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Minutes for HB2340 - Committee on Commerce
Short Title
Providing for an exemption from remediation costs or other liability from prior commercial pesticide application by the United States army for owners of certain property located in Johnson county.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 11, 2025
Chair Alley opened the hearing on HB 2340.
Staff provided a brief overview of the bill. (Attachment 3)
John Petersen, Sunflower Redevelopment, LLC, The purpose of the bill is singularly focused and designed to prevent regulatory mandates by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) that are arbitary and capricious in nature, have no statutory basis under Kansas law and, in fact, directly contravene federal legislation that is controlling. (Attachment 4)
Written testimony provided in support of the bill:
Dr. Kanan Patel Coleman, DEnv, MPH, Burns & McDonald (Attachment 5)
Renee Hadley, President & CEO, Kansas City Kansas Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 6)
Tim Holverson, President, De Soto Economic Development Council (Attachment 7)
Chair Alley recessed the hearing on HB 2340, will resume on March 12, 2025.
The next meeting is 3-12-25. The meeting was adjourned at 2:28 pm.
