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Committee forwards Hays WIFIA application with stipulation to avoid duplicative federal awards
Summary
The committee approved forwarding the City of Hays’ WIFIA loan application for a regional wellfield and 69‑mile pipeline but added a condition that prevents the city from receiving duplicative BRIC funding for the same project.
The Build Kansas steering committee on an administrative vote forwarded the City of Hays’ WIFIA application for BKF matching consideration with a recorded stipulation intended to prevent duplicate federal funding for a single project scope.
Jason Fizel, interim executive director of the Kansas Infrastructure Hub, described the Hays submission as a large‑scale water infrastructure project that would develop a nine‑well field, a 500,000‑gallon storage tank, pump station and 69 miles of 24‑inch transmission pipeline from Edwards County north to a connection south of Hays. The hub’s packet notes strong local interest in sustaining long‑term…
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