CHAPTER 126
HOUSE BILL No. 2131
(Amended by Chapter 167)
An Act concerning waste tires; amending K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424,
65-3424a, 65-3424b,
65-3424d, 65-3424g, 65-3424k, 65-3424m and 65-3426 and repealing
the existing sec-
tions; also repealing K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424f.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2000 Supp.
65-3424 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3424. As used in K.S.A. 65-3424 through 65-3424i,
and
amendments thereto, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Terms have the meaning provided by
K.S.A. 65-3402, and amend-
ments thereto.
(b) ``Abatement'' means the
processing or removing to an approved
storage site of waste tires which are creating a danger or
nuisance.
(b)
(c) ``Beneficial use'' means the use or storage of
waste tires in a
way that creates an on-site economic benefit, other than
from processing
or recycling, to the owner of the tires.
(c)
(d) ``Contaminated waste tire'' means a tire which, as
determined
in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary,
is re-
covered in a project to abate a waste tire accumulation and is so
coated
by or filled with dirt, mud, sludge or other natural substances as
to render
the tire substantially unsuitable for processing.
(d)
(e) ``Landfill'' means a disposal site in which the
method of dis-
posing of solid waste is by landfill, dump or pit and which has a
solid
waste disposal area permit issued under K.S.A. 65-3401 et seq.,
and
amendments thereto.
(e) (f) ``Mobile
waste tire processor'' means a person who processes
waste tires at other than a fixed site.
(f) ``Municipal landfill'' means
a landfill where residential waste, or
residential and other nonhazardous waste, is placed for
disposal.
(g) ``Person'' means any
individual, association, partnership, limited
partnership, corporation or other entity.
(h)
(g) ``Process'' means bale or:
(1) Cut or otherwise alter whole
waste tires so that they are no longer whole; or (2) bale for
disposal or
beneficial use.
(i) ``Secretary'' means the
secretary of health and environment.
(j) (h) ``Store''
or ``storage'' means the placing of waste tires in a man-
ner that does not constitute disposal of the waste tires. Storage
includes
the beneficial use of waste tires as silo covers and such other
beneficial
uses as the secretary determines do not create health or
environmental
risks.
(k) (i) ``Tire''
means a continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering
used to encircle the wheel of a vehicle or aircraft, or an
innertube of such
a covering.
(l) (j) ``Tire
retailer'' means a person in the business of selling new or
used replacement tires at retail.
(m) (k) ``Used
tire'' means a tire that: (1) Has been removed from a
wheel following a period of use or remains on a wheel removed from
a
vehicle or aircraft following a period of use; and (2) has
been determined
to have value in accordance with rules and regulations established
pur-
suant to subsection (e)(7) of K.S.A. 65-3424b, and amendments
thereto.
(n)
(l) ``Vehicle'' has the meaning provided by K.S.A.
8-1485 and
amendments thereto and includes implements of husbandry, as
defined
by K.S.A. 8-1427 and amendments thereto.
(o) (m) ``Waste
tire'' means a whole tire that: (1) Has been removed
from a wheel following a period of use or remains on a wheel
removed
from a vehicle or aircraft following a period of use; and (2) is no
longer
suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage
or
defect.
(p) (n) ``Waste
tire collection center'' means a site where used or
waste tires are collected from the public or from customers of a
business
prior to being offered for recycling or disposal.
(q) (o) ``Waste
tire processing facility'' means a fixed site where equip-
ment is used to process waste tires.
(r) (p) ``Waste
tire site'' means a site at which 1,000 or more whole
waste tires are accumulated. ``Waste tire site'' does not include:
(1) A site
that is an integral part of a permitted waste tire processing
facility; (2) an
accumulation of tires on the premises of a tire retreading
business, for
use in the business; (3) an accumulation of tires on the premises
of a
business that, in the ordinary course of business, removes tires
from mo-
tor vehicles; or (4) an accumulation of tires on
the premises of a tire
retailer, accumulated in the normal course of the tire retailer's
business;
or (5) an accumulation of tires which has a beneficial use
approved by
statute or rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, or by
the sec-
retary pursuant to statute or rules and regulations.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424a
is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3424a. (a) The owner or operator of any waste tire site
shall
provide the department with information concerning the site's
location
and size and the approximate number of waste tires that are
accumulated
at the site.
