Volume 42 - Issue 2 - January 12, 2023
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulation
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Division of Environment, Bureau of Water, will conduct a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Room 530, Curtis State Office Building, 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka, Kansas, to consider the adoption of proposed amended public water supply regulation K.A.R. 28-15-56, regarding the public water supply project loan program.
A summary of the proposed regulation and estimated economic impact follows:
Summary of Regulation:
K.A.R. 28-15-56. Project eligibility. Aligns the proposed regulation with the statute change required by K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-163d that removed the prohibition against financing projects that trigger the Water Transfer Act, K.S.A. 82a-1501 through 82a-1508. Allows loans from the public water supply loan fund to finance the costs of projects that would have triggered the Water Transfer Act.
Economic Impact:
Cost to the agency: The proposed regulation will not result in increased costs to the agency.
Cost to the public and regulated community: There will be no costs related to the proposed regulation that are reasonably expected to be incurred by businesses, local governments, public utility ratepayers, or members of the public. The public water supply loan fund is a voluntary financing program for municipalities.
Costs to other governmental agencies or units: There will be no costs related to the proposed regulation that are reasonably expected to be incurred by other governmental agencies or units because they are not eligible to use the public water supply loan fund.
A detailed economic impact is provided in the economic impact statement that is available from the designated KDHE contact staff person or at the Kansas State Revolving Fund website, as listed below.
The time period between the publication of this notice and the scheduled hearing constitutes a 60-day public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed regulation. All interested parties may submit written comments prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing to William Carr, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Water Administration, Curtis State Office Bldg., 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612 or by email to William.J.Carr@ks.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to participate in the public hearing by submitting written comments.
During the hearing, all interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity to present their views orally on the proposed regulation as well as an opportunity to submit their written comments. It is requested that each individual giving oral comments also provide a written copy of the comments for the record. In order to give each individual an opportunity to present their views, it may be necessary for the hearing officer to request that each presenter limit an oral presentation to an appropriate time frame.
Complete copies of the proposed regulation and the corresponding economic impact statement and environmental benefit statement may be obtained from the Kansas State Revolving Fund website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/518/Loan-Fund-Administration-Documents or by contacting William Carr at William.J.Carr@ks.gov, phone 785-296-0735. Questions pertaining to the proposed regulation should be directed to William Carr at the contact information above.
Any individual with a disability may request accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulation and the economic impact statement and environmental benefit statement in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation to participate in the hearing should be made at least five working days in advance of the hearing by contacting William Carr.
Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment
Doc. No. 050797
