76-6b05. Tax levy for state institutions for caring for certain persons and children; moneys credited to state institutions building fund for legislative appropriation; payment of debt service on certain revenue bonds. (a) All moneys received by the state treasurer under K.S.A. 76-6b04, and amendments thereto, shall be credited to the state institutions building fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, to be used for the construction, reconstruction, equipment and repair of buildings and grounds at institutions specified in K.S.A. 76-6b04, and amendments thereto, and for payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued to finance such projects, all subject to appropriation by the legislature.

(b) Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the juvenile justice authority is authorized to pledge funds appropriated to it from the state institutions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the juvenile justice authority specified by statute for the payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued for the purposes set forth in subsection (a). Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the juvenile justice authority is also authorized to pledge any funds appropriated to it from the state institutions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the juvenile justice authority specified by statute as a priority for the payment of debt service on such revenue bonds. Neither the state or the juvenile justice authority shall have the power to pledge the faith and credit or taxing power of the state of Kansas for such purposes and any payment by the juvenile justice authority for such purposes shall be subject to and dependent on appropriations being made from time to time by the legislature. Any obligation of the juvenile justice authority for payment of debt service on revenue bonds and any such revenue bonds issued for the purposes set forth in subsection (a) shall not be considered a debt or obligation of the state for the purpose of section 6 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.

(c) Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the Kansas department for aging and disability services is authorized to pledge funds appropriated to it from the state institutions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the Kansas department for aging and disability services specified by statute for the payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued for a new state security hospital on the Larned state hospital grounds or any other capital improvement projects at any other institution or facility of the Kansas department for aging and disability services. Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the Kansas department for aging and disability services is also authorized to pledge any funds appropriated to it from the state institutions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the Kansas department for aging and disability services specified by statute as a priority for the payment of debt service on such revenue bonds. Neither the state or the Kansas department for aging and disability services shall have the power to pledge the faith and credit or taxing power of the state of Kansas for such purposes and any payment by the Kansas department for aging and disability services for such purposes shall be subject to and dependent on appropriations being made from time to time by the legislature. Any obligation of the Kansas department for aging and disability services for payment of debt service on revenue bonds and any such revenue bonds issued for a new state security hospital on the Larned state hospital grounds or any other capital improvement projects at any other institution or facility of the Kansas department for aging and disability services shall not be considered a debt or obligation of the state for the purpose of section 6 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.

(d) Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office is authorized to pledge funds appropriated to it from the state institutions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office specified by statute for the payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued for veterans' home HVAC system replacement. Subject to any restrictions imposed by appropriation acts, the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office is also authorized to pledge any funds appropriated to it from the state institutions building fund or from any other source and transferred to a special revenue fund of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office specified by statute as a priority for the payment of debt service on such revenue bonds. Neither the state nor the director of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office shall have the power to pledge the faith and credit or taxing power of the state of Kansas for such purposes and any payment by the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office for such purposes shall be subject to and dependent on appropriations being made from time to time by the legislature. Any obligation of the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office for payment of debt service on revenue bonds and any such revenue bonds issued for veterans' home HVAC system replacement shall not be considered a debt or obligation of the state for the purpose of section 6 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.

History: L. 1953, ch. 459, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 383, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 464, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 346, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 485, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 486, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 414, § 6; L. 2000, ch. 163, § 1; L. 2002, ch. 153, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 137, § 32; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 36; July 1.