82a-951. State water plan fund; expenditures from fund; reports accounting for expenditures from the state water plan fund, the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund. (a) There is hereby created, in the state treasury, the state water plan fund. All moneys in the state water plan fund shall be expended in accordance with appropriations acts for implementation of the state water plan formulated pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-903 et seq., and amendments thereto. Except as provided in K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 82a-955, and amendments thereto, such moneys shall be used only for the establishment and implementation of water-related projects or programs, and related technical assistance, and shall not be used for: (1) Replacing full time equivalent positions of any state agency; or (2) recreational projects which do not meet one or more of the long-range goals, objectives and considerations set forth in the state water resource planning act.

(b) On or before December 1 of each year, the Kansas water authority shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report setting out: (1) An account of all moneys expended from the state water plan fund, the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund during each such fiscal year; and (2) a five-year capital development plan for state water plan projects.

History: L. 1989, ch. 186, § 34; L. 2023, ch. 59, § 6; April 27.