Kansas House Bill No. 2279
This bill passed in 2023 and provides additional requirements for all five GMD’s across Kansas. The bill requires GMD’s to present annual reports to the Kansas Legislature, to delineate High Priority Areas by July 2024 and to implement Action Plans by July 2026.
Kansas House Bill No. 2634
This bill provides additional flexibility to Locally Enhanced Management Areas (LEMA). A GMD Board may choose to implement this flexibility in future LEMAs, which allows for (when approved in a LEMA plan) the base annual authorized water right to be exceeded in a given year, as long as the LEMA five-year quantity is not exceeded.
GMD4’s Annual Report to the House Committee on Water
Starting in 2023, the five Groundwater Management Districts in Kansas are required (per HB 2279) to annually report to the House Committee on Water and (upon request) to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.