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Minutes for HB2634 - Committee on Water
Short Title
Providing an additional corrective control provision for the chief engineer to consider when issuing orders of designations for local enhanced managements areas and intensive groundwater use control areas.
Minutes Content for Tue, Feb 6, 2024
Repesentative Minnix opened the hearing for HB2634
Chris Waggoner Revisor of Statutes provided a bill brief (Attachment 7a).
Proponents
Shannon Kenyon, Manager, Groundwater Management District 4, testified as a proponent (Attachment 7). Ms. Kenyon supports the use of extensions for multiple year conservation efforts.
Shane Mann, Board Member, Groundwater Management District 4, testified as a proponent (Attachment 8)
Katie Durham, Manager, Groundwater Management District 1, testified as a proponent (Attachment 9). Ms. Durham explained that using a five year average and allowing rollovers for water banks will encourage conservation. It give flexibility and control of when to conserve water to the producer.
Jackie Garagiola, Associate Council, Kansas Livestock Association. (Attachment 10).
Orrin Feril, Manager, Groundwater Management District 5, (Attachment 11).
Neutral
Earl Lewis, Chief Engineer, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water, (Attachment 12).
Written Proponents
Taylor Williamson, Kansas Corn, (Attachment 13).
Kent Askren, Public Policy Director, Kansas Farm Bureau, (Attachment 14).
Chairperson Minnix closed the hearing on HB2634
Chairperson Minnix adjourned the meeting at 10:22 am.
