68-2048a. Additional turnpike interchanges; construction; financing by counties; agreements.
68-2048a
68-2048a. Additional turnpike interchanges; construction; financingby counties; agreements.(a) The boards of county commissioners of Sedgwick and Sumner counties maycontract with each other for the purpose of paying to the Kansas turnpikeauthority an amount equal to the cost of constructing an interchange onthe Kansas turnpike in the general vicinity of the turnpike intersectionwith highway K-53 near Mulvane. The boards of county commissioners of Sedgwickand Butler counties may contract with each other for the purpose of payingto the Kansas turnpike authority an amount equal to the cost of constructingan interchange on the Kansas turnpike in the general vicinity of the intersectionwith Andover Road near Andover. Any contract made between Sedgwick andSumner counties or Sedgwick and Butler counties under this section shallbe subject to approval of the Kansas turnpike authority.The board of county commissioners of Sedgwick county may contract withthe Kansas turnpike authority for the purpose of paying to the Kansasturnpike authority an amount equal to the cost of constructing aninterchange on the Kansas turnpike in the general vicinity of the turnpikeintersection with 71st street near Haysville.The board of county commissioners of Sedgwick county may contract withthe Kansas turnpike authority for the purpose of paying to the Kansasturnpike authority an amount equal to the cost of constructing aninterchange on the Kansas turnpike in the general vicinity of the turnpikeintersection with highway K-96.The board of countycommissioners of Butler county may contract with the Kansas turnpike authorityfor the purpose of paying to the Kansas turnpike authority an amount equalto the cost of constructing an interchange on the Kansas turnpike in thegeneral vicinity of the turnpike intersection with highway 77 near El Doradoreservoir. The board of county commissioners of Douglas county may contractwith the Kansas turnpike authority for the purpose of paying to the Kansasturnpike authority an amount equal to the cost of constructing an interchangeon the Kansas turnpike in the general vicinity of the turnpike intersectionwith the Lecompton-Perry road west of Lawrence. In lieu of contractingwith another county, the board of county commissioners of Sedgwick countymay contract with the Kansas turnpike authority for the purpose of payingto the Kansas turnpike authority an amount equal to the cost of constructingany one or more interchanges described in this section. When paid by twocounties, the cost of such improvement shall be apportioned between suchcounties in the same ratio as the assessed tangible taxable property of one countybears to the other.
(b) Any two or more counties authorized to contract under subsection (a)may contract with each other, or with each other and the Kansas turnpikeauthority as authorized in subsection (a) in one contract for more thanone interchange or in separate contracts for each interchange. Before anysuch contract is signed by the chairperson of the board of county commissionersof any such county, such board shall adopt a resolution authorizing suchcontract to be so signed.
(c) Before the issuance of bonds by any such county, the board of countycommissioners shall cause to be published once in a paper of general circulationin the county, a copy of the resolution authorizing the signing of any contractmade under this section which shall state that unless protest petitions,signed by registered voters equal in number to 5% of the votescast in the county for the office of secretary of state at the most recentelection for such office, are filed with the county election officer within90 days after the publication of the resolution, the board of county commissionerswill issue general obligation bonds sufficient to pay the amount due fromthe county under such contract.
If within such 90 days, such protest petitions are filed with sufficientsigners, the board of county commissioners may within 60 days thereaftercall a special election at which the question of issuing the bonds shallbe submitted to the electors of the county.
If the majority of voters voting at such an election vote in favor of issuanceof such bonds or if there are no protest petitions signed by a sufficientnumber of signers and filed with the county election officer within such90 days, the board of county commissioners may proceed to issue and sellsuch bonds in accordance with the general bond law.
History: L. 1982, ch. 280, § 3;L. 1987, ch. 262, § 1;L. 1989, ch. 210, § 1; July 1.