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 20, 2025
The Honorable Tom Kessler, Chairperson
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Kessler:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2384 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2384 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2384 would authorize the State Historical Society, on behalf of the State of Kansas, to
convey to the Shawnee Tribe all of the rights, title, and interest for property located in Johnson
County, Kansas, which is described in the bill. The bill specifies that the Shawnee Tribe would
be required to pay all costs related to the conveyance and would grant the state a historic
preservation easement that would reflect current federal preservation laws regarding properties
listed as national historic landmarks. The Shawnee Tribe would have to agree that the property
could not be used as a casino or other gaming facility.
The bill would require the Shawnee tribe to engage in formal consultations with the four
federally recognized tribes and any other federally recognized tribe that had children who attended
the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School concerning rehabilitation of the land and structures.
The Shawnee Tribe would have to provide an update on its work to rehabilitate and manage the
property, along with its consultation efforts every two years for a ten-year period to the Joint
Committee on State-Tribal Relations.
The State Historical Society states the agency spends on average approximately $58,701
each fiscal year on this property for rehabilitation and repair. Of the $58,701, $54,397 is from the
State General Fund and $4,304 is from agency fee funds. If the bill is enacted, the agency indicates
the funding would be used for deferred maintenance at other state historic sites. Any fiscal effect
associated with HB 2384 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Matthew Chappell, Historical Society
Tom Day, Legislative Services