SPONSOR: Steinmeyer
This bill provides that if a port authority created as a political subdivision purchases or leases real property located within an adjoining municipality or state, such real property is deemed included within the port district and the port authority can exercise its powers there.
The bill permits port authorities to acquire, own, lease, sell, mortgage, encumber, or otherwise dispose of interest in real property in adjoining municipalities and states; to create and operate agencies and departments as necessary; and to perform other acts as necessary.
This bill grants a port authority in Kansas City additional powers. The port authority can establish port rangers as it deems necessary. Rangers must complete peace officer certification and take an oath of office. Powers and duties of port rangers are provided in the bill. The municipal police force maintains primary jurisdiction over the port authority at all times. This port authority can contract with other port authorities for administrative support and to exercise the powers delegated to port authorities.
The bill allows a department or office receiving an appropriation of state funds for a project to be undertaken by a port authority to, by agreement, advance the designated funds to the port authority in that fiscal year in lieu of providing the funds on a reimbursement basis. The port authority will be required to repay the funds in the event it violates the requirements of the agreement.
This bill allows commissioners of port authorities to serve until a successor has been appointed.
The bill permits a board of port authority commissioners to determine the qualifications, salaries, powers, and duties of the board in its bylaws if the governing body of the county or municipality that created the port authority fails to do so.
The bill specifies the method for removing a member of a board of port authority commissioners.
This bill authorizes port authorities to use additional procurement methods authorized by state law. Currently, any expenditure by a port authority over $25,000 must be competitively bid. This bill raises that amount to $50,000. The bill also requires newspaper notification of these bids no fewer than 20 days prior to awarding the contract.
This bill allows records and documents submitted to a port authority pertaining to a business prospect the authority is negotiating to be considered closed records for the purposes of public disclosure law.
Under current law, "consent" is considered the written acknowledgment and approval of the creation of a district by the owners of real property collectively owning more than 60% of the assessed value of the real property within the boundaries of the proposed district, and more than 60% per capita of the owners of property within those boundaries. This bill lowers 60% to 50% in both instances.
This bill exempts consideration of a petition by the circuit court if the port authority is the owner of all real property within the district for which a change has been proposed or if 100% of the owners of all real property within the district have consented in writing to the project.
Statutes affected:
Introduced (2838H.02): 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.035, 68.040, 68.045, 68.055, 68.057, 68.060, 68.075, 68.085, 68.205, 68.253, 68.259
Committee (2838H.04): 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.035, 68.040, 68.045, 68.055, 68.057, 68.060, 68.075, 68.085, 68.205, 68.253, 68.259
Perfected (2838H.04): 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.035, 68.040, 68.045, 68.055, 68.057, 68.060, 68.075, 68.080, 68.085, 68.205, 68.253, 68.259
Committee (2838S.05): 68.010, 68.015, 68.025, 68.035, 68.040, 68.045, 68.055, 68.057, 68.060, 68.075, 68.080, 68.085, 68.205, 68.253, 68.259, 640.406