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Randy Stuckey, contract administrator for the Kansas Agriculture Remediation Board, and Jamie Lecker, identified in testimony as Syngenta’s board chair, told the committee the statutory change came through House Bill 2477 (Feb. 2024) and increased the per‑applicant reimbursement cap to $300,000 to reflect rising cleanup costs.

The change being proposed to the board’s regulation does not create a new program, Stuckey said; instead, it updates the regulation to match the statute so applicants may receive the higher reimbursement amount. He told the committee the program has operated for more than two decades and reimburses eligible parties for costs to clean up agricultural chemicals when remediation is approved or directed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and when expenses are not covered by insurance.

Committee members asked how the program is funded and how much money is available. Testimony said the remediation fund is financed solely through annual environmental assessments on commercial grain elevators, ag chemical product registrants, fertilizer registrants, custom fertilizer blenders and pesticide dealers — not from state general fund dollars. The presenters said the fund’s balance is about $1,700,000 and that, by statute, there is a $3,000,000 cap on the fund. Committee members were told that if the cap were reached the statute provides a process for pausing fee collections until the fund is drawn down to a lower threshold specified in law.

Senator Faust Gadeau asked about the required annual payment to remain eligible; Stuckey and Lecker explained that a $1,000 payment category exists for people who are not otherwise paying into the fund (for example, those no longer holding a license) so they may remain eligible for reimbursements while their remediation projects continue. Other fee formulas vary by category; grain elevator fees are calculated per bushel under the statute and are remitted via the Kansas Department of Agriculture to the state treasury and then into the remediation fund.

Legislators also discussed recent application volumes and payouts. Committee members were told the program historically moves about $1 million in and out of the fund annually, and in the year described the board received just under 50 applications with reimbursements totaling just under $700,000.

The presenters said the proposed regulation will not raise the cost to industry; it aligns the board’s rules with the updated statutory cap and will allow additional remediation projects to be completed under current fund constraints. Stuckey and Lecker answered technical and statutory questions from committee members; no formal vote on the regulation was taken at the meeting.

The committee adjourned after other items on the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations 04/28/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations on Monday heard testimony on a proposed regulatory change that would make the Kansas Agriculture Remediation Board’s rules consistent with a 2024 law increasing the maximum reimbursement available to eligible applicants from $200,000 to $300,000.","taxTitle","Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations, Joint, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",18611,"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},6578847,"KDHE seeks updates to stay compatible with NRC; changes cover dosimeters, security and administrative fixes",404,1767000,2171000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140026-150978df022925ec87ff7ab691830674&start=1767&end=2171","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140026-150978df022925ec87ff7ab691830674/thumbnail_1767000.jpg","/articles/6578847/Kansas/KDHE-seeks-updates-to-stay-compatible-with-NRC-changes-cover-dosimeters-security-and-administrative-fixes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578847-6f05eaa2dfbd752e41c930c6f78d4ec2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770949172&Signature=lrHx7wi~MMPH-1OH6ilNrQ~e9U9l5sLjItuGLCMS4jqWDAg78qxuQQqasSr5BfsPjQnS1HN-bh9xdwHhY7vQBphitGfRw54F~iYCwKHP6XyeBvd-orS7Ld5vurVjjp-WU3CMRjnrO~i3KOVk~qV3m4XJHzeuc-8sUP7GOFHH2er87V-GK0e-JZQuY2cqZZ~D2Jbp96LW56jYgaHdEgoaDKi9ZXcp9Z0Z4Ql3OfzRie8RGQBgsE7V9Dn7yw8FmR~11546DVT~hBc1UP4T8nACdKmdMcUqf6bebXFYdVZ6BaaeGwQnRCpcQaOyx~q3GvLHxRLNbvuwFQccvcvpY7cyKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations heard a package of regulatory updates from Kansas Department of Health and Environment radiation staff intended to keep Kansas compatible with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) rules for agreement states.

