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Minutes for HB2111 - Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Short Title
Increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years.
Minutes Content for Wed, Feb 5, 2025
Chairperson Rajhes opened the hearing on HB2111 and requested Revisor Kyle Hamilton, Office of Revisor of Statutes to give the bill brief. (Attachment 1) He stood for questions.
Research Analyst, Heather O'Hara, Legislative Research Department, reviewed the fiscal note.
Chairperson Rahjes called upon the following to give oral proponent testimony:
Josh McGinn, Assistant Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture (Attachment 2) He stood for questions.
Justin Cobb, Government Relations Manager, The Nature Conservancy (Attachment 3) There were no questions.
Written-only proponent testimony was received from the following:
Dan Meyerhoff, Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (Attachment 4)
Kent Askren, Public Policy Director, Kansas Farm Bureau (Attachment 5)
There was no other proponent or opponent testimony.
Giving oral neutral testimony was Randy Stookey, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs & General Counsel, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (Attachment 6) He stood for questions.
Written-only neutral testimony was received from:
Shahira Stafford, Kansas Cooperative Council (Attachment 7)
There was no other testimony provided.
Chairperson Rahjes thanked the conferees for their testimony.
Chairperson Rahjes closed the hearing on HB2111.
The following required reports were emailed to the Committee members on Monday, February 3, 2025.
- Agriculture Marketing, Division of Ag Marketing
- Multi-year Flex Account, Division of Water Resources
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, Division of Conservation
- Kansas Agricultural Remediation Board Annual Report and Annual Audit
Chairperson Rahjes thanked Representative Roeser for bringing her bread to share with Committee members.
There being no further business to bring before the Committee, Chairperson Rahjes adjourned the meeting at 4:21 p.m.
