The Kansas Water Office, as the primary water planning agency, provides support to the Governor and Legislature on water resource issues. The Kansas Water Authority advises the Governor and Legislature on water policy issues. Both KWO and KWA provide legislative testimony throughout the session on relevant bills before the Kansas House and Senate Committees.

 

For text, status and testimony for all bills, please select here.

For House/Senate Committee info, please select here.

• 1/13/2021: Governor's Budget Report presented to House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means.
• 1/21/2021: (Morning) KWO Acting Director Connie Owen presented before House Water. Materials included within the above KWO Committee Testimony section. (Afternoon) Senate confirms Connie Owen as KWO Director.    
• 2/16/2021: KWO Presentation before House Water 
• 2/18/2021: KWA Chair Appointment Hearing for Dawn Buehler before Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources 
• 2/23/2021: House Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee Report before House Appropriations
• 2/24/2021: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Report before Senate Ways and Means