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Panel deletes 8.1 KDHE FTE additions, trims state water-plan add and attaches proviso to CAMS funding
Summary
The committee recommended deleting 8.1 FTEs in the KDHE Division of Environment, reduced a House-sought $2 million state water plan add to $1.5 million (removing rural groundwater/septic well-testing funding), and added proviso language requiring KDHE to brief the State Finance Council before CAMS upgrade funds are released.
During review of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Division of Environment budget, the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee voted to delete 8.1 FTEs that the House had added into the agency budget, reduced a House proposal for state water plan funding that would have resurrected rural groundwater, septic system and well-testing work, and attached reporting conditions to CAMS-related funding.
The chair opened discussion by urging deletion of the 8.1 FTEs, saying the committee should avoid adding positions that agencies had not demonstrated were necessary. Mr. Drury, the committee analyst, said the Legislative Budget…
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