Volume 45 - Issue 14 - April 2, 2026
State of Kansas
Secretary of State
Certification of New State Laws
I, Scott Schwab, Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that the following bill is a correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office.
Scott Schwab
Secretary of State
(Published in the Kansas Register April 2, 2026.)
Senate Bill No. 473
An Act concerning real property; relating to the conveyance of certain property in Wabaunsee county; authorizing Audubon of Kansas to convey such property; requiring any deeds and conveyances related to such property be reviewed and approved by the state historical society; amending K.S.A. 75-2731 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 75-2731 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-2731. (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the state historical society is hereby authorized to convey, without consideration, to Audubon of Kansas all of the rights, title and interest in the following described real estate, and any improvements thereon, located in Wabaunsee county, Kansas: Approximately 30 acres of real estate starting at a point on the South section boundary line and running East 120 rods to the East boundary line, then North 80 rods along East boundary line, then West 40 rods, then West by Southwest in a straight line to point of beginning, in Section 28. Township 10 South, Range 10 East of the 6th Principal Meridian.
(b)(2) Conveyance of such rights, title and interest in such real estate, and any improvements thereon, shall be executed in the name of the historical society by the executive director of the historical society. The deed for such conveyance shall be by quitclaim deed.
(c)(3) No exchange and conveyance of real estate and improvements thereon as authorized by this section shall be made by the executive director of the historical society until the deeds and conveyances have been reviewed and approved by the attorney general. The deed for the conveyance shall provide that on July 1, 2026, in the event that any portion of the above-described real estate is not being used for public recreation purposes, by Audubon of Kansas or if Audubon of Kansas ceases to exist, then all rights, title and interest in such portion of such real estate shall revert to the state historical society. The transfer of all rights, title and interest in the real estate conveyed by this section to Audubon of Kansas shall not include any right for Audubon of Kansas to convey any portion of the above described real estate.
(d)(4) All costs related to the conveyance provided in this subsection shall be paid by the Audubon of Kansas. The conveyance shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3043a, and amendments thereto.
(b) On and after the effective date of this act, Audubon of Kansas may convey the real estate described in subsection (a)(1). No conveyance of real estate as authorized by this subsection shall be made by Audubon of Kansas until the deeds and conveyances have been reviewed and approved by the state historical society.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 75-2731 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas register.
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