Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2477

Introduced
1/8/24  
Refer
1/8/24  
Report Pass
2/5/24  
Engrossed
2/14/24  
Refer
2/15/24  
Report Pass
3/20/24  
Enrolled
4/5/24  

Caption

Increasing the maximum reimbursement from the Kansas agricultural remediation fund from $200,000 to $300,000 for an eligible person and from $400,000 to $600,000 when both a buyer and a seller or a lessee and a lessor are responsible for remediation and increasing the amount available to the Kansas agricultural remediation board for administrative overhead expenses from $150,000 to $175,000.

Impact

If passed, HB2477 would enhance the financial support available for environmental cleanup activities related to agricultural contamination. This adjustment aims to incentivize remediation efforts by making it financially viable for property owners to address contamination issues and sustain agricultural productivity. It could lead to improved health outcomes for communities affected by past chemical exposures, thereby promoting a safer environment. The amendments underscore the state's commitment to managing agricultural environmental issues and minimizing the impacts of contaminants on public health and safety.

Summary

House Bill 2477 proposes significant amendments to the Kansas agricultural remediation fund, primarily with the intent of increasing the maximum reimbursement available to eligible persons for remediation costs. The proposed changes would raise the reimbursement limit from $200,000 to $300,000 for individual sites and from $400,000 to $600,000 when both a buyer and seller or lessee and lessor are responsible for the remediation efforts. This bill also aims to increase the administrative funding for the Kansas agricultural remediation board from $150,000 to $175,000, which is essential for effective management and operational oversight of the fund.

Contention

Discussions around HB2477 have raised notable points of contention, particularly regarding the equitable distribution of state funds for remediation. Some stakeholders may argue that while increasing reimbursement limits addresses pressing contamination issues, it does not account for the eligibility criteria or assess whether all parties involved equally contribute to environmental remediation efforts. Further, concerns might be voiced about the adequacy of the administrative budget increase and whether it will genuinely meet the growing demands of the remediation program amid mounting environmental challenges.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2284

Providing an income tax rate of 5.25% for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, increasing the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on April 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

KS HB698

AN ACT relating to the environmental remediation fee.

KS SB24

Expanding the postsecondary educational institutions eligible to participate in the Kansas promise scholarship program and increasing the maximum annual appropriation limit.

KS HB2586

Increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the normal rate of privilege tax, increasing the household and dependent care expenses income tax credit amount, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction, providing for an annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of school supplies, computers and clothing, providing sales tax exemptions for children's diapers and feminine hygiene products and reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients to 0% on April 1, 2024.

KS HB1534

Responsibility for remediation costs.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS HF1940

Permissible uses of the remediation fund modified to allow for cost reimbursement for PFAS contamination remediation at emergency response training centers, and money appropriated.

KS HB2340

Providing for an exemption from remediation costs or other liability from prior commercial pesticide application by the United States army for owners of certain property located in Johnson county.

KS HB773

AN ACT relating to the environmental remediation fee and making an appropriation therefor.

KS HB2036

Senate Substitute for HB 2036 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024, and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund.

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