11-201. Census or population figures; use in application of statutes; additional uses; distribution of figures.
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11-201. Census or population figures; use in application of statutes; additional uses; distribution of figures.
(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the most recent population figures available from the United States bureau of the census as certified to the secretary of state by the division of the budget on July 1 of each year shall be used for all purposes in the application of the statutes of this state. Whenever the use of the population figures or the census of the Kansas department of agriculture is referred to or designated by a statute, such reference or designation shall be deemed to mean the population figures certified to the secretary of state pursuant to this section. The city and county population figures certified to the secretary of state pursuant to this section shall be distributed by the division of the budget to the cities and counties of the state and to such other governmental entities as the division deems appropriate and shall be made available by the division upon request of any other person.
The population figures certified to the secretary of state pursuant to this section shall be disposed of in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3501 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(b)On July 1 of each year, the division of the budget shall distribute to the treasurer of each county and to the secretary of revenue a table showing the total population of the county, the total population of the county residing outside the boundaries of any incorporated city and the population of each incorporated city within the county, using the most recent information which is available from the United States bureau of the census and which provides actual or estimated population figures for both cities and counties as of the same date. Such table shall be used as the basis for apportioning revenue from any countywide retailers' sales tax pursuant to K.S.A. 12-192 , and amendments thereto.