58             1997 Session Laws of Kansas             Ch. 20

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. (a) The secretary of state is hereby authorized to grant a
construction and maintenance easement to Finney county in, along and
across the Arkansas river at a location in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast
1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23, Township 24 South, Range 33 West,
in Finney county, Kansas, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining
a stream crossing.

(b) The easement authorized by this section shall be conditioned on
Finney county's assuming full responsibility for the use of such easement

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25,1,10,11]and holding the state of Kansas harmless therefor. The easement shall
terminate if the land is no longer used for the purpose for which the
easement was granted.

(c) Finney county is hereby authorized to acquire the easement de-
scribed in subsection (a) and to use the easement for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining a stream crossing and to assume full re-
sponsibility for such use and hold the state of Kansas harmless therefor.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.

Approved March 31, 1997.

Published in the Kansas Register: April 10, 1997.