CHAPTER 153 SENATE BILL No. 618 An  Act concerning the state institutions building fund; relating to debt service on revenue
bonds for certain capital improvement projects; amending K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 76-6b05
and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 76-6b05 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 76-6b05. (a) All moneys received by the state treasurer under
K.S.A. 76-6b04, and amendments thereto, shall be credited to the state
institutions building fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury,
to be used for the construction, reconstruction, equipment and repair of
buildings and grounds at institutions specified in K.S.A. 76-6b04, and
amendments thereto, and for payment of debt service on revenue bonds
issued to finance such projects, all subject to appropriation by the legis-
lature.

      (b) Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the ju-
venile justice authority is authorized to pledge funds appropriated to it
from the state institutions building fund or from any other source and
transferred to a special revenue fund of the juvenile justice authority
specified by statute for the payment of debt service on revenue bonds
issued for the purposes set forth in subsection (a). Subject to any restric-
tions imposed by appropriation acts, the juvenile justice authority is also
authorized to pledge any funds appropriated to it from the state institu-
tions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special
revenue fund of the juvenile justice authority specified by statute as a
priority for the payment of debt service on such revenue bonds. Neither
the state or the juvenile justice authority shall have the power to pledge
the faith and credit or taxing power of the state of Kansas for such pur-
poses and any payment by the juvenile justice authority for such purposes
shall be subject to and dependent on appropriations being made from
time to time by the legislature. Any obligation of the juvenile justice
authority for payment of debt service on revenue bonds and any such
revenue bonds issued for the purposes set forth in subsection (a) shall
not be considered a debt or obligation of the state for the purpose of
section 6 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.

      (c) Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the de-
partment of social and rehabilitation services is authorized to pledge funds
appropriated to it from the state institutions building fund or from any
other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the department
of social and rehabilitation services specified by statute for the payment
of debt service on revenue bonds issued for a new state security hospital
on the Larned state hospital grounds. Subject to any restrictions imposed
by appropriation acts, the department of social and rehabilitation services
is also authorized to pledge any funds appropriated to it from the state
institutions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a
special revenue fund of the department of social and rehabilitation serv-
ices specified by statute as a priority for the payment of debt service on
such revenue bonds. Neither the state or the department of social and
rehabilitation services shall have the power to pledge the faith and credit
or taxing power of the state of Kansas for such purposes and any payment
by the department of social and rehabilitation services for such purposes
shall be subject to and dependent on appropriations being made from
time to time by the legislature. Any obligation of the department of social
and rehabilitation services for payment of debt service on revenue bonds
and any such revenue bonds issued for a new state security hospital on
the Larned state hospital grounds shall not be considered a debt or obli-
gation of the state for the purpose of section 6 of article 11 of the consti-
tution of the state of Kansas. 
Sec.  2. K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 76-6b05 is hereby repealed.
 Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved May 17, 2002.
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