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Bill would let Audubon of Kansas transfer Mount Mitchell prairie to local nonprofit; Historical Society seeks protective easement
Summary
Supporters told lawmakers Audubon of Kansas and the Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards have stewarded and expanded the site for two decades; the Kansas State Historical Society backed the transfer but requested a protective easement for the original 30 acres before transfer.
A bill that would allow Audubon of Kansas to convey a historically significant prairie property to a local nonprofit drew unanimous proponent testimony at a Senate committee hearing, with the Kansas State Historical Society asking that a protective easement be donated before any deed transfer.
Senate Bill 473 would remove language that now bars Audubon of Kansas from conveying the property and would instead affirmatively authorize such a conveyance, with deeds subject to review and approval…
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