Sanitary land fill; Haskell county

The board of county commissioners of Haskell county may issue general obligation bonds of the county to finance the costs of purchasing land for a site to be used and developed as a sanitary land fill or a sand or gravel pit. The bonds shall be authorized, issued, registered and sold in the manner provided by the general bond law and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009. Any bonds issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the bonded debt limit of the county. Prior to any issuance of such bonds, the board of county commissioners shall publish notice of its intent to issue such bonds once in the official county newspaper. If within 30 days following the publication of the notice a petition signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors of the county requesting an election on the question of issuing such bonds is filed with the county clerk, an election on the question shall be called and held in the manner prescribed under the general bond law. If a majority of the qualified electors of the county voting at such election vote in favor of the issuance, the bonds shall be issued in the manner provided by the general bond law.