2-1921. Kansas natural resource legacy alliance; membership; nonvoting advisors. - Kansas Statutes

2-1921

Chapter 2.--AGRICULTURE Article 19.--CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

      2-1921.   Kansas natural resource legacy alliance; membership; nonvoting advisors. (a) There is hereby created the Kansas natural resource legacy alliance.

      (b)   The alliance shall consist of the following appointed members all of whom shall be residents of the state of Kansas:

      (1)   The president of the senate or the president of the senate's designee, and two additional members appointed by the president of the senate, two of whom shall be landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are principally engaged in production agriculture;

      (2)   the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader of the senate's designee and one additional member appointed by the minority leader of the senate who shall be a landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally engaged in production agriculture;

      (3)   the chairman of the senate committee on natural resources or the chairman of the senate committee on natural resources' designee provided that such designee is a member of the legislature of the state of Kansas;

      (4)   the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker of the house of representative's designee, and two additional members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, two of whom shall be landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are principally engaged in production agriculture;

      (5)   the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority leader of the house of representative's designee and one additional member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives who shall be a landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally engaged in production agriculture;

      (6)   the chairman of the house committee on environment or the chairman of the house committee on environment's designee provided that such designee is a member of the legislature of the state of Kansas; and

      (7)   three members appointed by the governor, at least two of which shall be landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are principally engaged in production agriculture.

      (c)   The following shall be nonvoting advisors to the members of the alliance:

      (1)   The secretary of wildlife and parks or the secretary's designee;

      (2)   the secretary of agriculture or the secretary's designee;

      (3)   the executive director of the state conservation commission or the executive director's designee;

      (4)   the secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee;

      (5)   the director of the Kansas water office or the director's designee;

      (6)   the state forester or the state forester's designee;

      (7)   the secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee;

      (8)   the president of the Kansas farm bureau or the president's designee; and

      (9)   the president of the Kansas livestock association or the president's designee.

      (d)   Officers making appointments pursuant to subsection (b) shall consult and coordinate among themselves in making the appointments in order to achieve a membership that represents a balance of knowledge and experience among interests in natural resources, environmental interests and related economic interests, including parks and recreation, soil and water conservation, travel and tourism, economic development, agriculture, outdoor recreation, landowners and homeowners, fish and wildlife, forest resources, prairie and grassland resources and municipalities. At least two such members shall represent environmental interests. In making the appointments, the officers shall solicit and allow an opportunity for recommendations by interested groups and individual citizens.

      History:   L. 2002, ch. 96, § 6; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 1; July 1.