SESSION OF 2021
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2408
As Amended by House Committee on Federal
and State Affairs

Brief*
HB 2408, as amended, would authorize and direct the
Executive Director of the Kansas Historical Society (KSHS),
on behalf of the KSHS, to convey by quitclaim deed, a 9.86
acre parcel of land in Doniphan County to the Iowa Tribe of
Kansas and Nebraska. The legal description of the parcel is
provided in the bill, which also states the property is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as the “Iowa,
Sac and Fox Presbyterian Mission” (property).
The bill would provide the conveyance would not require
appraisal, bid, or publication, and the conveyance would not
be subject to appraisal requirements in continuing law. The
Attorney General would also be required to review and
approve the deeds and conveyances.
The bill would state the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska agrees to pay all costs related to the conveyance
and would grant the State a historic preservation easement
that would reflect current federal preservation laws regarding
properties listed in the NRHP.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Federal and State Affairs at the request of Representative
Eplee.
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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
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In the House Committee hearing on March 17, 2021,
Representatives Eplee and Victors, the Highland City
Attorney, representatives of Highland Community College,
and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska testified as
proponents, stating that the bill would preserve property that
is important to the history of Iowa Tribe and the City of
Highland. Representatives of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska, and the KSHS provided written-only proponent
testimony.
The House Committee amended the bill to remove the
provision authorizing conveyance without consideration and
specified that the property be conveyed by quitclaim deed
rather than statutory warranty deed.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, The Kansas Historical
Society estimates transferring the Iowa, Sac and Fox Mission
property to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska would
reduce annual expenditures for maintenance of the property
by $5,745, of which $1,200 is from the State General Fund.
Any fiscal effect associated with the bill is not reflected in The
FY 2022 Governor’s Budget Report.
Kansas State Historical Society; Iowa, Sac and Fox Presbyterian Mission; Doniphan
County


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