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HB 2063 Committee Minutes and Testimony
Establishing various conservation funds, allocating state moneys for conservation, requiring reports to the governor and legislature, and authorizing fund transfers and providing for the use of such funds by the Kansas department of agriculture and the Kansas department of wildlife and parks.
House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
| Hearing Date | Minutes | Testimony | Presenter | Organization | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Kurt Ratzlaff | Kansas Ourdoor Heritage Alliance | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Tom Buller, Executive Director | Kansas Rural Center | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Bevin Law, President | Kansas Association of Conservation Districts | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Sarah Hill-Nelson | The Bowersock Mills & Power Company | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Alfonso Leyva, President | Kansas Wildlife Federation | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Andrea Kelly, Executive Director | Mulvane Recreation Foundation | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Tyler Rafter, Kansas State Coordinator | Phesants Forever and Quail Forever | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Floyd Schmidt, President | Kansas Forestry Associatiom | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Reverand Thad Holcombe, Moderator | Lawrence Ecology Teams United in Sustainability (LETUS) | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Katie Roby, State Director | The Nature Conservancy in Kansas | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Karen Willey, Vice President and Brad Willey, President | FarmTender | HB2063, Proponents, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | David Rains, Director | Coffeyville Recreation Commission | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Dawn Buehler, Executive Director | Friends of the Kaw | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Justin Jamison, Board President | Ringneck Classic Inc. | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Kaitlin Stanley, Executive Director | Kansas Land Trust | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Laura Downey, Executive Director | Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Barth Crouch, Chair | Ranchland Trust of Kansas | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Nick Levendofsky, Executive Director | Kansas Farmers Union | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jacqueline Augustine, Executive Director | Audubon of Kansas | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Ondre Rexford | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Shad Sullivan | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Courtney Crawford | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Patricia DeDamos | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Viola Heskett | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Mary Powell | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Dale Enyart | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Matthew Steele, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director | Kansas Cattlemen's Association | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Carolyn Simms | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Debbie Detmer, KS GOP Delegate | Kansan | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Mary Stang | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Marcus Rogge, Commissioner, District 1 | Haskell County | HB2063, Opponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | David Kraft, Executive Director | Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Laura Lutz, Director, Government Affairs | Evergy | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jennifer Simmelink, Executive Director | Kansas Soil Health Alliance | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Matt Smith, Conservation Delivery Specialist | Playa Lakes Joint Venture | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Jared McJunkin, Director of Conservation Operations | National Wild Turkey Federation | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Ginny Moore, Kansas State Director | The Conservation Fund | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Zack Pistora, Kansas Director | Kansas Sierra Club | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Erika Devore, Executive Director | Kansas Recreation and Park Association | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Ellen Parker, Associate Attorney | WaterOne | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Andrea Perdue | Email from Citizen | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Shahira Stafford | Kansas Cooperative Council | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Dr. Sarah Diamond, Executive Director | State Association of Kansas Watersheds | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Marcus Rogge on behalf of Tracey Barton | Haskell County Commissioner | HB2063, Opponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Kyle Hamilton, Revisor | Office of Revisor of Statutes | HB2063, Bill Brief |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Desree Pettera | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Beth Salmans | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Angel Cushing | Citizen | HB2063, Opponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Marshal Loftus | Kansas Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers | HB2063, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Keith Badger | Osage County Farmer | HB2063, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Kathryn Louderback | Teacher | HB2063, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Justin Cobb | Kansans for Conservation | HB2063, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Josh Roe, CEO | Kansas Corn Growers Association | HB2063, Joint Testimony, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | John Ritchey | Ducks Unlimited | HB2063, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Glenn Walker | Grassland Owner | HB2063, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Bill Maasen, Superintendent | Johnson County Parks and Recreation | HB2063, Proponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Taylor Nikkel, Director | Kansas Livestock Association | HB2063, Opponent, Oral |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Lynne Beatty | Kansan | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
| Thu, Feb 6, 2025 | View | Download | Clark Coan | Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy | HB2063, Proponent, Written Only |
