58-3502. Displacement of persons pursuant to programs involving federal government; powers of state and local governments; relocation payments. Whenever any program or project is undertaken by the state of Kansas, any agency or political subdivision thereof, under which federal financial assistance will be available to pay all or part of the cost of such program by reason of a grant from or contract or agreement with the federal government, and which program or project will result in the displacement of any person by acquisition of real property, or by the direct result of building code enforcement activities, rehabilitation or demolition programs, the state, agency, or political subdivision shall:

(1) Provide fair and reasonable relocation payments and assistance to or for displaced persons as are required under sections 202, 203 and 204 of the federal act;

(2) provide relocation assistance programs offering to displaced persons and others occupying property immediately adjacent to the real property acquired, the services described in section 205 of the federal act on the conditions prescribed therein. Relocation payments shall not be required until title to the real property vests in the condemning authority;

(3) in acquiring the real property be guided to the greatest extent practicable under state law by the land acquisition policies in section 301 and the provisions of section 302 of the federal act;

(4) pay or reimburse property owners for necessary expenses as specified in sections 303 and 304 of the federal act;

(5) share costs of providing payments and assistance with the federal government in the manner and to the extent required by sections 211 (a) and (b) of the federal act;

(6) appoint such officers, enter into such contracts, utilize federal funds for planning and providing comparable replacement housing, and take such other actions as may be necessary to comply with the conditions and requirements of the federal act; and

(7) under circumstances where a displaced person demonstrates that receipt of such payments in advance of the actual relocation is required to enable the relocation and estimates are provided by the displaced person to the state, agency or political subdivision that will allow such governmental entity to estimate with reasonable accuracy the relocation payments, 75% of such amount shall be advanced to the displaced person or paid to third parties on behalf of the displaced person to facilitate the relocation. Any remaining payment due shall be made within 30 days after the relocation has been completed. Payment of such relocation advances shall not be required until title to the real property vests in the condemning authority.

History: L. 1973, ch. 228, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 106, § 3; L. 2004, ch. 110, § 7; July 1.