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AN ACT concerning the university of Kansas; relating to separate agency
  status for the Kansas geological survey for certain purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
  Section 1.  For the purpose of preparation of the governor's budget
report and related legislative measure or measures for submission to the
legislature, the Kansas geological survey of the university of Kansas shall
be considered a separate state agency and shall be titled for such purpose
as the ``university of Kansas geological survey.'' The budget estimates and
requests of the Kansas geological survey of the university of Kansas shall
be presented as a state agency separate from the university of Kansas,
and such separation shall be maintained in the budget documents and
reports prepared by the director of the budget and the governor, or either
of them, including all related legislative reports and measures submitted
to the legislature.
  Sec. 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.