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Kansas committee advances bill to limit county control over water transfers
Summary
The Committee on Local Government voted to send House Bill 24-33 to the House after hearing that it would add an exception to the county home-rule statute to prevent counties from enacting resolutions or fees that conflict with state rules on water transfer and appropriation.
The Committee on Local Government voted Monday to report House Bill 24-33 favorably to the full House, advancing legislation that would create a new exception to Kansas’ county home-rule statute to preempt certain county actions governing water transfers.
The reviser told the committee HB 24-33 would add an exception to KSA 19-101a to bar counties from enacting or enforcing any resolution or regulation that conflicts with, interferes with, or is more stringent than state regulation of transfer and appropriation of water by the chief engineer or the Water Transfer Hearing Panel under chapter 82a. The bill would also prohibit counties from requiring licenses, permits, conditions, restrictions, fees or charges related to appropriating or…
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