79-3710.   Disposition of moneys; compensating tax refund fund; credit to state highway fund; credit to city bond finance fund. (a) All revenue collected or received by the director under the provisions of this act shall be remitted 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, less amounts set apart as provided in subsection (b) and amounts credited as provided in subsection (c) and (d), to the credit of the state general fund.

      (b)   A revolving fund, designated as "compensating tax refund fund" not to exceed $10,000 shall be set apart and maintained by the director from compensating tax collections and estimated tax collections and held by the state treasurer for prompt payment of all compensating tax refunds. Such fund shall be in such amount, within the limit set by this section, as the director shall determine is necessary to meet current refunding requirements under this act.

      (c) (1)   The state treasurer shall credit 5/98 of the revenue collected or received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3703, and amendments thereto, at the rate of 4.9%, and deposited as provided in subsection (a), exclusive of amounts credited pursuant to subsection (d), in the state highway fund.

      (2)   The state treasurer shall credit 5/106 of the revenue collected or received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3703, and amendments thereto, at the rate of 5.3%, and deposited as provided in subsection (a), exclusive of amounts credited pursuant to subsection (d), in the state highway fund.

      (3)   On July 1, 2006, the state treasurer shall credit 19/265 of the revenue collected or received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3703, and amendments thereto, at the rate of 5.3%, and deposited as provided by subsection (a), exclusive of amounts credited pursuant to subsection (d), in the state highway fund.

      (4)   On July 1, 2007, the state treasurer shall credit 13/106 of the revenue collected or received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3703, and amendments thereto, at the rate of 5.3%, and deposited as provided by subsection (a), exclusive of amounts credited pursuant to subsection (d), in the state highway fund.

      (d)   The state treasurer shall credit all revenue collected or received from the tax imposed by K.S.A. 79-3703, and amendments thereto, as certified by the director, from taxpayers doing business within that portion of a redevelopment district occupied by a redevelopment project that was determined by the secretary of commerce to be of statewide as well as local importance or will create a major tourism area for the state as defined in K.S.A. 12-1770a, and amendments thereto, to the city bond finance fund created by subsection (d) of K.S.A. 79-3620, and amendments thereto. The provisions of this subsection shall expire when the total of all amounts credited hereunder and under subsection (d) of K.S.A. 79-3620, and amendments thereto, is sufficient to retire the special obligation bonds issued for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the costs of such redevelopment project.

      This subsection shall not apply to a project designated as a special bond project as defined in subsection (z) of K.S.A. 12-1770a, and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1937, ch. 375, § 10; L. 1941, ch. 385, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 429, § 33; L. 1958, ch. 31, § 4 (Special Session); L. 1965, ch. 530, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 502, § 2; L. 1989, ch. 209, § 62; L. 1993, ch. 213, § 6; L. 1998, ch. 17, § 10; L. 2001, ch. 167, § 12; L. 2001, ch. 167, § 13; L. 2002, ch. 185, § 10; L. 2003, ch. 150, § 4; L. 2004, ch. 90, § 5; July 1.