CHAPTER 70 HOUSE BILL No. 2876* An Act establishing the Kansas local government outdoor recreation grant program; prescribing powers, duties and functions for the secretary of wildlife and parks. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. The provisions of sections 1 through 3 and amendments
thereto shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas local government
outdoor recreation grant program act.

Sec. 2. As used in the Kansas local government outdoor recreation
grant act:

(a) ``Local government'' means any county, city or township or any
two or more such local governments acting jointly pursuant to intergov-
ernmental agreements or as otherwise authorized by statute.

(b) ``Capital improvement project'' means a capital improvement pro-
ject to establish, develop, renovate or repair an outdoor recreational fa-
cility, including the acquisition of land, acquisition and installation of
equipment, construction, renovation or repair of outdoor recreational fa-
cilities, and including renovations and repairs to provide safety improve-
ments and handicapped accessibility and other improvements, including
improvements to attain compliance with the requirements imposed under
the federal Americans with disabilities act.

(c) ``Outdoor recreational facility'' means any public park or other
outdoor recreational area or facility, including, but not limited to, parks,
open spaces, trails, swimming pools, playgrounds and playing courts and
fields.

Sec. 3. (a) In accordance with the provisions of this act, the secretary
of wildlife and parks shall develop and administer a grant program to
award grants to Kansas local governments for capital improvements for
local government outdoor recreation facilities. The grants shall be
awarded annually on a competitive basis in accordance with guidelines
and criteria prescribed by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary
of wildlife and parks. Each grant shall be matched by the local govern-
ment receiving the grant on the basis of $1 provided by the local govern-
ment for each $1 provided under the grant for the capital improvement.

(b) The secretary of wildlife and parks shall designate annually a por-
tion of all moneys appropriated for local government outdoor recreation
grants for renovations and repairs to provide safety improvements and
handicapped accessibility and other improvements, including improve-
ments to attain compliance with the requirements imposed under the
federal Americans with disabilities act.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved April 8, 1998

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