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Panel hears bill to extend surveyors' filing deadline from 30 to 90 days
Summary
A House committee heard Senate Bill 9, which would give land surveyors more time to file reference reports with the State Historical Society and allow county-designated offices to accept filings. Proponents said the change would reflect current project timelines and reduce administrative burden.
House committee members heard testimony on Senate Bill 9, a measure to change when and where land surveyors must file reference reports for U.S. public land survey corners.
Under the bill as presented by legislative staffer Kyle (last name not specified), land surveyors would have 90 days, rather than the current 30 days, to file a reference report with the State Historical Society or an applicable county office. Kyle told the committee the bill would also let counties designate an alternative county office for filing and would make the measure effective upon publication in the statute book. He said failure to comply currently can result in suspension or revocation of a land surveyor's license.
William "Bill" Havercamp, a land surveyor from Topeka representing the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors, said many modern projects extend beyond a 30-day window and that the bill would reduce the need for intermittent filings or changes to firms' workflows. "Time is money for everyone. So this just gives us a little bit more time to complete our work and do it in an efficient manner and saves everybody a little bit of effort," Havercamp told the committee.
Committee members asked for clarifying details; no opponents testified and the hearing record included written proponents. The committee closed the hearing after proponents' testimony and indicated it would consider the bill further in committee process.
Because the bill as presented makes procedural changes to reporting timelines and filing locations rather than creating new substantive duties, proponents said it mainly adjusts workflow and recordkeeping to fit current survey practices.
No formal committee vote or final action on Senate Bill 9 was recorded in the transcript.
