Section 182.721

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

Chapter 182

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   

  182.721.  Real property, obligations, rights of nine-director urban school district used solely for library purposes transferred to urban public library district — property used for both library and nonlibrary purposes not to be transferred — rental agreement, when. — 1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, on the effective date of the creation of an urban public library district pursuant to sections 182.701 to 182.723, all right, title and interest of a nine-director urban school district in and to all real property and improvements thereon used for public library purposes or thereafter acquired for public library purposes shall be transferred to and vested in the urban public library district the boundaries of which coincide with those of the nine director urban school district.

  2.  Any real property held by a nine-director urban school district which was formerly used for nonlibrary purposes, and which at the time of the election resulting in creation of an urban public library district had a building constructed thereon used for public library purposes with a postal facility in the building, shall become the property of the new urban public library district.

  3.  Any real property or improvements thereon or both which were acquired, built or developed with funds raised or provided for, or otherwise dedicated to, both library purposes and nonlibrary purposes shall be retained by the nine-director urban school district.  If any urban public library district elects to continue to occupy and use that building space used for public library purposes on the real property following creation of the urban public library district, the urban public library district shall make such rental payments as are agreed upon by the urban school district and the urban public library district.  The urban school district shall not be required to permit such use, which shall occur only through a duly authorized and executed lease agreement.

  4.  In addition to the transfer of any fee simple rights to property which was used solely for public library purposes as of the date of creation of the urban public library district, the urban school district serving the area shall transfer to the new urban public library district any and all reversionary rights, leasehold rights or other real property rights or obligations, including the obligation to make rental payments, which pertain to property used solely for public library purposes, except as otherwise provided for this section.

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(L. 1988 S.B. 681)