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House committee backs expansion of CREP acreage, adjusts water-use rules
Summary
House members voted to report House Bill 21-11 favorably, which would expand the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) acreage cap and relax certain water-use recording rules to encourage enrollment in water-conservation contracts targeted to high-priority areas.
The House Committee of the Whole voted to report House Bill 21-11 favorably after floor explanation and brief discussion. The bill would amend the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) rules in Kansas by increasing the statewide acreage cap from 40,000 to 60,000 acres and changing participation rules to make enrollment easier for producers in targeted water-conservation areas.
Representative Black, the bill carrier, told members HB…
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