Same; contract for district to provide water service; franchise fee.
K.S.A. 12-540
in effect12-540. 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.
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).
Source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (ksrevisor.gov)URL: https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch12/012_005_0040.htmlFetched: 10/20/2026
