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Commerce committee clears concurrent resolution to allow Wyandotte County port authority
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to recommend SCR 16-06, a concurrent resolution authorizing creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County. Staff said state statute requires legislative approval and that a port authority's board is appointed, not elected; property tax levies would still require voter approval.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to recommend favorably for passage Senate Concurrent Resolution 16-06, a measure that would permit creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas.
Committee staff told members that state statute requires legislative approval by concurrent resolution to create a port authority and that the resolution does not require a separate vote of the people. The reviser cited statute 12-3402, subsection (a), and said the law also provides that the port authority's board members are appointed by the governing body of the city or county.
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