Kansas HB2111 modifies the Kansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to increase acreage limits and clarify eligibility criteria.

Kansas HB2111 amends the Kansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) by increasing the total acreage cap from 40,000 to 60,000 acres and adjusting county acreage caps. The bill allows exceptions to eligibility criteria for lands in high-priority water conservation areas, high-flow capacity wells, and those involved in other water conservation programs. It also removes the prohibition on government-owned water rights participating in CREP and clarifies criteria related to water right usage, sanctions, and reporting.

Kansas HB2111 modifies the Kansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to increase acreage limits and clarify eligibility criteria.

Kansas HB2111 amends the Kansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) by increasing the total acreage cap from 40,000 to 60,000 acres and adjusting county acreage caps. The bill allows exceptions to eligibility criteria for lands in high-priority water conservation areas, high-flow capacity wells, and those involved in other water conservation programs. It also removes the prohibition on government-owned water rights participating in CREP and clarifies criteria related to water right usage, sanctions, and reporting.