Jason Meinholt, radiation control program director at KDHE, said Kansas became an agreement state effective Jan. 1, 1965, and state law (K.S.A. 48‑1601, cited in testimony) requires the state to maintain regulatory compatibility with the NRC. Meinholt described three primary updates in the proposed package: allowing certain personnel monitoring devices (PMDs) that do not require laboratory processing, adopting updated federal security rules for sensitive employee information (references to 10 CFR part 37), and several administrative corrections such as formula and isotope activity clarifications.

On personnel dosimetry, Meinholt said the change would allow licensees the option to use instant‑reading monitoring devices so that employee doses can be accessed more quickly; the change would be permissive, not mandatory, and any instant‑read device used would require evaluation for proper function. On security, he said the package adopts updated federal language to require protection of sensitive employee information for individuals granted unescorted access to sources that could pose substantial risk.

Committee members asked whether these updates applied to commercial nuclear reactors; Meinholt clarified that KDHE does not regulate commercial power reactors (for example, Wolf Creek), which remain under NRC authority. Questions about nuclear waste shipments prompted Meinholt to point committee members to the Division of Emergency Management as the contact that receives advanced shipping notifications for high‑level packages and suggested he could obtain shipment numbers for the committee.

No committee vote was taken on the radiation rule package at the meeting.","KDHE presented regulatory updates to remain compatible with NRC rules, including optional use of instant‑reading personnel monitoring devices, adoption of federal security provisions for sensitive employee information, and administrative corrections.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6578851,"KDHE proposes formula to set coal ash permit renewal fees; department estimates lower per‑unit fee than statute’s minimum",379,716000,1095000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140026-150978df022925ec87ff7ab691830674&start=716&end=1095","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140026-150978df022925ec87ff7ab691830674/thumbnail_716000.jpg","/articles/6578851/Kansas/KDHE-proposes-formula-to-set-coal-ash-permit-renewal-fees-department-estimates-lower-perunit-fee-than-statutes-minimum","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578851-868fe72f016fff5a2e806eee4976901c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770949172&Signature=aB5B1W0i74Tj3yQ3vdn8Wi7V2B5I1S6cw22O0vcb34nEvFxmdhJHLPrnhHrsN432G57qWPvGuY04GJg7GEVccRNqqCQyhL3kfHwZpT-r5eT~OnJ7f4vv~kAf6LtSdI8jKi-qCemqEIs48e0nRWeldZRjWZ1An54YNDporqet5ErRYsQpvKkomXA4XkKME6FFQQRpiRPq1f8RsVGRkMneltsqQJZx7u9rJkyc5BFCuI0CpPoNl814QAXrGQQmtVRZzOk6Z4-gkNdOjT72z1uY~iM2P4tYgdxEjy9TlQMK7B6fPAkwONJ4OwXKsFFKMfNKb6TV3gKrs-G1W1Qx5ds0HA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations heard a proposal from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to adopt a regulation establishing the method to calculate annual permit renewal fees for coal combustion residuals (CCR) units.

Christine Meneke, technical support section chief for KDHE’s Bureau of Waste Management, told the committee the proposed regulation applies a formula that divides the estimated annual cost of running the program by the number of CCR units subject to the federal CCR regulations. The department said costs would include salary and benefits for staff implementing the CCR program, operational costs (computers, supplies, rent), and agency indirects.

KDHE told the committee it currently counts 17 CCR units in Kansas and that using 2024 cost estimates the formula would produce an estimated fee of roughly $9,000 per unit — below the statutory minimum of $12,000 per year specified when statute was first enacted. KDHE’s proposal therefore sets a $500 per‑unit minimum inside the formula, which the department said effectively makes the earlier statutory $12,000 minimum obsolete once the formula is adopted.

Meneke said KDHE received an EPA grant in 2023 that will be spread over seven years and will fund equipment, software, sampling and analysis costs, and staff who peripherally support the CCR program. She told the committee the permit renewal fee currently covers about 1.5 full‑time staff equivalents dedicated to the CCR program; the grant pays for additional needs the fee does not cover.

