanopolis, KS 67454		 $2,513.95
Holle, Elvin L.
3071 24th Rd
Bremen, KS 66412		 $32.16
Houghton, Leonard H
RR 1 Box 85
Gypsum, KS 67448		 $164.92
Independence Ready Mix Inc.
PO Box 528
Independence, KS 67301		 $1,937.16
Jack Forster Co Erectors
1119 S Santa Fe
Wichita, KS 67211		 $1,694.14
Janssen Farms Inc.
1835 Y Ave
Geneseo, KS 67444		 $118.38
Johnson, Moore
Rt 1 Box 62A
Columbus, KS 66725		 $268.11
Kaw Valley USD 321
411 W Lasley
Box 160
St Marys, KS 66536		 $5,614.92
Kellys Water Well Service
R 2
Great Bend, KS 67530		 $765.54
Kempton, Doris J.
Box 117
Grenola, KS 67346		 $194.40
Knapp, Wayne
23420 Springdale Rd
Easton, KS 66020		 $91.56
Knowles, Stephen J.
Rt 1 Box 139
Kirwin, KS 67644		 $138.83
Koch Materials Company
PO Box 2338
Wichita, KS 67201		 $1,409.76
Kramer, Joseph H.
2041 130th Rd
Piqua, KS 66761		 $9.66
Krey Farms Inc.
Rt 1 Box 107
Rolla, KS 67954		 $136.57
Kunze, Valjene or Mildred
10440 Sherman Rd
Leonardville, KS 66449		 $36.30
Laidlaw Transit Inc.
200 SE 21st St
Topeka, KS 66612		 $31,816.85
Laidlaw Transit Inc.
200 SE 21st St
Topeka, KS 66612		 $43, 392.26
Laidlaw Transit Inc.
200 SE 21st St
Topeka, KS 66612		 $20,563.61
Laidlaw Transit Inc.
200 SE 21st St
Topeka, KS 66612		 $563.71
Laidlaw Transit Inc.
200 SE 21st St
Topeka, KS 66612		 $1,025.80
Lamont Hill Resort Inc.
22975 K 368
Vassar, KS 66543		 $476.60
Lanter Company
1600 Collinsville Rd
Madison, IL 62060		 $914.94
Lauer, Eddie
414 E Washington
Box 794
St Francis, KS 67756		 $78.96
Lavender, Dale L.
11077 Ness Road
Altamont, KS 67330		 $405.97
Leis, John A.
28719 W. Harry
Garden Plain, KS 67050		 $175.68
Litch, Wayne E. or Robert
621 SW Emporia
Melvern, KS 66510		 $111.00
Loewen, Peter F.
Route 3 Box 94
Hillsboro, KS 67063		 $78.60
Maine, Russel A.
499 Glasgow St
Lebo, KS 66856		 $39.90
Mannebach, John
5959 N 183 W
Colwich, KS 67030		 $228.74
McCauley, J R
PO Box 167
Mayetta, KS 66509		 $392.20
McDonald Tank & Equip.
PO Box 1265
620 Morton
Great Bend, KS 67530		 $83.10
McGinnis, Jerry L.
RR 3 Box 126A
Fredonia, KS 66736		 $177.39
McIlvain, Lawrence A.
Route 1 Box 120
Madison, KS 66860		 $118.20
Miller, Frank Jr
3821 Stagg Hill Rd
Manhattan, KS 66502		 $23.34
Neilson & Son
RR 1 Box 33
Mankato, KS 66956		 $319.63
Neilson & Son
RR 1 Box 33
Mankato, KS 66956		 $37.20
Newell, Ernest M.
Box 96
Damar, KS 67632		 $43.50
Otte, Clyde H.
525 24th Ave.
Moundridge, KS 67107		 $28.20
Pawnee Beefbuilders Inc.
PO Box 134
RR 2
Larned, KS 67550		 $2,043.63
Peters, Melvin
7910 S Oliver
Newton, KS 67041		 $75.54
Petr, Daniel D.
2045 11th Rd
Blue Rapids, KS 66411		 $77.80
Pikes Fertilizer
510 East Orange
Girard, KS 66743		 $888.25
Reese Limited
1103 Wentley
Hiawatha, KS 66434		 $136.24
Rethman, Clem J. Jr
RR #1 Box 100
