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The bill would allow the commissioner to adopt rules and regulations to administer the act and to set annual plan participation fees not to exceed $50 and certification fees for testers not to exceed $50. It also would allow a per-visit testing fee for on-site testing related to pullorum, typhoid and fowl typhoid of up to $100 per participating location and would allow the commissioner to revoke participation for noncompliance or repeated outbreaks. The bill would require poultry shipped into Kansas to be from sources that participate in, or meet the requirements of, the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) or equivalent standards.

Kyle Hamilton, committee staff, summarized the bill’s statutory changes and the sections of Kansas Statutes Annotated it would amend, noting the proposal removes the hatchery definition and adds fee-authority language. \"Section 4 would amend KSA 2‑9‑12 to require each person participating in the plan to pay the commissioner an annual plan participation fee not to exceed $50,\" Hamilton said. He also explained that testing done by anyone other than the commissioner, an authorized agent, or a person certified under the act would not suffice for participation in the plan.

Samantha Boniface, a policy intern and Flinchbaugh Fellow at the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), testified in support and described the role of the NPIP. \"Kansas generates approximately $272,000,000 in total value of annual poultry industry production,\" Boniface said, and added that Kansas has participated in NPIP since 1945. She told the committee the KDA currently provides poultry testing and surveillance services at no charge, and that Senate Bill 89 would enable KDA to assess participant and service fees for voluntary NPIP participation.

Dr. Sarah McReynolds, assistant animal health commissioner at the Division of Animal Health, answered operational questions about exhibitions and testing. \"Currently all exhibition poultry are required to have a pullorum-typhoid test before exhibition,\" McReynolds said. She clarified that exhibition birds do not currently have to be NPIP participants and that the on-site test is typically done with extension agents at fairs, sometimes at check-in or prior to the fair, and that the pen-side test takes only minutes.

KDA staff provided a fiscal estimate showing increased agency expenditures for salaries, routine surveillance and antigen supplies. The fiscal note stated enactment would increase expenditures by $35,500 in fiscal year 2026 and $40,500 in fiscal year 2027 from agency fee funds and estimated revenues of $11,250 per year for certified tester registrations and $7,000 per year for on-site testing.

The Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) supported the bill. \"KLA is in support of Senate Bill 89 because it does more freely allow those that are receiving services from the department to also pay their fair share,\" Taylor Nickel, representing KLA, told the committee. Nickel said the bill broadens the pool of industries paying into the animal disease control fund beyond swine and cattle.

Committee members asked whether the bill would affect 4‑H and youth exhibition poultry. McReynolds replied that the proposed fees apply to NPIP participants and would not change the current, no-cost pullorum testing for exhibition birds performed by the division. Representative Mosher asked if the section 5 language applied to all poultry exhibited in Kansas; Hamilton and McReynolds confirmed it applies to all poultry taken to public exhibition, and McReynolds reiterated that current exhibition testing would remain available.

No committee vote was taken on Senate Bill 89 at the hearing. Several members of the poultry industry submitted written testimony in support; one corporate veterinarian submitted written-only testimony. The hearing record closed with supporters and agency staff available to answer follow-up questions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources 03/06/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Kansas House Committee on Agriculture heard testimony on Senate Bill 89 on an amendment to the Poultry Disease Control Act that would authorize the state animal health commissioner to adopt rules and establish limited participation and testing fees.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",15103,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6676614,"House committee approves amended bill creating ethanol grant program to promote higher-ethanol blends",1302,1134000,2436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521472-c6f8fe1cf4d06b3093605468580d0ea2&start=1134&end=2436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521472-c6f8fe1cf4d06b3093605468580d0ea2/thumbnail_1134000.jpg","/articles/6676614/Kansas/House-committee-approves-amended-bill-creating-ethanol-grant-program-to-promote-higher-ethanol-blends","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6676614-1115684b9fbee9806b8a6fcc2a9cf1a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146916&Signature=VEYZ2Eck5G3baKIgfePX5q7hg2plI7VV~GTnX5BCLh73PSNb1L4a8chFazl3x0qEWLJ-DuN1U9mnqRohbFbkz8WOpu2IGeUOnXLNR3VmMpmk-t8fu8W3IoccKnf4rkdRE~vy23Iyj6c2HCCHebKTYnHTNAiA7aezgxIUc2WJ1sbOKIr8g6RQWoA41Zu852MJ5rtQycXIORT4hNZ5OB9qK17eA894yXjDBbSzbcpcDINpvDv-OZbjTUMGwFJ-8uaX-DbEpLH4moYUMq5gInc-dqn1XdvXiIa2LadVWrfPCngWzETWjeqCEjWDX9kyMzIRyHKqjXEOCDZD5-XL4Qw1jw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kansas House Committee on Agriculture voted to pass House Bill 2012, as amended, creating an Ethanol Grant Program to incentivize retail sales of higher-ethanol motor fuel blends (15% ethanol or greater).

Representative Kyle Hamilton, committee staff, outlined the substitute language that converts an income tax credit into a grant fund administered by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. \"The Ethanol Grant Program Fund would be administered by the secretary of agriculture,\" Hamilton said, and he explained the mechanics: a retailer may apply in July of each fiscal year with a verified report of gallons of higher-ethanol blends sold in the preceding fiscal year; grants would reimburse retailers up to 5¢ per gallon on the increase in higher-blend gallons sold between two fiscal years, subject to a $500,000 cap per retailer and an overall program ceiling of up to $5,000,000 per year.

Representative Gardner, who sponsored the amendment, described the incentive intent: the grant is intended to help retailers offset the cost of infrastructure such as blender pumps or to pass savings to consumers. \"If you sell a million gallons of higher blend fuel at 5¢, that'd be $50,000 which would be probably in the neighborhood of about half of the cost of installing a blender pump,\" Gardner said.

Under the bill’s mechanics, the program would begin with applications submitted in summer 2025 and grants first disbursed in 2026 based on year-over-year increases. If total approved grants in a fiscal year exceed the amount transferred into the fund, the secretary must prorate the reimbursement rate so total disbursements do not exceed the available funds. The substitute bill sets an administrative allowance of up to $50,000 from the fund for department expenses and expires Sept. 1, 2030.

Committee members debated scope and likely uptake. Representative Lehi asked whether all retailers are eligible; Hamilton said retailers that apply and are approved by the secretary would be eligible. Representative Lehi and others raised questions about whether retailers would pass the subsidy to consumers; Gardner said the program aims to support infrastructure and market growth for higher blends. Representative Mosher noted that of about 2,000 retailers in the state, approximately 150 currently sell higher blends, which committee members cited when discussing likely program reach. Representative Featherston asked about the origin of a $2 million implementation estimate; sponsors said appropriations would determine actual transfers and that Appropriations Committee funding decisions will set final amounts.

Representative Gardner moved his amendment and Representative Roth seconded; the committee adopted the amendment by voice vote. Gardner then moved to pass HB 2012 as amended favorably; the motion was seconded by Representative Neely and the committee passed the bill by voice vote.

The committee record shows the bill will be transferred to appropriation decisions for funding if the legislature proceeds. Committee members and sponsors said they view the program as a five-year, trial approach to expand higher-ethanol fuel availability and support Kansas grain producers and in-state renewable fuel production.","The Kansas House Committee on Agriculture voted to pass House Bill 2012, as amended, creating an Ethanol Grant Program to incentivize retail sales of higher-ethanol motor fuel blends (15% ethanol or greater).","actionData","errors"]

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