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The Public Building Commission is created for the following purposes and is authorized to exercise the following powers and functions:

(A) To acquire a site or sites, construct, equip and furnish a building or buildings, or to purchase or otherwise acquire a building or buildings or other facilities for federal, state and county governmental agencies or for any municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, political subdivision or body politic or agency thereof;

(B) To rent all or any part of the building or buildings to any federal, state or county governmental agency or to any municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, political subdivision or body politic or agency thereof, and further to rent any space as may not be needed by such governmental agencies as provided by law;

(C) To acquire fee simple title to real estate including easements and reversionary interests in streets, alleys and other public places and personal property required for its purposes, by purchase, gift, devise, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, and to take title in the corporate name of the commission;

(D) To borrow money and issue revenue bonds in the manner provided by law for the purpose of paying the cost or a portion of the cost of acquiring real estate and construction, equipping and furnishing buildings thereon and to pledge the net revenues of the facilities to secure such revenue bonds and to make covenants with respect to the maintenance, operation, repair and insuring of improvements thereon;

(E) To repair, maintain and operate the buildings;

(F) To sue and be sued;

(G) To adopt a seal;

(H) To convey title to real estate;

(I) To do all things and acts necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted to it under this section and under K.S.A. 1968 Supp. 12-1757 and any subsequent amendments thereto; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall any income of the Public Building Commission inure to the benefit of any private person. (Ord. 278-C § 1 (part), 1969; Prior Code § 1-1103.)