CHAPTER 115
HOUSE BILL No. 2135
An Act relating to roads and highways; concerning county roads;
making certain designa-
tions; amending K.S.A. 68-124 and 68-1029 and repealing the
existing sections; also
repealing K.S.A. 68-137, 68-138, 68-151b, 68-151c, 68-151d,
68-151e, 68-151k, 68-151l,
68-159, 68-160 and 68-166.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 68-124 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 68-
124. Where under the laws of the state of Kansas, now in existence,
or
that may hereafter be enacted, any road or highway that is not a
county
road has been declared to be a public road or highway, it shall be
the
duty of the township board of highway
commissioners of the township in
which such road is located to repair, place and keep in condition
for travel
such roads or highway. If such township board of
highway commissioners
shall neglect, refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of this
act, the
board of county commissioners of the county may repair and put in
good
condition for travel such road or highway, and shall charge the
expenses
therefor to the township in which such road is located.
New Sec. 2. From the junction of
United States highway 36 with K-
99, south on K-99 highway to the junction of K-99 and interstate
highway
70, is hereby designated as ``The Road to Oz.'' The secretary of
trans-
portation shall place signs along the highway right-of-way at
proper in-
tervals to indicate that the highway is ``The Road to Oz,'' except
that such
signs shall not be placed until the secretary has received
sufficient moneys
from gifts and donations to reimburse the secretary for the cost of
placing
such signs. The secretary of transportation may accept and
administer
gifts and donations to aid in obtaining and installing suitable
signs.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 68-1029 is hereby
amended to read as follows: 68-
1029. (a) Except where designated by another name, the
entire length of
United States highway 54 in the state of Kansas is hereby
designated and
shall be called ``the Yellow Brick Road.'' as
``The Yellow Brick Road.'' The
secretary of transportation, with the advice of the travel,
tourism and film
services division of the department of economic
development, may des-
ignate short parts of highways which begin, end or cross
United States
highway 54, as ``the Yellow Brick Road'' in conjunction
with the tourism
program of the department of economic development
shall place signs
along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate
that the
highway is ``The Yellow Brick Road,'' except that any additional
signs
shall not be placed until the secretary has received sufficient
moneys from
gifts and donations to reimburse the secretary for the cost of
placing such
signs. The secretary of transportation may accept and
administer gifts and
donations to aid in obtaining suitable highway signs bearing the
proper
approved inscription.
(b) The city of Liberal is hereby
designated as ``The Land of Oz'' and
``The Home of Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz.''
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 68-124, 68-137, 68-138, 68-151b,
68-151c, 68-151d,
68-151e, 68-151k, 68-151l, 68-159, 68-160, 68-166 and 68-1029
are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its
publication in the statute book.
Approved April 21, 2003.
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