75-5085. Same; issuance of bonds. (a) The activities of the department in administering and performing the powers, duties and functions prescribed by the provisions of K.S.A. 75-5081 through 75-5087, and amendments thereto, are hereby approved for the purposes of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 74-8905, and amendments thereto, and the authorization of issuance of bonds by the Kansas development finance authority in accordance with that statute. The provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-8905, and amendments thereto, shall not prohibit the issuance of bonds for such purposes when so authorized and any such issuance of bonds is exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-8905, and amendments thereto.

(b) The debt service for any bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be paid from revenues, including loan repayments received from qualified borrowers under agreements entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5081 through 75-5087, and amendments thereto, or from any other amounts available in the Kansas intermodal transportation revolving fund pursuant to K.S.A. 75-5084, and amendments thereto, including appropriations of moneys from the state general fund.

(c) Neither the state nor the department shall have the power to pledge the full faith and credit or taxing power of the state of Kansas for such purposes and any payment by the department for such purpose shall be subject to and dependent on appropriations by the legislature. Any obligation of the state or the department for payment of debt service on bonds issued pursuant to this section shall not be considered a debt or obligation of the state for the purpose of section 6 of article 11 of the Kansas constitution.

(d) No governmental unit is authorized to pledge its full faith and credit or its taxing power for the purpose of repayment of any loan under this act.

History: L. 2009, ch. 78, § 5; April 23.