75-3765. Assignment of certain space and facilities for state agencies; rental charges; building space utilization plans; database of state agency building and storage space; annual reports to joint committee on state building construction. (a) (1) The secretary of administration shall assign space and facilities in all state-owned or operated property or buildings in Shawnee county, Kansas, except the state capitol, Topeka correctional facility, the Kansas neurological institute, the Topeka juvenile correctional facility, the Kansas juvenile correctional complex, the employment security administrative office building, 401 Topeka avenue, Kansas state employment service building, 1309 Topeka avenue, state highway shops and laboratory and property of the Kansas national guard for the use of the various state agencies. The secretary may determine, fix and establish a system of rental charges by the square foot and collect the same monthly for space and facilities occupied by each state agency whenever any appropriation for rental for space and facilities is made therefor, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated.

(2) The secretary of administration may assign space and facilities, establish a system of rental charges and collect rents for property and buildings owned or controlled by the department of administration in other parts of the state.

(3) The amounts collected under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be remitted by the secretary of administration to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state buildings operating fund or other funds of the department of administration as prescribed by the secretary of administration.

(4) On or before December 31 of each year, the secretary of administration shall present a report to the joint committee on state building construction concerning any actions taken by the secretary pursuant to authority granted to the secretary under this subsection. The report shall describe the action taken and the statutory authority authorizing such action.

(b) The secretary of administration shall require five-year building space utilization plans from all state agencies and develop a database of all state-owned or leased building and storage space. This database shall serve as the central repository of state-owned or leased building and storage space information. All changes made in the ownership or leasing status of all building space utilized by state agencies shall be reported to the secretary of administration and entered into this database. The database shall include the actual and budgeted amount of money paid by state agencies for building and storage space. The database may include any other information related to the building space needs of the state as determined to be necessary by the secretary of administration.

All state agencies shall cooperate with requests for information concerning building space and storage space made by the secretary of administration or the secretary of administration's designee.

On or before December 31 of each year, the secretary of administration shall present a report of state-owned or leased building and storage space information to the joint committee on state building construction and shall provide notice at the same time to the secretary of the senate and to the chief clerk of the house of representatives that such report is available to members of the legislature.

(c) As used in this section, "state agencies" also shall include any quasi-state agency.

History: L. 1965, ch. 461, § 10; L. 1971, ch. 184, § 38; L. 1972, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 330, § 35; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 40; L. 1991, ch. 260, § 6; L. 1994, ch. 274, § 19; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 128; L. 1999, ch. 142, § 5; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 387; L. 2003, ch. 72, § 5; July 1.