Kansas Statutes Chapter 68. Roads and Bridges § 68-2021a. Contracts between secretary of transportation and the authority; certain duplicative resources

(a) The secretary of transportation and the Kansas turnpike authority are hereby authorized and empowered to contract with each other to provide personnel and equipment and other resources, either of the department of transportation, the Kansas turnpike authority or consulting or contracting firms for: (1) Recordkeeping, reporting, administrative, planning, engineering, legal and clerical functions; and (2) construction, operation and maintenance of turnpike projects and highways of the state.

(b) The Kansas turnpike authority shall retain its separate identity, powers and duties as an instrumentality of the state. Duplication of effort, facilities and equipment shall be minimized by the authority and the secretary of transportation in operation and maintenance of turnpikes and highways of the state. The authority and the secretary are authorized to take such action as necessary to implement this section, including the temporary transfer of personnel, property and equipment from the authority to the secretary, and the secretary to the authority, to effect contracts described in subsection (a). The integrity of the bonded indebtedness shall be maintained through the actions of the authority.