(b) No person shall:
(1) Maintain a waste tire site unless
such person holds a valid permit
issued for such site pursuant to K.S.A. 65-3424b and amendments
thereto;
(2) dispose of waste tires in the state
unless the waste tires are dis-
posed of for processing, or collected for processing, at a solid
waste proc-
essing facility, a waste tire site which is an integral part of a
waste tire
processing facility, a waste tire processing facility or a waste
tire collection
center or are made available to: (A) The department of wildlife and
parks
for use by the department; or (B) a person engaged in a farming or
ranch-
ing activity, including the operation of a feedlot as defined by
K.S.A. 47-
1501, and amendments thereto, as long as the accumulation has a
bene-
ficial use to the person accumulating the tires and (i) the
secretary
determines that the use has no adverse environmental effects and
(ii) the
accumulation is in accordance with all applicable zoning
regulations;
(3) deposit waste tires in a landfill as
a method of ultimate disposal,
except that the secretary may authorize, by rules and
regulations, may
authorize or by permits issued pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-3407, and amend-
ments thereto: (A) The final disposal, before July
1, 1999, of uncontami-
nated of processed waste tires at a
municipal landfill if the tires have been
cut into sufficiently small parts to assure their proper
disposal; (B) the
final disposal of processed waste tires at a permitted
waste tire monofill;
(C) permitted municipal solid waste landfills
and permitted waste tire
monofills; (B) the final disposal of contaminated whole,
unprocessed
waste tires at a municipal landfill or permitted waste tire
monofill; (D)
permitted municipal solid waste landfills and permitted waste
tire mon-
ofills; (C) the use of waste tires in their original state
as part of a proven
and approved leachate collection system at a landfill; or
(E) (D) the use
of waste tires which have been cut into two or more parts as daily
cover
material for a landfill; or
(4) receive money in exchange for waste
tires unless: (A) The person
holds a permit issued by the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 65-3424b,
and
amendments thereto; or (B) the person is a tire retailer who
collects waste
tires from the public in the ordinary course of business.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424b
is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3424b. (a) The secretary shall establish a system of
permits
for mobile waste tire processors and waste tire processing
facilities and
permits for waste tire transporters and collection centers. Such
permits
shall be issued for a period of one year and shall require an
application
fee established by the secretary in an amount not exceeding $250
per
year.
(b) The secretary shall adopt rules and
regulations establishing stan-
dards for mobile waste tire processors, waste tire processing
facilities and
associated waste tire sites, waste tire collection centers and
waste tire
transporters. Such standards shall include a requirement that the
per-
mittee file with the secretary a bond or other financial assurance
in an
amount determined by the secretary to be sufficient to pay any
costs
which may be incurred by the state to process any waste tires or
dispose
of any waste tires or processed waste tires if the permittee ceases
business
or fails to comply with this act.
(c) Any person who contracts or arranges
with another person to col-
lect or transport waste tires for storage, processing or disposal
shall so
contract or arrange only with a person holding a permit from the
secre-
tary. Any person contracting or arranging with a person, permitted
by the
secretary, to collect or transport waste tires for storage,
processing or
disposal, transfers ownership of those waste tires to the permitted
person
and the person contracting or arranging with the person holding
such
permit to collect or transport such tires shall be released from
liability
therefor. Any person contracting or arranging with any person,
permitted
by the secretary, for the collection or,
transportation, storage, processing
or disposal of such tires shall maintain a record of such
transaction for a
period of not less than five years following the date of the
transfer of such
tires.
(d) No person shall:
(1) Own or operate a waste tire
processing facility or waste tire col-
lection center or act as a mobile waste tire processor or waste
tire trans-
porter unless such person holds a valid permit issued therefor
pursuant
to subsection (a); or
(2) own or operate a waste tire
processing facility or waste tire col-
lection center or act as a mobile waste tire processor or waste
tire trans-
porter except in compliance with the standards established by the
sec-
retary pursuant to subsection (b).
