SB 518

 Session of 2026
                         SENATE BILL No. 518
                    By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
                                      2-25
1 AN ACT concerning disposition of certain state real property; authorizing
2   the state historical society to convey certain real property located in
3   Johnson county to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; imposing
4   certain conditions; prescribing costs of conveyance; requiring a report
5   every two years for a 10-year period by the Prairie Band Potawatomi
6   Nation to the joint committee on state-tribal relations regarding the
7   rehabilitation of the property and consultation with other tribes.
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9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
10     Section 1. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the state
11 historical society, for and on behalf of the state of Kansas, is hereby
12 authorized to convey to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation all of the
13 rights, title and interest in the following described real estate, and any
14 improvements thereon, located in Johnson county, Kansas, containing
15 11.97 acres more or less:
16     A part of the Southwest quarter of Section 3 Township 12 Range 25,
17 Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest
18 1/4, then North 475.4 feet then East 472.85 feet, then Southeasterly
19 1024.37 feet, the West 548.27 feet, then North 545.5 feet to the point of
20 beginning, approximately 11.97 acres.
21     (b) Conveyance of such rights, title and interest in such real estate,
22 and any improvements thereon, shall be executed in the name of the state
23 historical society by the executive director of the state historical society by
24 quitclaim deed without the necessity of appraisal, bid or publication and
25 shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3043a, and amendments
26 thereto. In the event the state historical society determines that the legal
27 description of the real estate described in this section is incorrect, the state
28 historical society may convey the property utilizing the correct legal
29 description, provided, the deed with the correct legal description is
30 approved by the attorney general. No exchange and conveyance of real
31 estate, and any improvements thereon, as authorized by this section shall
32 be made by the executive director until the deeds and conveyances have
33 been reviewed and approved by the attorney general. Such deeds and
34 conveyances shall contain restrictive covenants prohibiting any gaming or
35 gambling activities on the land and improvements described in subsection
36 (a). Such real estate shall be conveyed on or before July 1, 2028.
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1     (c) The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation agrees to pay all costs
2 related to the conveyance and shall grant the state a historic preservation
3 easement that will reflect current federal preservation laws regarding
4 properties listed as national historic landmarks. The Prairie Band
5 Potawatomi Nation further agrees that such land described in subsection
6 (a) and any land adjacent to or near such land shall not be used as a casino
7 or other gaming facility.
8     (d) The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation shall engage in formal
9 consultations with the other three federally recognized tribes and any other
10 federally recognized tribe that had children who attended the Shawnee
11 Indian Manual Labor School concerning rehabilitation of the land and
12 structures described in subsection (a).
13     (e) The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation shall provide an update on
14 its work to rehabilitate and manage the property described in subsection
15 (a) and its consultation efforts every two years for a 10-year period to the
16 joint committee on state-tribal relations.
17     Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
18 publication in the statute book.