2007 Senate Bill 89 (Distribute any Republican River settlement funds)

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• Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2007, to specify how to spend any money Kansas may receive from settling water disputes with other states over the use of the Republican River. If and when Kansas receives any proceeds, the bill would generally earmark them for water conservation purposes and citizens could petition the Kansas Water Office to propose projects that might qualify for funding.
  • Referred to the Senate Agriculture Committee on January 17, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 13, 2007, recommending the substitute bill be passed. The new bill replaces the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
• Passed in the Senate (40 to 0) on February 13, 2007, to specify how to spend any money Kansas may receive from settling water disputes with other states over the use of the Republican River. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 14, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on February 15, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on February 14, 2008, recommending the bill be passed as amended. Committee amendments include earmarking part of any settlement funds to reimburse litigation costs of the Attorney General.
• Passed in the House (118 to 0) on February 21, 2008, to specify how to spend any money Kansas may receive from settling water disputes with other states over the use of the Republican River. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 25, 2008.
  • Motion by Sen. Mark Taddiken on February 25, 2008, to not approve the House version of the bill, but to send the bill to a conference committee to negotiate the two chambers' differences. The motion passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 25, 2008.
• Received in the House on March 14, 2008.
  • Motion by Rep. John Faber on March 14, 2008, to adopt a compromise version of the bill reported by a House-Senate conference committee. The report recommends enactment of the House-passed version of the bill with changes regarding the initial state account into which any proceeds would be deposited.
• Passed in the House (122 to 0) on March 14, 2008, approving the conference committee report, to specify how to spend any money Kansas may receive from settling water disputes with other states over the use of the Republican River. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 19, 2008.
  • Motion by Sen. Mark Taddiken on March 19, 2008, to adopt the conference committee report approved earlier by the House.
• Passed in the Senate (39 to 0) on March 19, 2008, approving the conference committee report, to specify how to spend any money Kansas may receive from settling water disputes with other states over the use of the Republican River. Passage thereby forwards the bill to the governor for her consideration. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on April 4, 2008.

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Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2007. Passed in the Senate (40 to 0) on February 13, 2007. New Comment