Kan. Stat. § 12-604
Whenever any lands owned by the state of Kansas or the government of the United States are situated within the corporate limits of any city, and such city desires to grade or regrade, pave or repave, curb or recurb, or gutter or regutter the streets, avenues or alleys adjacent to such lands, it may proceed to do so under the laws in force in reference to grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering streets, avenues or alleys in such cities; and such cities are hereby authorized and empowered for the purpose of grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering the one-half street, avenue or alley adjacent to said lands, or the entire street, avenue or alley in case the adjacent lands on both sides of said street, avenue or alley are owned by the state of Kansas or the government of the United States, to contract for the grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering and pay for the same in the manner that they contract and pay for the grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering the intersections of streets, avenues or alleys.
K.S.A. 12-604