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Committee advances bill extending KCC transmission‑line siting deadline from 120 to 180 days
Summary
A Kansas House committee voted to pass Senate Bill 92, which lengthens the Kansas Corporation Commission's statutory deadline to act on certain electric transmission‑line siting applications from 120 days to 180 days and adds language encouraging earlier decisions when feasible.
A House committee on Wednesday voted to advance Senate Bill 92, a measure that would extend the Kansas Corporation Commission's (KCC) deadline to issue final orders on certain transmission‑line siting permit applications from 120 days to 180 days and add language stating the commission should issue orders sooner when circumstances allow.
The measure, described by committee staff as identical to House Bill 2,040, covers transmission lines of 230 kilovolts (kV) or greater that are five miles or longer. Committee chair opened the hearing for the bill and noted there were no in‑person opponents; submitted written proponents included Kansas Livestock, the Kansas Farm Bureau, the Kansas Corporation Commission and Curb, and Evergy filed a written neutral comment.
Committee staff member Nick summarized the…
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