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House advances bill to expand state water funding and technical assistance after lengthy debate
Summary
Lawmakers debated a bill to increase Kansas water funding and technical assistance for small towns, including higher matching rates for conservation districts and new program money for technical assistance and projects. The measure passed the committee-of-the-whole as amended.
The Kansas House voted to report House Bill 21-13 favorably after an extended Committee of the Whole debate that highlighted chronic infrastructure and groundwater problems statewide. Sponsors said the bill increases money for water projects and technical assistance and raises the state match for conservation districts to a 2-to-1 ratio.
What the bill would do - Increase annual allocations to technical assistance and water project grant funds (sponsors described an additional $2 million for technical assistance and $6–8 million for project funds in committee discussion). - Raise the state matching formula for conservation district funding from 1:1 to 2:1 so local dollars go further (example: if a…
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