A public improvement district may acquire, use, and lease property, and may enter lease agreements for property it owns or controls, but lease terms are limited and the legislature can change or end the agreements.
12-17,154. Same; powers. A public improvement district created pursuant to K.S.A. 12-17,152, and amendments thereto, may: (a) Acquire by gift, purchase, lease-purchase, condemnation or otherwise, and own, lease, use and operate property, whether real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, which is necessary or desirable for lawful purposes. Any lease-purchase agreement entered into under authority of this subsection shall be subject to the conditions set forth in K.S.A. 10-1116c, and amendments thereto. The term of any lease entered into under authority of this subsection may be for not to exceed 10 years. Such lease may provide for annual or other payment of rent or rental fees and may obligate such public improvement district to payment of maintenance or other expenses. Any lease or lease-purchase agreement entered into under authority of this subsection shall be subject to change or termination at any time by the legislature. Any assignment of rights in any lease or lease-purchase made under this subsection shall contain a citation of this section and a recitation that the lease or lease-purchase agreement and assignment thereof are subject to change or termination by the legislature; and (b) enter into lease agreements as lessor of any property, whether real, personal, or mixed, which is owned or controlled by such public improvement district. Any such agreement may specify the purposes for which the property may be used, require that the property be maintained and operated by the lessee, and may contain such restrictions or limitations on the use of the property, be entered into for such period of time, and include such other terms and conditions as the governing body of such public improvement district determines to be necessary and proper. Every such agreement shall be subject to change or termination at any time by the legislature. Any assignment of rights under any such agreement shall contain a citation of this section and a recitation that the lease agreement and assignment of rights thereunder are subject to change or termination by the legislature. History: L. 2005, ch. 151, § 3; July 1.