Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
February 7, 2025
The Honorable Leo Delperdang, Chairperson
House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Delperdang:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2041 by House Committee on Energy, Utilities and
Telecommunications
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2041 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2041 would authorize the Kansas Corporation Commission to issue a permit for any
electric transmission line with costs recovered through a regional transmission organization only
after a competitive bid process among qualified bidders with evidence that the process was open
and fair, and whether the lowest reasonable bid was selected.
The Kansas Corporation Commission indicates enactment of the bill would increase
expenditures by $1.0 million from agency fee funds for FY 2026 and FY 2027. The Commission
estimates two bidding projects would be required per fiscal year at a cost of $500,000 per project.
The estimates were determined by reviewing the Southwest Power Pool process and using
historical information for contracting costs for utility related consultants. Long term fiscal
considerations would depend on the number of permit applications submitted and work-load
consideration. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2032 is not reflected in The FY 2026
Governor’s Budget Report.
Kansas Association of Counties indicates that the enactment of HB 2041 would not have a
fiscal effect on county operations.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Lynn Retz, Kansas Corporation Commission
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties