SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON SENATE BILL NO. 49
As Recommended by Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Natural Resources

Brief*
SB 49 would authorize the Secretary of Wildlife, Parks
and Tourism (Secretary) to establish fees for the public use of
cabins owned or operated by the Department of Wildlife,
Parks and Tourism (Department) and for camping permits at
state parks. The bill would eliminate the current requirement
for the Secretary to obtain approval from the Kansas Wildlife,
Parks and Tourism Commission to establish fees for the use
of cabins by the public.
The bill would also eliminate the Department’s current
statutory maximum fee structure for cabin rental use. In
addition, the bill would exempt the fees for camping use from
the provisions of the Rules and Regulations Filing Act.
Current law exempts cabin rental fees from the provisions of
the Rules and Regulations Filing Act.

Background
The bill was introduced by the Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Natural Resources at the request of the
Department on January 24, 2019.
In the Senate Committee hearing on February 20, 2019,
a representative of the Department testified as a proponent.
The representative testified the bill would increase both use
of cabins and camp sites and revenue for the Department as
it would provide flexibility for the Department to increase fees
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
during busy times (holiday weekends and special events) and
to decrease fees during low demand times. Written-only
opponent testimony was provided by a representative of the
Kansas Bed and Breakfast Association. No neutral testimony
was provided.
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget, the bill would allow the Department to take
advantage of changing market conditions and could increase
revenue, but the Department could not estimate the fiscal
effect. Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill is
not reflected in The FY 2020 Governor’s Budget Report.


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 32-999, 77-415