Kansas § 82a-201 Acquisition by state of new channel where stream altered

Kansas Statutes

§ 82a-201 — Acquisition by state of new channel where stream altered

Kansas § 82a-201

Ch. 82aWATERS AND WATERCOURSES

Art. 2NAVIGABLE WATERS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 82a-201 (2026).

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Whenever the channel, or any part thereof, of any navigable stream in the state of Kansas has heretofore been, or shall hereafter be, suddenly changed or altered by such stream establishing a new channel by flood or avulsion and the title to the abandoned channel is not controlled by K.S.A. 24-454, the secretary of state, as soon as practicable thereafter, shall procure the fee title in the state of Kansas to such new channel, by purchase or by condemnation proceedings.

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Whenever the channel, or any part thereof, of any navigable stream in the state of Kansas has heretofore been, or shall hereafter be, suddenly changed or altered by such stream establishing a new channel by flood or avulsion and the title to the abandoned channel is not controlled by K.S.A. 24-454, the secretary of state, as soon as practicable thereafter, shall procure the fee title in the state of Kansas to such new channel, by purchase or by condemnation proceedings.