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1	2		HOUSE BILL No. 2168
2		-	AN ACT concerning United States public land surveys; relating to reports filed with the
3		-	state historical society; extending the time to file such reports from 30 to 90 days;
4		-	amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-2011 and repealing the existing section.
	3	+	By Committee on Transportation
	4	+	Requested by Zach Denney on behalf of the Department of Revenue
	5	+	1-30
	6	+	AN ACT concerning motor vehicles; relating to license plates; providing
	7	+	for the blackout distinctive license plate; creating the license plate
	8	+	replacement fund to be administered by the secretary of revenue;
	9	+	depositing the fees from the blackout license plate into such fund for
	10	+	purposes of replacing exhausted license plates.
5	11		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
6		-	Section 1. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-2011 is hereby amended to read
7		-	as follows: 58-2011. (a) Whenever a survey originates from a United
8		-	States public land survey corner or any related accessory, the land
9		-	surveyor shall file a reference report for each corner or accessory with
10		-	the secretary of the state historical society and with the county surveyor
11		-	for the county or counties in which the survey corner exists. If there is
12		-	no county surveyor of such county, such reference report shall be filed
13		-	with the county engineer. If there is no county engineer, such report
14		-	shall be filed in the office of the county road department or in a county
15		-	office designated by the county commission. Reports filed with the
16		-	secretary of the state historical society may be filed and retrieved using
17		-	electronic technologies if authorized by the secretary. Such report shall
18		-	be filed within 30 90 days of the date the references are made. At the
19		-	time of filing such report with the secretary of the state historical
20		-	society, the land surveyor shall pay a filing fee in an amount fixed by
21		-	rules and regulations of the secretary of the state historical society. Fees
22		-	charged for filing and retrieval of such reports may be billed and paid
23		-	periodically.
24		-	(b) Any person engaged in an activity in which a United States
25		-	public land survey corner or any related accessory is likely to be
26		-	altered, removed, damaged or destroyed, shall have a person qualified
27		-	to practice land surveying establish such reference points as necessary
28		-	for the restoration, reestablishment or replacement of the corner or
29		-	accessory. The land surveyor shall file a reference report with the
30		-	secretary of the state historical society and with the county surveyor for
31		-	the county or counties in which the survey corner exists. Such report
32		-	shall be filed within 30 90 days of the date the references are made. At
33		-	the time of filing such report with the secretary of the state historical
34		-	society, the land surveyor shall pay a filing fee in an amount fixed by
35		-	rules and regulations of the secretary of the state historical society.
36		-	(c) Upon completion of the activity likely to alter, remove,
37		-	damage or destroy the public land survey corner or related accessory,
38		-	the land surveyor shall review the survey corner and its accessories. If
39		-	the survey corner or any accessory has been altered, removed, damaged
40		-	or destroyed, the land surveyor shall replace the corner or accessory
41		-	with a survey monument and file a restoration report with the secretary
42		-	of the state historical society and the county surveyor in the county or
43		-	counties in which it existed. If the survey corner and accessories are not
44		-	damaged during the activity, a restoration report so stating shall be filed
45		-	with the secretary of the state historical society and county surveyor's
46		-	office. Such report shall be filed within 30 90 days after the activity is
47		-	completed. At the time of filing such report with the office of the
48		-	secretary of the state historical society the land surveyor shall pay a
49		-	filing fee in an amount fixed by rules and regulations of the secretary of
50		-	the state historical society.
51		-	(d) Failure to comply with the filing requirements of this section
52		-	shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the land surveyor's
53		-	license.
54		-	(e) The secretary of the state historical society may produce,
55		-	reproduce and sell maps, plats, reports, studies and records relating to
56		-	land surveys. The secretary of the state historical society shall charge a
57		-	fee in an amount to be fixed by rules and regulations of the secretary
58		-	for the furnishing of information retrieved from records filed pursuant
59		-	to this section and for reproductions or copies of maps, plats, reports,
60		-	studies and records filed in such office.
