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K.S.A. § 12-540 (2026)

Same; contract for district to provide water service; franchise fee

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12-540. Same; contract for district to provide water service; franchise fee. Following annexation of rural water district territory by a city, the city and the district may contract for the district to provide water service to all or certain portions of the annexed area. If the agreement includes a provision for the payment of a franchise fee to the city, such agreement shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2001 et seq., and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2010, ch. 15, § 2; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Municipality that annexes property within rural water district is not compelled to engage in some post-annexation conduct for water. Rural Water Dist. No. 4 v. City of Eudora, Kan., 659 F.3d 969 (10th Cir. 2011).


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Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2017 · leading case: City of Eudora v. Rural Water Dist. No. 4, 875 F.3d 1030 (10th Cir. 2017).
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City of Eudora v. Rural Water Dist. No. 4, 875 F.3d 1030 (10th Cir. 2017). · cites it 3× “§ 12-527, the statute cited repeatedly in the parties' briefs, was repealed in 2010 and replaced by K.S.A. § 12-540 et seq. See Kan. Sess. Laws ch.”
Rural Water Dist. No. 4 v. City of Eudora, Kan., 659 F.3d 969 (10th Cir. 2011). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. §§ 12-540 and 541(a), enacted by the Kansas legislature in 2010, describe the process by which a city may, if it chooses, designate itself or some other water supplier for the recently annexed area.”
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