Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 14-556 (2026)

Improvement of state or federal highways; eminent domain; bonds

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14-556. Improvement of state or federal highways; eminent domain; bonds. The governing body of any city of the second class is hereby authorized and empowered to improve state or federal highways located in such city, and in order to do so may condemn or purchase land at such times and in such amount as may be necessary for the improvement or widening of the state or federal highways located in any such city. The cost of such improvement and of the land condemned or purchased shall be paid out of any funds, which such city may have on hand, or such city may issue general improvement bonds in the manner provided by law to procure such funds.

History: L. 1941, ch. 168, § 1; April 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: McCarthy v. City of Leawood, 894 P.2d 836 (Kan. 1995).
McCarthy v. City of Leawood, 894 P.2d 836 (Kan. 1995). “The only other argument the landowners make centers on K.S.A. 14-556 to the effect that a state enactment uniformly applicable to all cities of the same class prohibits Leawood from levying impact fees.”
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