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HB 2064

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57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Introduced by Walt Blackman

The bill would remove the statutory option to dispose of drilling waste by land-spreading, eliminating that disposal pathway and related regulatory requirements.

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Bill Summary · HB 2064

Summary — HB 2064 (2025 session, Kansas)

Status: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 (Feb 20, 2025)
Introduced: Jan 24, 2025
Subject: Removes the special permit exception allowing land‑spreading of oil and gas drilling solid waste (K.S.A. 65‑3407c)
Sponsors: Matt Gress (primary); Tony M. McCombie (primary)
Companion: SB 293

Purpose

HB 2064 would eliminate the statutory exception that currently authorizes the Secretary of Health and Environment to permit disposal of solid waste generated by oil and gas drilling through land‑spreading. The intent is to remove that disposal option and related statutory requirements from Kansas law.

Key provisions (what the bill would change)

  • Deletes the paragraph in K.S.A. 65‑3407c authorizing land‑spreading of drilling‑related solid waste without a standard solid waste permit.
  • Removes associated statutory requirements tied to that exception, including:
    • The procedural elements for land‑spreading applications (what must be included in the application and the requirement for a separate application and post‑land‑spreading report for each location).
    • Operational limits and protections formerly specified in statute (examples retained here only for context of what would be removed: incorporation into soil where annual precipitation >25 inches; prohibition where water table <10 ft or documented groundwater contamination; minimum 3‑year interval before reusing the same site).
    • Requirement for a memorandum of agreement between KDHE and the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to administer, monitor and enforce the land‑spreading program.
    • Seller disclosure requirement (sellers must disclose land‑spreading on property within prior three years).
    • The $250 application fee remitted to the Conservation Fee Fund.
    • Statutory deadlines and an annual report to the Legislature on program implementation, status and costs.

Who would be affected

  • Oil and gas operators or other parties that might seek to dispose of drilling wastes by land‑spreading — the removal would eliminate that disposal pathway going forward.
  • Landowners and prospective property purchasers (disclosure rule would be repealed).
  • Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) — regulatory authorities whose statutory duties tied to the program would be removed.
  • Local groundwater and conservation stakeholders previously consulted under the program.

Fiscal and practical impact

  • The Division of the Budget fiscal note (Feb 4, 2025) reports no fiscal effect on KDHE or KCC. KDHE stated there has been no application for the land‑spreading exception since 2013, so removing the authority would have little immediate operational impact.
  • Eliminating the statute would prevent future use of land‑spreading as an approved disposal method, should interest or applications reemerge.

Legislative/procedural history

  • Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; committee recommended “Do Pass” (12–0–0).
  • Readings and committee actions occurred Jan–Mar 2025; placed on calendar but ultimately Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 (Feb 20, 2025). The bill was later re‑referred to Rules Committee (May 31, 2025). Status indicates the bill did not advance to final passage in this session.

Note: HB 2064 amends and repeals statutory language in K.S.A. 65‑3407c; while the fiscal and agency statements suggest limited near‑term practical effect (no recent applications), the bill would remove a statutory disposal option and related regulatory framework.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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