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Kansas Water Office outlines 2026 request, highlights $6.3 million in governor enhancements
Summary
The Kansas Water Office presented its fiscal 2026 budget request to the Legislative Budget Committee, describing changes tied to House Bill 2302, new state water plan fund lines and the governor's recommended $6.3 million in enhancements for sediment management, planning and program evaluation.
The Kansas Water Office told the Legislative Budget Committee on an unspecified date that it expects major changes in fiscal year 2026 driven by new state water plan fund lines created after the 2023 Legislature and by House Bill 2302. Luke Drury, senior fiscal analyst with Legislative Research, told the committee: “These are 2 newer funds that were created by the 2023 legislature.”
The agency's policy and government relations manager, Victoria Ashberry, said the office is requesting 26 positions for fiscal year 2026 and summarized the office's two programs: Water Planning and Implementation and Public Water Supply. Ashberry told the committee Kansas Water Office work includes developing the state water plan and coordinating water resource…
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