Establishing the state conservation fund and transferring $2,500,000 to such fund and providing for the enhanced transfer of moneys from the state general fund to the state water plan fund and from the state water plan fund to the water technical assistance fund and the water project grant fund.

HB 2113 establishes a state conservation fund in the treasury, requiring an annual $5 million transfer from the state general fund starting July 1, 2025. The fund must be used to match private water conservation investments (2:1 state-to-private ratio) and support domestic water quality sampling, with results shared with the state geological survey. It also amends water plan fund transfers, increasing annual allocations to the water technical assistance fund ($7 million) and water project grant fund ($18 million) starting in 2025. The bill directly affects Kansas conservation districts, the Department of Agriculture’s conservation division, and entities adopting new water technology in designated conservation areas.