48-3707. Agreements with agencies or organizations; Kansas intelligence fusion center fund. (a) The executive director, with approval of the fusion center oversight board, may enter into agreements with participating agencies or organizations, whether public or private, for their participation in the Kansas intelligence fusion center. Such agreements: (1) Shall define the duties and responsibilities of each participating agency or organization; and (2) may provide for payment by the participating agency or organization of a reasonable share of the cost to establish, maintain and operate the Kansas intelligence fusion center.

(b) (1) The Kansas intelligence fusion center, with approval of the fusion center oversight board, may accept any gift, grant, payment or contribution from any source, public or private, for the purpose of paying the costs to establish, maintain or operate the Kansas intelligence fusion center. Such gift, grant, payment or contribution may be in the form of services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds. All amounts received under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the Kansas intelligence fusion center fund, that is hereby created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the adjutant general.

(2) Moneys in the Kansas intelligence fusion center fund may be used by the adjutant general, with approval or at the direction of the fusion center oversight board, to pay any costs associated with establishing, maintaining or operating the Kansas intelligence fusion center. All expenditures from the Kansas intelligence fusion center fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the adjutant general or the adjutant general's designee. Any gift, grant, payment or contribution in a form other than funds may be accepted by the executive director, with approval of the fusion center oversight board, and utilized and expended in any manner authorized by law to establish, maintain or operate the Kansas intelligence fusion center.

(c) The moneys credited to the fund created in subsection (b) shall be used for the purposes set forth in this section and for no other governmental purposes. It is the intent of the legislature that the moneys deposited in this fund shall remain intact and inviolate for the purposes set forth in this act.

History: L. 2017, ch. 44, § 7; Apr. 20.