(e) The provisions of subsection (d)(1)
shall not apply to:
(1) A tire retreading business where
fewer than 1,000 waste tires are
kept on the business premises;
(2) a business that, in the ordinary
course of business, removes tires
from motor vehicles if fewer than 1,500 of these tires are kept on
the
business premises;
(3) a retail tire-selling business which
is serving as a waste tire col-
lection center if fewer than 1,500 waste tires are kept on the
business
premises;
(4) the department of wildlife and
parks;
(5) a person engaged in a farming or
ranching activity, including the
operation of a feedlot as defined by K.S.A. 47-1501, and
amendments
thereto, as long as the accumulation has a beneficial use;
(6) a waste tire collection center where
fewer than 1,500 used tires
are kept on the premises;
(7) a waste tire collection center where
1,500 or more used tires are
kept on the premises, if the owner demonstrates through sales and
in-
ventory records that such tires have value, as established in
accordance
with standards adopted by rules and regulations of the
secretary;
(8) local units of government operating
solid waste processing facili-
ties and solid waste disposal areas permitted by the secretary
under the
authority of K.S.A. 65-3407 and amendments thereto;
(9) a person transporting: (A) Waste
tires mixed with other municipal
solid waste; (B) fewer than five waste tires for lawful disposal;
(C) waste
tires generated by the business, farming activities of the person
or the
person's employer; or (D) waste tires for a beneficial use approved
by
statute or rules and regulations adopted by the secretary; or
(10) a business engaged in processing,
for resource recovery pur-
poses, only waste tires generated by the business.
(f) All fees collected by the secretary
pursuant to this section shall be
remitted to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit
the entire
amount of the remittance in the state treasury and credit it to the
waste
tire management fund.
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424d
is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3424d. (a) In addition to any other tax imposed upon
the retail
sale of new vehicle tires, there is hereby imposed on retail sales
of new
vehicle tires (excluding innertubes), including new tires mounted
on a
vehicle sold at retail for the first time, an excise tax at
the following rate:
(1) Before July 1, 2001, $.50 per vehicle tire; and (2) on
or after July 1,
2001, $.25 of $.25 per vehicle tire. Such
tax shall be paid by the purchaser
of such tires and collected by the retailer thereof.
(b) The tax imposed by this section
collected by the retailer shall
become due and payable as follows: When the total tax for which
any
retailer is liable under this act does not exceed the sum of $80 in
any
calendar year, the retailer shall file an annual return on or
before January
25 of the following year; when the total tax liability does not
exceed $1,600
in any calendar year, the retailer shall file returns quarterly on
or before
the 25th day of the month following the end of each calendar
quarter;
when the total tax liability exceeds $1,600 in any calendar year,
the retailer
shall file a return for each month on or before the 25th day of the
follow-
ing month. Each person collecting the tax imposed pursuant to this
sec-
tion shall make a true report to the department of revenue, on a
form
prescribed by the secretary of revenue, providing such information
as may
be necessary to determine the amounts of taxes due and payable
here-
under for the applicable month or months, which report shall be
accom-
panied by the tax disclosed thereby. Records of sales of new tires
shall be
kept separate and apart from the records of other retail sales made
by
the person charged to collect the tax imposed pursuant to this
section in
order to facilitate the examination of books and records as
provided
herein.
(c) The secretary of revenue or the
secretary's authorized represen-
tative shall have the right at all reasonable times during business
hours
to make such examination and inspection of the books and records of
the
person required to collect the tax imposed pursuant to this section
as may
be necessary to determine the accuracy of such reports required
here-
under.
(d) The secretary of revenue is hereby
authorized to administer and
collect the tax imposed by this section and to adopt such rules and
reg-
ulations as may be necessary for the efficient and effective
administration
and enforcement of the collection thereof. Whenever any person
liable
to collect the taxes imposed hereunder refuses or neglects to pay
them,
the amount, including any penalty, shall be collected in the manner
pre-
scribed for the collection of the retailers' sales tax by K.S.A.
79-3617 and
amendments thereto.
