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WHEREAS, The State of Kansas encourages economic development
and cooperation to maintain and foster the economic stability and con-
tinued growth needed for a prosperous economy; and

WHEREAS, The economic prosperity and well-being of Butler
County, Kansas, will be enhanced and improved by the creation of a port
authority; and

WHEREAS, The Commission of Butler County, Kansas, believes it is
in the best interests of the citizens and residents of Butler County, Kansas,
that a port authority be created to preserve, enhance and improve the
economic prosperity of Butler County; and

WHEREAS, The Commission of Butler, Kansas, believes it should
take the initiative to create a port authority and that the governmental
units in the counties of Wilson, Elk, Greenwood and Sedgwick, as elected
by appropriate resolution or ordinance, or both, join the port authority
by cooperative agreement; and

WHEREAS, The legislature of the state of Kansas agrees with the
Commission of Butler County's assertions: Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas,
the Senate concurring therein: That the legislature of the State of Kan-
sas, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 12-3402 and amendments
thereto, hereby approves the creation of a port authority with all the
powers, duties, limitations and obligations stated in article 34 of chapter
12 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated as the Commission of Butler County,
may, by appropriate resolutions or ordinances, create and that such other
governmental units in the counties of Wilson, Elk, Greenwood and Sedg-

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wick, as elected by appropriate resolution or ordinance, or both, may join
such port authority by cooperative agreement.

Adopted by the House February 27, 1997

Adopted by the Senate March 26, 1997