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 16, 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 2148 by Representatives Waymaster and Moser
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2148 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2148 would amend current law to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain except under
restricted circumstances by creating a limitation on the authority of the Kansas Corporation
Commission for permitting and siting electric transmission lines in a “national interest electric
transmission corridor”, as determined by the U.S. Department of Energy. These corridors are
identified as critical need areas for transmission lines to facilitate the transfer of electricity into the
region.
The Kansas Corporation Commission and the Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board indicate
that enactment of the bill would not have a fiscal effect on their operations.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Lynn Retz, Kansas Corporation Commission
Shonda Rabb, Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board