Seneca, KS 66538		 $39.00
Riedy Farms Inc.
508 Oat Rd
Hope, KS 67451		 $257.58
Riverside Township
618 E 58th St S
Wichita, KS 67216		 $1,415.23
Robben, Robert F.
4402 S 151st W
Wichita, KS 67227		 $1,436.04
Roush, James L.
1260 Eisenhower Rd
Princeton, KS 66078		 $199.42
Schecher, Robert A.
RR 1 Box 123
Everest, KS 66424		 $1,104.12
Scheid, Lloyd H.
223 Vermont
Holton, KS 66436		 $267.30
Schmidt, Mark F.
906 W 160th S
Caldwell, KS 67022		 $75.00
Silsby, James Boyd
RR 1 Box 101
Mankato, KS 66956		 $4.26
Sommers, J W or Robert
RR 1 Box 86
Towanda, KS 67144		 $87.42
Stallbaumer, Dennis
R1 Box 91
Seneca, KS 66538		 $21.00
Steinlage, Dale F.
RR 1 Box 83A
Corning, KS 66417		 $75.00
Stryker, Billy J.
561 Apache Lane
Waterville, KS 66548		 $35.76
Subterranean Inc.
PO Box 337
Leon, KS 67074		 $39.90
Suther, Kenneth L.
10295 Bluff Creek Rd
Blaine, KS 66549		 $89.94
Teichgraeber Oil Inc.
PO Box 471
El Dorado, KS 67042 		 $351.41
Thiel, Earl G.
20710 S Bone Springs
Arlington, KS 67514		 $90.84
Thornton Cattle Co.
RR 1 PO Box 115
Copeland, KS 67837		 $307.31
Timm Backhoe Partnership
530 State
El Dorado, KS 67042		 $154.06
Umscheid, Donald E.
8905 Rockenham Rd
St George, KS 66535		 $34.86
USD 222, Washington
115 North D Street
Washington, KS 66968		 $20.28
USD 231
PO Box 97
Gardner, KS 66030		 $8,810.91
USD 240-Twin Valley
PO Box 38
Bennington, KS 67422		 $282.69
USD 248
401-415 N Summit
Girard, KS 66743		 $1,322.50
USD 351
433 N Gilmore
PO Box 487
Macksville, KS 67557		 $1,908.58
USD 468-Healy
5006 N Dodge Road
Healy, KS 67850		 $499.45
USD 493
PO Box 21
Columbus, KS 66725		 $193.68
Valley Landscape
9411 W 73rd
Valley Center, KS 67147		 $19.02
Vestal, Floyd
RR 1 Box 27
Longton, KS 67352		 $5.80
Vitt, Kenneth
2075 Lynx Rd NW
Lebo, KS 66856		 $237.82
Voth, Otto
Rt 2 Box 80
Newton, KS 67114		 $44.40
Wagoner, Robert
624 N Washington
Wellington, KS 67152		 $1,211.40
Warren, Ray G.
317 N Buckner
Derby, KS 67037		 $133.14
Wichita Country Club
PO Box
8105 Munger Station
Wichita, KS 67208		 $703.89
Wiens, Walter
438 10th Ave
Inman, KS 67546		 $30.00
Wildcat Concrete Service
PO Box 750075
Topeka, KS 66675		 $260.37
Wilhelm, Dennis
RR 1 Box 91
Rush Center, KS 67575		 $160.54
Woodward, Delvin K.
666 Navajo Rd
Wakefield, KS 67487		 $18.48
Wulf, Eldor W.
33424 W 15th St S
Garden Plain, KS 67050		 $26.40
Zepp, Howard Dean
2035 NE 82nd
Meriden, KS 66512		 $190.67
Zimbelman, Rell D.
Route 2 Box 44
St Francis, KS 67756		 $213.19
 Sec. 3. The Kansas racing and gaming commission is hereby authorized
and directed to pay the following amount from the state racing fund for
reimbursement for legal fees and expenses incurred as a result of an
alleged violation of racing law matter to the following claimant:

Kelly Clark, P.O. Box 135, Cimarron, KS 67835
c/o Curtis Campbell, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 466
Cimarron, KS 67835		 $32,003.75
 Sec. 4. The board of optometry examiners is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the following amounts from the optometry fee fund for
reimbursement for official travel expenses, invoices which were not pre-
sented in the proper fiscal year, to the following claimant:

Dr. Larry D. Stoppel, O.D.
318 C Street, Box 155
Washington, KS 77968		 $1,196.88
$866.95
 Sec. 5. The Kansas animal health department is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the following amount from the animal dealer fee fund as
a refund of animal licensing fees to the following claimant:

Beverly M. Gilbert
10978 SW Tawakoni Road
Augusta, KS 67010		 $75.00
 Sec. 6. The Kansas department of health and environment is hereby
authorized and directed to pay the following amount from the abandoned
mined-land fund for engineering services rendered by the following
claimant:

Bogina, Hawley & Urkevich, Consulting Engineers
12510 W. 62nd Terrace, Suite 109
Shawnee, KS 66216		 $4,515.00
 Sec. 7. (a) The department of administration is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the following amount from the state leave payment reserve
fund for accrued vacation leave separation pay to the following claimant:

David DePue
5708 SW 13th
Topeka, KS 66604		 $4,717.21
 (b) The department of administration is hereby authorized and directed
to pay the following amount from the canceled warrants payment fund
for payment of an expired warrant to the following claimant:

Michael E. Gaito
4512 SE Oakbend Dr.
Berryton, KS 66409		 $100.00
 (c) The department of administration is hereby authorized and directed
to pay the following amount from the general administration account of
the state general fund for an employee suggestion award program cash
award to the following claimant:

Thomas P. Browne, Jr., 3730 SE 27th Terrace, Topeka, KS 66605,
c/o Carol Bonebrake, Attorney at Law, 1100 Nations Bank Tower,
534 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603		 $5,000.00
 Sec. 8. The university of Kansas medical center is hereby authorized
and directed to pay the following amount from the parking fees fund for
reimbursement for costs incurred to repair property damage to claimant's
car which was parked at the university of Kansas medical center -
Wichita's parking lot, to the following claimant:

Debbie A. Bennet
P.O. Box 372
Colwich, KS 67030		 $100.00
 Sec. 9. The Kansas department of agriculture is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the following amount from the water appropriation cer-
tification fund for reimbursement for damage to claimant's real property
to the following claimant:

James V. Doran
Box 335
St. John, KS 67576		 $206.00
 Sec. 10. (a) The department of social and rehabilitation services is
hereby authorized and directed to pay the following amount from the
mental health and retardation services and state institutions operations
account of the state general fund for reimbursement of out-of-pocket
expenses for psychiatric and other health care services incurred while
claimant appealed denial of eligibility under the mental retardation/de-
velopmental disabilities program, to the following claimant:

K. Renee Karr
2412 Brookside Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66047		 $6,156.18
 (b) The department of social and rehabilitation services is hereby au-
thorized and directed to pay the following amount from the state oper-
ations account of the state general fund for payment of electric services
rendered, the invoice for which was not presented in the proper fiscal
year, to the following claimant:

Western Resources, Inc.
818 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612		 $15,457.93
 (c) The department of social and rehabilitation services is hereby au-
thorized and directed to pay the following amount from the youth services
aid and assistance account of the state general fund as reimbursement
for attorney fees and other related expenses incurred in a child in need
of care action, to the following claimant:

Roger and Emily LaBarge
201 N. 6th
Marysville, KS 66508		 $31,600.00
 Sec. 11. (a) The department of human resources is hereby authorized
and directed to pay the following amount from the employment security
fund for payment of an expired warrant to the following claimant:

Sears Roebuck and Co.
4849 Greenville Ave., Suite 1000
Dallas, TX 75206		 $277,022.97
 Sec. 12. (a) The department of corrections is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the following amount from the amount allocated for
Hutchinson correctional facility within the facilities operations account of
the state general fund for reimbursement of personal property stolen by
escaped inmates in the care, custody and control of the personnel at the
Hutchinson correctional facility, to the following claimant:

Rex D. Santee
230 S. Ash
Pretty Prairie, KS 67570		 $4,500.00
 (b) The department of corrections is hereby authorized and directed
to pay the following amount from the amount allocated for Lansing cor-
rectional facility within the facilities operations account of the state gen-
eral fund for loss or damage to the claimant's personal property while in
the care, custody and control of the personnel at the Lansing correctional
facility to the following claimant:

Floyd D. Sanders, #7119
PO Box 1568
Hutchinson, KS 67504-1568		 $35.00
 Sec. 13. The department of revenue is hereby authorized and directed
to pay the following amounts from the sales tax refund fund for sales tax
paid for materials and services incorporated in a tax-exempt project, to
the following claimants:

City of Topeka, Department of Parks and Recreation
215 SE 7th, Room 259
Topeka, KS 66603		 $1,397.47
Class, Ltd.
1200 Merle Evans Dr.
PO Box 266
Columbus, KS 66725		 $5,883.35
 Sec. 14. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this act, the director of
accounts and reports is hereby authorized and directed to draw warrants
on the state treasurer in favor of the claimants specified in this act, upon
vouchers duly executed by the state agencies directed to pay the amounts
specified in such sections to the claimants or their legal representatives
or duly authorized agents, as provided by law.

 (b) The director of accounts and reports shall secure prior to the pay-
ment of any amount to any claimant, other than amounts authorized to
be paid pursuant to section 2 as motor-vehicle fuel tax refunds or as
transactions between state agencies as provided by this act, a written
release and satisfaction of all claims and rights against the state of Kansas
and any agencies, officers and employees of the state of Kansas regarding
their respective claims.

 Sec. 15. This act shall take effect from and after its publication in the
Kansas register.

Approved May 14, 1999.
 Published in the Kansas Register May 27, 1999.
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