(e) The secretary of revenue shall remit
daily to the state treasurer
all revenue collected under the provisions of this section. The
state trea-
surer shall deposit the entire amount of each remittance in the
state
treasury and credit it to the waste tire management fund.
(f) Whenever, in the judgment of the
secretary of revenue, it is nec-
essary, in order to secure the collection of any taxes, penalties
or interest
due, or to become due, under the provisions of this act, the
secretary may
require any person charged with the collection of such tax to file
a bond
with the director of taxation under conditions established by and
in such
form and amount as prescribed by rules and regulations adopted by
the
secretary.
(g) The secretary of revenue and the
secretary of health and environ-
ment shall cooperate to: (1) Ensure that retailers required to
collect the
tax imposed by this section collect such tax on sales of tires for
all vehicles,
as defined by K.S.A. 65-3424 and amendments thereto; and (2)
develop
and distribute to tire retailers educational materials that
emphasize ap-
propriate waste tire management practices.
Sec. 5. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424g
is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3424g. (a) There is hereby established in the state
treasury
the waste tire management fund.
(b) Money from the following sources
shall be credited to the waste
tire management fund:
(1) Revenue collected from the excise tax
by K.S.A. 65-3424d and
amendments thereto;
(2) permit application and renewal fees
provided for by K.S.A. 65-
3424b and amendments thereto;
(3) interest provided for by subsection
(e);
(4) additional sources of funding such as
reimbursements and appro-
priations intended to be used for the purposes of the fund;
(5) any recoveries from abatement and
enforcement actions provided
for by K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424k and amendments thereto;
and
(6) any interagency fund
transfers relevant to providing business de-
velopment grants for businesses engaged in recycling or
utilizing waste
tires in resource recovery programs provided for by K.S.A.
65-3424f and
amendments thereto; and
(7) (6) any other
moneys provided by law.
(c) Moneys in the waste tire management
fund shall be used only for
the purpose of:
(1) Making grants as provided by
K.S.A. 65-3424f, and amendments
thereto;
(2) (1) Paying
compensation and other expenses of employing per-
sonnel to carry out the duties of the secretary pursuant to K.S.A.
65-3424
through 65-3424h, and amendments thereto, but not more than
the fol-
lowing shall be used for such purpose: (A) For fiscal years
beginning
before July 1, 2002, 16% or $200,000, whichever amount is
less, of the
moneys credited to the fund during the preceding fiscal
year; and (B) for
fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2002, 32% or
$200,000, which-
ever amount is less, of the moneys credited to the fund
during the pre-
ceding fiscal year $250,000 or 36%, whichever
is less, of the moneys cred-
ited to the fund during the preceding fiscal year;
(3) action by the department
before July 1, 2001, to abate waste tires
accumulated prior to July 1, 1990, or to abate a nuisance
or risk to the
public health or the environment created or which could be
created by
waste tires accumulated after July 1, 1990, if the owner or
operator of the
site has not been identified or has not abated the
nuisance;
(4) action by the department
before July 1, 2001, to abate waste tires
accumulated by a city or county as a result of a temporary
waste tire
amnesty collection program, authorized by the department,
to allow res-
idents of the city or county free disposal of waste tires
generated by
farming and ranching activities and waste tires not
generated in the or-
dinary course of any other business, provided that not more
than one
such amnesty program is conducted by the city or county
after January
1999; and
(5) action by the department
after July 1, 2001, to implement interim
measures to minimize nuisances or risks to public health or
the environ-
ment that are or could be created by waste tire
accumulations, until the
responsible party or county can fully abate the
site
(2) action by the department before
July 1, 2003, to abate waste tires
accumulated prior to July 1, 1990;
(3) action by the department to
implement interim measures to min-
imize nuisances or risks to public health or the environment
that are or
could be created by waste tire accumulations, until the
responsible party
can fully abate the site or until a state clean-up occurs
pursuant to K.S.A.
65-3424k, and amendments thereto;
(4) action by the department, with the
consent of the city or county,
to pay for the removal and disposal or on-site stabilization of
waste tires
which have been illegally accumulated after July 1, 1990, or,
with respect
to the conditions of a permit issued by the department pursuant
to K.S.A.
