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Commerce committee recommends Wyandotte County port authority resolution for passage
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee recommended Senate Concurrent Resolution 1606, which would authorize creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County, and clarified that the creation requires legislative concurrent-resolution approval rather than voter approval.
The Senate Commerce Committee recommended Senate Concurrent Resolution 1606, which would authorize the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County (Kansas City, Kansas) and clarified related legal and voting provisions.
Committee staff told members the statutory scheme requires legislative approval by concurrent resolution before a port authority may transact business. The staff explanation cited statute "12 34 0 2 subsection a" and said that no voter referendum is required to create a port authority under that statutory provision; instead, subsequent actions such as a property-tax levy by a port authority would require elector approval where the…
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