75-3652. Same; sale of certain property authorized; property contingency fund created; appraisal; attorney general approval.

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(a)Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), the secretary of administration is hereby authorized to sell all or any portions of lots 145 to 169, inclusive, 173, 175, 177 and 179, all in the original town of Topeka, Shawnee county, Kansas.

(b)There is hereby created in the state treasury the property contingency fund. The proceeds from any sale authorized by subsection

(a)shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the property contingency fund. Moneys credited to such fund shall first be used to retire any indebtedness on property described in subsection

(a)and the remainder may be expended for supplemental rents, moving costs, equipment, space modification and remodeling costs, and other costs associated with moving state agencies from publicly owned or privately leased space to other quarters.

(c)The provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739 shall not be applicable to the sale of property described in subsection (a), but no sale of such property shall be made unless such property has been appraised by at least three disinterested appraisers. Such appraisements shall be in writing and filed with the secretary of administration. No agreement for the sale of such property shall be made unless the terms thereof have been approved by the state finance council acting on this matter which is hereby characterized as a matter of legislative delegation and subject to the guidelines prescribed in subsection

(c)of K.S.A. 75-3711c . Upon approval of the agreement by the state finance council, a deed conveying such real estate, in a form approved by the attorney general, shall be executed by the secretary of administration, and duly acknowledged by the secretary of administration before any officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments. Such deed shall contain a recital of all proceedings in compliance with this act, and such recital shall be prima facie evidence that the proceedings were carried out in the manner and form recited.