65-3407 or 65-3424b, and amendments thereto, illegally managed,
when
the responsible party is unknown or unwilling or unable to
perform the
necessary corrective action, provided moneys in the fund shall
only be
used to pay up to 75% of the costs of the required abatement
action and
the city or county shall pay the remaining 25% of such costs;
and
(5) the costs of using contractors to
provide: (A) Public education
regarding proper management of waste tires; (B) technical
training of
persons on the requirements of solid waste laws and rules and
regulations
relating to waste tires; and (C) services described in
subsection (i) of
K.S.A. 65-3424k, and amendments thereto.
(d) All expenditures from the waste tire
management fund shall be
made in accordance with appropriations acts upon warrants of the
direc-
tor of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by
the
secretary.
(e) On or before the 10th of each month,
the director of accounts
and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the waste
tire
management fund interest earnings based on: (1) The average daily
bal-
ance of moneys in the waste tire management fund for the
preceding
month; and (2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money
investment
portfolio for the preceding month.
Sec. 6. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424k
is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3424k. (a) Before July 1, 2001, the secretary
may undertake
appropriate abatement action and may enter into contracts,
including
grant contracts, for abatement of waste tire accumulations,
utilizing funds
from the waste tire management fund. After July 1, 2001,
the secretary's
actions shall be limited to contractual services to perform
interim meas-
ures designed to minimize nuisances or risks to public
health or the en-
vironment created by a waste tire accumulation.
Before July 1, 2003, the
secretary may undertake appropriate abatement action and may
enter
into contracts for the abatement of waste tires accumulated
before July 1,
1990, utilizing funds from the waste tire management
fund.
(b) Any authorized representative of the
secretary may enter, at rea-
sonable times and upon written notice, onto any property or
premises
where an accumulation of waste tires is located to conduct
an abatement
of the accumulation or to perform interim measures to
minimize nui-
sances or risks: (1) An inspection and site
assessment to determine whether
the accumulation creates a nuisance or risk to public health
or and safety
or to the environment created by a waste tire
accumulation; or (2) interim
measures to minimize risk to public health and safety or to the
environ-
ment.
(c) Whenever the secretary has reason to
believe that an owner or
operator has accumulated waste tires that create
accumulation of waste
tires creates a nuisance or risk to public health
or and safety or to the
environment or is in violation of rules and regulations adopted
by the
secretary or conditions of a permit issued by the secretary,
the secretary
may require that owner or operator to abate the
accumulation the person
or persons responsible for the accumulation to carry out
abatement activ-
ities. Such abatement activities shall be performed
in accordance with a
plan approved by the secretary. The secretary shall give notice, by
letter,
to the property owner and operator
responsible parties that the waste
tires constitute a nuisance or risk to public health or the
environment,
and that the waste tire accumulation must be abated within a
specified
period. Before July 1, 2001, The secretary may
undertake abatement ac-
tion utilizing funds from the waste tire management fund if
the owner or
operator fails to take the required action within the
specified time period.
After July 1, 2001, the secretary's actions shall be
limited to contractual
services to perform interim measures designed to minimize
nuisances or
risks to public health or the environment created by a
waste tire accu-
mulation.: (1) The waste tires were accumulated
before July 1, 1990, and
abated before July 1, 2003; or
(2) the waste tires were accumulated
after July 1, 1990, and the re-
sponsible parties fail to take the required action within the
time period
specified in the notice. The department and its representatives
are au-
thorized to enter private property to perform abatement
activities if the
responsible party fails to perform required clean-up work, but
no entry
shall be made without the property owner's consent except upon
notice
and hearing in accordance with the Kansas administrative
procedures act.
(d) All costs incurred by the secretary
in abatement of waste tires ac-
cumulated after July 1, 1990, or in performing interim measures,
includ-
ing administrative and legal expenses, are recoverable from
an owner or
operator a responsible party or parties and
may be recovered in a civil
action in district court brought by the secretary.
Abatement costs recov-
ered under this section If any abatement costs
are recovered under this
section, the city or county that shared in the cost of the
abatement action
shall be reimbursed its costs not to exceed 25% of the amount
recovered.