Committee members questioned whether the amount of CCR produced statewide has changed as coal generation changes and whether the number of units has increased. KDHE staff said they maintain tonnage data and can provide it to the committee through staff; they also said the higher number of subject units (17 versus the 14 originally estimated) reduces the fee per unit under the department’s formula.

Testimony clarified that the formula will be applied each year based on the number of units subject to the fee on May 1 and that KDHE expects to invoice facilities accordingly; the department said it does not anticipate seeking state general fund support for the program. KDHE scheduled a public hearing on the regulation for Monday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m.

Committee members did not take a formal vote on the regulation during the meeting.","KDHE presented a proposed regulation setting a formula to compute annual permit renewal fees for coal combustion residuals units; using 2024 estimates and 17 units, the department estimates about $9,000 per unit, below the statutory $12,000 minimum.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6578842,"Committee members press agencies on speed and transparency of rulemaking; KLRD offers to expedite tracking spreadsheet",157,2230000,2387000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140026-150978df022925ec87ff7ab691830674&start=2230&end=2387","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140026-150978df022925ec87ff7ab691830674/thumbnail_2230000.jpg","/articles/6578842/Kansas/Committee-members-press-agencies-on-speed-and-transparency-of-rulemaking-KLRD-offers-to-expedite-tracking-spreadsheet","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578842-b2ec24517ecbf0fed4f5f7211c4f17f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770949172&Signature=lnkoasACojFVLwFL60o6WyR60NikqJcMUvvLcGH~7t9wdCgGv3W4ln0PR9xinXmvAKHV~m6usZcn4hp64JSo2OTt13Pn-hiy6tz6jQYAY3EwB-YsWnTJsvC5LH9CPP6cGiVKfgPVimzBRnOPbZdLVVKE8AIkT0IyNq7ZYU9wFNlgWJDWYQ~36pjOuVX2CocsxtSlPfTsAs~n604mMhA3jqIQ44Wixe8XuGQgzbcXsRkTpSJAn1kHPNqmgwzFHeI2OisPzC74RorvjwF1TfODHd7fWGDiKsSyaLx~DNJ2W~0aRlsoZLCCTTTEzyhXuEUEWapR6dmY7bBeX6mWh3Im7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the end of its agenda, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations discussed the pace and transparency of agency rulemaking following testimony earlier in the meeting.

Committee members said they sometimes observe long delays between enactment of statutes and agencies’ adoption of required rules. Senator Tyson and others asked whether the committee should push agencies to meet statutory deadlines or request additional reporting. Jill Shelley of the Kansas Legislative Research Department (KLRD) said she is updating a spreadsheet that tracks when legislation required rules and regulations and offered to expedite that report to the committee.

Representative Penn and others asked whether the committee has tools to enforce timeliness; staff and members noted the committee’s oversight is limited by statute and that legislative action would be needed to provide additional enforcement authority. Members discussed asking agencies to supply more structured data in the committee’s annual report about which statutes required rules, which agencies have complied, and what remains outstanding.

The committee concluded by asking staff to circulate more complete tracking information and to notify members when an agency signals a forthcoming rule; no formal vote or rulemaking action resulted from the discussion.","During the meeting’s closing discussion, committee members raised concerns that agencies sometimes delay adopting rules required by statute. Jill Shelley of the Kansas Legislative Research Department offered to update and expedite a spreadsheet tracking rulemaking status; members debated whether the committee needs more authority or simply better","actionData","errors"]

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Kansas committee hears plan to update ag chemical remediation rule after reimbursement cap raised

KDHE seeks updates to stay compatible with NRC; changes cover dosimeters, security and administrative fixes

KDHE proposes formula to set coal ash permit renewal fees; department estimates lower per‑unit fee than statute’s minimum

Committee members press agencies on speed and transparency of rulemaking; KLRD offers to expedite tracking spreadsheet