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Committee approves $20 million transfer to Build Kansas fund for FY2027 contingency
Summary
Members approved a motion to transfer $20 million—$15 million to Build Kansas and $5 million as a State Finance Council contingency—to cover pending federal approvals and last-year program needs for the Build Kansas program's final year.
The Committee on Appropriations approved a $20 million transfer to respond to pending Build Kansas applications and to fund the program's final year in FY2027.
The committee heard from the chair that the Build Kansas program is nearing its end and has roughly $68 million currently in the Build Kansas Fund, with about $46 million pending federal approval. Based on an estimated approval rate and pending applications, the committee chair moved that $20,000,000 be transferred: $15,000,000 to the Build Kansas matching-grant fund for the program's final year and $5,000,000 to the State Finance Council as contingency in case federal approvals increase the state match obligations. "Any monies remaining at June of 2027 then revert back to the state general fund," the chair said while explaining the motion.
Representative Ballard asked whether the transfer would provide sufficient backup funding for pending applications; the chair replied that the $20 million, plus existing fund balances and pending federal approvals, should be sufficient. The motion was seconded, put to a voice vote and carried as recorded in the transcript.
Why it matters: the transfer seeks to ensure Build Kansas can cover matching requirements for projects with pending federal approvals as the program winds down; committee language also clarifies reversion of leftover funds to the state general fund.
