82a-1043. Annual report to the legislature. (a) Not later than January 25 of each year, the board of each district shall submit to the house of representatives standing committee on water, the house of representatives standing committee on agriculture and natural resources, the senate standing committee on agriculture and natural resources and any other appropriate committees, and any successor committees, a written report on the budget, finances and activities of the district. A representative of the board shall appear before the committee upon request.

(b) The annual report shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) An itemized list of all income and the source from which the income was received, including any grants and interest income earned;

(2) an itemized list of all expenditures by the board;

(3) an accounting of all assets currently held by the board;

(4) the most recent approved audit prepared in accordance with K.S.A. 75-1120a, and amendments thereto;

(5) the budget adopted for the current year pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-1026, and amendments thereto;

(6) a detailed description of the activities of the district; and

(7) a detailed statement that explains how the expenditures by the board served to further the conservation and reduced consumptive use of groundwater, the prevention of economic deterioration and the stabilization of agriculture or otherwise supported implementation of the district's management program.

(c) Beginning in January 2025, the report shall summarize the action plans and activities undertaken pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-1044, and amendments thereto.

(d) Each year, each district shall publish the annual written report required by subsection (a) on the district's website.

(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to article 10 of chapter 82a of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2023, ch. 56, § 1; July 1.