Session of 2000
Effective: April 27, 2000

HOUSE BILL No. 3020
An Act establishing the sunflower army ammunition plant remediation trust fund; providing for administration and use of such fund.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. (a) As used in this section:

      (1) "Consent decree agreement" means any consent decree agree-
ment entered into pursuant to K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-8922, and amend-
ments thereto, between the department and the oz entertainment com-
pany associated with the remediation of environmental contamination at
the sunflower army ammunition plant located at Desoto, Kansas.

      (2) "Department" means the department of health and environment.

      (3) "Qualified expenses" means costs of remediation which are de-
termined to be qualified expenses pursuant to a consent decree agree-
ment.

      (4) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and environment.

      (b) There is hereby established in the state treasury the sunflower
army ammunition plant remediation trust fund, to be administered by the
secretary.

      (c) The department shall remit to the state treasurer any proceeds
received by the department from the payment obligation surety bond
furnished by the oz entertainment company to the department pursuant
to a consent decree agreement. Upon receipt of such proceeds, the state
treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit
it to the sunflower army ammunition plant remediation trust fund.

      (d) Moneys in the sunflower army ammunition plant remediation
trust fund shall be expended only for payment of qualified expenses of
remediation of environmental contamination at the sunflower army am-
munition plant for which the oz entertainment company has accepted
responsibility for payment. Moneys in the fund shall be expended for no
other governmental purpose.

      (e) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts
and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the sunflower
army ammunition plant remediation trust fund interest earnings based
on:

      (1) The average daily balance of moneys in the sunflower army am-
munition plant remediation trust fund for the preceding month; and

      (2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio
for the preceding month.

      (f) All expenditures from the sunflower army ammunition plant re-
mediation trust fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts
upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to
vouchers approved by the secretary for the purposes set forth in this
section.

      Sec.  2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.