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74-2916. Kansas sports hall of fame; loan from export loan guarantee fund authorized; repayment terms; educational institutions fund raising to benefit hall of fame; reporting requirements. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-5074, and amendments thereto, on July 1, 2002, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available, the secretary of commerce is authorized and directed to loan to the director of the Kansas sports hall of fame $100,000 from the Kansas export loan guarantee fund. The director of the Kansas sports hall of fame is authorized and directed to use any moneys in the Kansas sports hall of fame surcharge fund to provide for the ongoing expenses of the Kansas sports hall of fame. Such loan shall not bear interest. Such loan shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness or debt of the state of Kansas within the meaning of section 6 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.

(b) Upon certification by the secretary of commerce and by the director of the Kansas sports hall of fame, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer such amount from the Kansas export loan guarantee fund to the Kansas sports hall of fame surcharge fund.

(c) The loan authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be repaid in one payment payable on or before June 30, 2003, of $50,000, and one payment payable on or before June 30, 2004, of $50,000.

(d) The state of Kansas sports hall of fame board of trustees, in consultation with postsecondary educational institutions and the accredited independent institutions, shall develop and implement a voluntary plan to have such institutions participate in the raising of funds for the Kansas sports hall of fame.

(e) Quarterly, during fiscal year 2003 and 2004, the state of Kansas sports hall of fame board of trustees shall submit a report to the chairperson of the legislative budget committee concerning the progress and provisions of this act when the legislature is not in session and the chairperson of the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives and the chairperson of the committee on ways and means of the senate when the legislature is in session.

(f) "Postsecondary educational institution" means Kansas state university, the university of Kansas, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Fort Hays state university, Pittsburg state university, Washburn university and any community college.

History: L. 2002, ch. 191, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 28; July 1.