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Kansas Water Office funding review exposes projected shortfall in state water plan fund
Summary
Fiscal staff and committee members examined the Kansas Water Office budget and the state water plan fund, noting large carryover balances, new buckets of funding, House increases in some lines, and a projected negative ending balance in FY2026 under current positions.
Legislative fiscal staff told the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on May 20 that the Kansas Water Office requested $74,400,000 for fiscal 2025, including $1,400,000 from the general fund and 24 FTE positions, and that changes to state water plan fund transfers and EDIF reductions could leave the fund over-appropriated for FY2026.
"The agency's request is $74,400,000 that includes $1,400,000 general fund and 24 FTE positions," Luke Drury, senior fiscal analyst with the Legislative Research Department, said during the hearing. He said most of the requested increase reflects large balances carried into 2025 in the water projects grant fund and the water technical assistance fund.
Why it matters: Committee members raised concerns that the state water plan fund could end fiscal 2026 with a substantial negative balance unless transfers or general fund actions address the shortfall, and…
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