68-582. Designation of secondary arterial highways, when; cooperative financing; agreement; use of funds.
68-582
68-582. Designation of secondary arterial highways, when; cooperativefinancing; agreement; use of funds.The board of any county and the governing body of any city may byresolution propose the designation as a secondary arterial highway anyexisting street or a portion thereof, or a proposed new streetwithin acity in such county which is or would be a connecting link betweencounty roads and may enter into an agreement providing for thecooperative financing of the construction, reconstruction, maintenanceand repair of such proposed secondary arterial highway under such termsas the board and governing body shall agree upon. Such designation andagreement shall set out the secondary arterial highway designation andits location, a general description of the proposed improvement and anestimate of the total cost thereof to each such city and countyexclusive of any grants from any other public agency, and shall becomeeffective upon publication by the city in its official newspaper and bythe county in its official newspaper. Such agreement may be part of anagreement between the secretary of transportation, the county and thecity. Any such agreement shall provide for sharing the costs ofengineering and construction or other improvement of the designatedsecondary arterial highway, and for future maintenance by the city or bythe county, upon such terms as the board and governing body may agree.The board and governing body of any county and city which have enteredinto such agreements may use any public funds available to such countyor city for the construction, improvement or maintenance of suchsecondary arterial highway in like manner as if it were a normal countyroad or a city street, may each issue bonds as provided in K.S.A. 68-584, andamendments thereto and may each levy an annual tax upon the assessedtangiblevaluation in such county or city for such purpose and to pay a portion ofthe principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A.12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
History: L. 1961, ch. 310, § 3; L. 1965, ch. 395, § 2; L.1970, ch. 69, § 19; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 127; L. 1980, ch. 65, § 7;L. 1999, ch. 154, § 44; May 27.