Providing that the legislature may approve the creation of port authorities by enactment of a bill and authorizing the governing body of the unified government of Wyandotte county and Kansas City, Kansas, to create a port authority.

Summary

The bill authorizes the Kansas legislature to approve the creation of port authorities through a bill and gives the unified government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City the power to establish a port authority. It rewrites K.S.A. 12‑3402, setting out the purposes, powers, and rules for any city or county port authority, including joint authorities and voter‑approved tax levies. The measure failed and died in committee.

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