Section 82a-213 - Easement for park and recreation purposes on land along bank of Kansas river for city of Lawrence; conditions; authorization(a) The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to grant an easement on tracts of land owned by the state of Kansas along the south bank of the Kansas river in Douglas county and within and without the city of Lawrence, Kansas, to the city of Lawrence, Kansas, for use as a nature trail and for similar park and recreational purposes. Such easement shall be 80 feet in width and shall be 40 feet on each side of the following described line: (1) Beginning on the west right-of-way line of Massachusetts street extended 979.10 feet north of the center line of 7th street in Lawrence, Kansas; thence N 75°59'36" W 109.77 feet; thence N 34°18'54" W 155.74 feet; thence N 47°40'01" W 136.84 feet; thence N 41°13'12" W 239.03 feet; thence N 36°25'06" W 230.45 feet; thence N 29°38'28" W 213.34 feet; thence N 26°56'51"W 195.11 feet; thence N 21°47'18" W 165.50 feet; thence N 17°12'15" W 321.21 feet; thence N 10°32'42" W 199.19 feet; thence N 15°19'38" W 181.14 feet; thence N 15°59'09" W 188.41 feet; thence N 06°28'47" W 180.37 feet; thence N 05°08'47" W 159.48 feet; thence N 08°23'39" W 296.01 feet; thence N 03°00'17" E 146.47 feet; thence N 05°26'29" W 203.93 feet; thence N 15°28'11" W 106.70 feet; thence N 04°56'18" E 82.85 feet; thence N 36°18'57" W 154.24 feet; thence N 39°09'37" W 158.22 feet; thence N 51°03'11" W 135.06 feet; thence N 40°48'22" W 109.84 feet; thence N 27°51'37" W 89.33 feet; and (2) continuing at a point 4622.72 feet North and 1647.06 feet West of the Centerline of 7th and Massachusetts streets in the city of Lawrence, Douglas county, Kansas; thence N 12°31'19" W 306.73 feet, thence N 02°50'09" W 213.58 feet, thence N 08°05'30" W 236.20 feet, thence N 04°31'52" E 288.07 feet, thence N 11°01'44" E 302.52 feet, thence N 13°07'06" E 243.79 feet, thence N 14°54'13" E 276.58 feet, thence N 10°45'27" E 298.57 feet, thence N 13°02'39" E 306.32 feet, thence N 06°45'45" E 270.50 feet, thence N 20°54'58" E 200.20 feet, thence N 14°22'40" E 287.31 feet, thence N 07°34'30" E 301.10 feet, thence N 00°23'48" E 298.64 feet, thence N 03°56'44" W 297.03 feet, thence N 02°13'21" W 266.65 feet, thence N 02°54'58" W 287.17 feet, thence N 07°44'48" W 274.37 feet, thence N 14°16'58" W 292.11 feet, thence N 21°32'26" W 257.31 feet, thence N 30°12'27" W 278.29 feet, thence N 28°20'29" W 298.50 feet, thence N 32°39'50" W 193.20 feet, to a point of termination on the North line of Section 24, Township 12 South, Range 19 East of the Sixth Principal Meridian, such point being approximately 5137.55 feet East of the Northwest corner of such Section 24.(b) Such easement shall be conditioned on the city of Lawrence assuming full responsibility for the use of such easement and holding the state of Kansas harmless therefor.(c) The city of Lawrence, Kansas, is hereby authorized to acquire the easement described in subsection (a) as provided in this section, to use such easement as a nature trail and for similar park and recreational purposes and to assume full responsibility for such use and hold the state of Kansas harmless therefor.L. 1980, ch. 261, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 395, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 434, § 1; April 29.