61		-	(f) All moneys collected by the secretary of the state historical
62		-	society under the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the state
63		-	treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and
64		-	amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state HOUSE BILL No. 2168—page 2
65		-	treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury. Ten
66		-	percent of each such deposit shall be credited to the state general fund
67		-	and the balance shall be credited to the land survey fee fund, which is
68		-	hereby created. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in
69		-	accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants approved by the
70		-	secretary of the state historical society or a person designated by the
71		-	secretary of the state historical society and shall be used only for the
72		-	purpose of paying the costs incurred in administering the provisions of
73		-	this act. After the effective date of this act, any reference to the
74		-	secretary of state in regard to appropriations to the land survey fee fund
75		-	shall be deemed to refer to the secretary of the state historical society.
76		-	(g) The failure of any person to have a land surveyor establish
77		-	reference points as required by subsection (b) shall be a class C
78		-	misdemeanor.
79		-	Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 58-2011 is hereby repealed.
80		-	Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
	12	+	Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2026, any owner or lessee of
	13	+	one or more passenger vehicles or trucks registered for a gross weight of
	14	+	20,000 pounds or less, who is a resident of Kansas, upon compliance with
	15	+	the provisions of this section, may be issued one blackout license plate for
	16	+	each such passenger vehicle or truck. Such license plate shall be issued for
	17	+	the same period of time as other license plates upon proper registration and
	18	+	payment of the regular license fee as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and
	19	+	amendments thereto.
	20	+	(b) Any applicant or renewal of registration for a blackout license
	21	+	plate authorized by this section shall pay an annual fee of $50 to the
	22	+	county treasurer for each such license plate to be issued. Any new blackout
	23	+	license plate shall be subject to the fee prescribed in K.S.A 8-1,141(a)(1),
	24	+	and amendments thereto. A blackout license plate may be a personalized
	25	+	license plate and subject to the personalized license plate fee pursuant to
	26	+	K.S.A. 8-1,141(a)(2), and amendments thereto.
	27	+	(c) Any applicant for a license plate authorized by this section may
	28	+	make application for such license plate on a form prescribed and furnished
	29	+	by the director of vehicles. Application for registration of a passenger
	30	+	vehicle or truck and issuance of the license plate under this section shall be
	31	+	made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by the director of
	32	+	vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
	33	+	(d) No registration or license plate issued under this section shall be
	34	+	transferable to any other person.
	35	+	(e) The director of vehicles may transfer a blackout license plate from
	36	+	a leased vehicle to a purchased vehicle.
	37	+	(f) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually,
	38	+	upon payment of the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments
	39	+	thereto, and in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments
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	75	+	thereto. No renewal of registration shall be made to any applicant until
	76	+	such applicant has paid the fee provided in subsection (b). If such fee is
	77	+	not paid, such applicant shall be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143,
	78	+	and amendments thereto, and return the license plate to the county
	79	+	treasurer of such applicant's residence.
	80	+	(g) The blackout license plate shall have a background design, an
	81	+	emblem or colors that designate the license plate as a blackout license
	82	+	plate.
	83	+	(h) There is hereby established in the state treasury the license plate
	84	+	replacement fund. The license plate replacement fund shall be
	85	+	administered by the secretary of revenue. All expenditures from such fund
	86	+	shall be for the costs associated with replacing license plates when the
	87	+	lifespan of such license plates has been exhausted as determined by the
	88	+	director of vehicles. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in
	89	+	accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of
	90	+	accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
	91	+	secretary of revenue or the secretary's designee.
	92	+	Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
81	93		publication in the statute book.
82		-	I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the HOUSE, and was
83		-	adopted by that body
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85		-	HOUSE adopted
86		-	Conference Committee Report
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88		-	Speaker of the House.
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90		-	Chief Clerk of the House.
91		-	Passed the SENATE
92		-	as amended
93		-	SENATE adopted
94		-	Conference Committee Report
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96		-	President of the Senate.
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98		-	Secretary of the Senate.
99		-	APPROVED
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102		-	Governor.
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