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Division of the Budget
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Topeka, KS 66612                                Division of the Budget                               http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director                                                                             Laura Kelly, Governor

                                                   January 21, 2021

          The Honorable Kent Thompson, Chairperson
          House Committee on Local Government
          Statehouse, Room 187C-N
          Topeka, Kansas 66612
          Dear Representative Thompson:
                    SUBJECT:      Fiscal Note for HB 2034 by Representative Amyx
                  In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2034 is
          respectfully submitted to your committee.
                  HB 2034 would require a township board to publish a notice of a public hearing in the
          official county newspaper prior to purchasing land or erecting buildings. The bill would require
          the notice to be published at least 20 days prior to the hearing. Following the hearing, the township
          board may adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase of the land and building. The bill would
          require the resolution to be published in the official county newspaper. If, within 45 days following
          the publication, a protest petition is presented to the county clerk, the question of purchasing must
          be submitted to the township electors. Any township that has acquired land and wants to construct
          a building or buildings would be subject to the protest petition and election procedure.
                  The Office of the Secretary of State indicates the costs to update training materials for
          election offices and educational materials for the general public as a result of HB 2034 would be
          negligible and could be absorbed within existing resources. The Office also indicates county
          election offices could incur costs to publish notices of public hearings and conduct special
          elections if a protest petition is successfully submitted and requires an election, but those costs
          would vary by county and would depend on a number of factors, including the size of the notice
          and jurisdiction. Since HB 2034 would require an election for a purchase question only in the event
          of an adequate protest, the Kansas Association of Counties indicates counties would experience a
          reduction in costs related to unnecessary elections.

                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                Adam Proffitt
                                                                Director of the Budget
          cc: Jay Hall, Association of Counties
              Jeff Scannell, Department of Administration
              Wendi Stark, League of Municipalities
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 80-104