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Committee advances bill to raise dry‑cleaning surcharge, increase cleanup deductible
Summary
The Committee of the Whole adopted an amendment and reported Senate Bill 184 favorably after sponsors said the dry‑cleaning remediation trust fund needs additional revenues; the bill would change the surcharge formula to 5% (example: $10 cleaning -> 50¢) and raise facility deductibles from $5,000 to $10,000.
Senate Bill 184, which authorizes adjustments to the Kansas Dry Cleaning Environmental Response Act funding and facility responsibilities, advanced in the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 27. Senator Peck, carrying the bill, described the fund’s shortfall and explained the measure would change the surcharge on dry‑cleaning receipts to 5 percent and increase the deductible for facilities requesting cleanup…
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