Budget committee adopts a slate of agency budgets; CURB, KCC, legislature and others advanced to Appropriations

The committee reviewed and adopted budget recommendations for multiple agencies and legislative entities and forwarded them under the committee’s recommendations to the House Committee on Appropriations, as provided in HB 2007.

Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board (CURB): Chairperson Mosier presented the agency’s fee-funded budget. The board requested $1,400,000 from the utility regulatory fee fund and 9 full-time equivalent positions; the committee concurred with the recommendation and voted to advance the ANR committee’s recommendations to Appropriations. Chairperson Mosier summarized the agency’s role: "The Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board acts as an advocate for residential and small commercial utility rate payers in Kansas in order to protect their interest," and noted the agency is fee funded by quarterly assessments on utilities.

Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC): The committee reviewed the KCC request, which the…