§ 68-404b — Detention dams on Fort Riley military reservation to protect Ogden from flood waters

The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to negotiate with the United States army and any other appropriate federal authorities to obtain consent to construct and maintain one or more detention dams on the Fort Riley military reservation. Such dams may be constructed and maintained by the state from funds of the state highway fund together with any federal, state or local funds which can be obtained for such purpose. If the secretary of transportation determines that such dams should be constructed, such dams may be constructed and maintained to protect the city of Ogden from flood waters flowing in streams tributary to the Kansas river whose flow is or has been obstructed or redirected by improvements to highways in the vicinity of Ogden.

Legislative History

L. 1983, ch. 226, § 1; July 1.