The remaining amount recovered shall be remitted to the
state treasurer,
who shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and
credit it to
the waste tire management fund. An action to recover abatement or
in-
terim measures costs may be commenced at any stage of an
abatement.
(d) (e) In
performing or entering contracts for abatement actions un-
der this section, the secretary shall give preference to actions
that recycle
the waste tires or burn the waste
tires for energy recovery. Direct abate-
ment expenditures may include landfilling when waste tires are
contam-
inated or when practical feasible in-state
markets cannot be identified.
(f) Permits granted by the secretary
pursuant to K.S.A. 65-3424b, and
amendments thereto, shall not be transferable and may be revoked
or
suspended whenever the secretary determines that the permit
holder is
operating in violation of this act or rules and regulations
adopted pursuant
to the act; is creating or threatens to create a hazard to
persons, property
or the environment; or is creating or threatens to create a
public nuisance.
The secretary may also revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a
permit when
the secretary determines that past or continuing violations of
the provi-
sions of K.S.A. 65-3409, and amendments thereto, have been
committed
by the applicant or permit holder.
(e) (g) Neither
the state of Kansas nor the waste tire management
fund shall be liable to any owner or,
operator or responsible party for the
loss of business, damages or taking of property associated with any
abate-
ment or enforcement action taken pursuant to this section.
(h) The secretary shall enter into
contracts with one or more associ-
ations of tire retailers to: (1) Assist in disseminating
information to all tire
retailers on the requirements of solid waste laws and rules and
regulations
relating to waste tires; (2) establish a point of contact for
persons request-
ing information on solid waste laws and rules and regulations
relating to
waste tires; (3) assist in planning and implementing
conferences, work-
shops, and other requested training events for persons involved
in the
generation, transportation, processing, or disposal of waste
tires; and (4)
assemble and analyze data on waste tire management by tire
retailers in
Kansas.
Sec. 7. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424m
is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3424m. (a) The county official, or the official of a
designated
city, responsible for solid waste management in each county shall
report
to the secretary any known waste tire accumulation within the
county not
later than three months after the accumulation becomes known, if
un-
known before July 1, 1996.
(b) After July 1, 2001
2003, each county shall be responsible for
abatement of any waste tire accumulation within the county.
Sec. 8. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3426
is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-3426. (a) There is hereby established within the
department
of health and environment the solid waste grants advisory
committee,
which shall be composed of seven members as follows:
(1) Six members appointed by the
governor, two of whom shall rep-
resent the interests of regional solid waste management entities,
two of
whom shall represent the interests of counties, one of whom shall
rep-
resent the interests of cities and one of whom shall represent the
interests
of the private sector;
(2) the secretary of health and
environment or the secretary's desig-
nee.
(b) Appointive members of the solid waste
grants advisory committee
shall serve terms of two years. The secretary of health and
environment
or the person designated by the secretary shall serve as
chairperson of
the advisory committee.
(c) Members of the solid waste grants
advisory committee shall re-
ceive amounts provided by subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223 and
amend-
ments thereto for each day of actual attendance at any meeting of
the
advisory committee or any subcommittee meeting authorized by the
ad-
visory committee.
(d) The secretary of health and
environment shall provide technical
support related to the activities of the solid waste grants
advisory com-
mittee, including but not limited to establishing project selection
criteria,
performing technology evaluations, assessing technical feasibility
and de-
termining consistency with the statewide solid waste management
plan,
the applicable county or regional solid waste management plan and
re-
gional activities.
(e) In accordance with schedules
established by the secretary of
health and environment, the solid waste grants advisory committee
shall
meet to review competitive grant applications submitted pursuant to
sub-
section (c) (b) of K.S.A. 65-3415,
and amendments thereto. The advisory
committee shall establish a project priority list for each fiscal
year based
upon the availability of funds as estimated by the secretary and
shall make
recommendations regarding the selection of grantees and the
disburse-
ment of moneys.
Sec. 9. K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-3424, 65-3424a,
65-3424b, 65-3424d,
65-3424f, 65-3424g, 65-3424k, 65-3424m and 65-3426 are hereby
re-
pealed.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
Approved April 18, 2001.
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