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Secretary explains parking and lease liabilities after committee questions about towings at Scott Building

Kansas Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation · January 28, 2026

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Summary

Committee members asked why the Department of Revenue leases many facilities and about a towing incident at the Scott Building; Secretary Burkhart said long leases exist for multiple locations, the department controls the Scott Building lot to limit liability, and one legislator towed before notice was resolved by the department.

Senators pressed the Department of Revenue on rent and lease costs and a towing incident involving a legislator near the Scott Building in Topeka.

Secretary Mark Burkhart said the department leases many driver‑license offices across the state under long‑term agreements (some 25‑year leases) and acknowledged there…

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