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2005 Legislation

Status on 2005 KEC recommendations

Recommendation #1 - Amend Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code to restore a priority creditor status for sellers of oil and gas production when a purchaser is in bankruptcy. Such an amendment would follow the language of the former K.S.A. 84-9-319 which was repealed in 2000.

• Status: Introduced as House Bill 2104 on Jan. 20.
  Passed by House, 123-0, on Feb. 23. Referred to Senate Judiciary committee on Feb. 24. Hearing scheduled in Senate Judiciary committee on March 3.
• View HB2104 (PDF)
• Track bill: Go to the Kansas Legislature web-site and enter 2104 under Track a Bill at right.

#2 - Authorize the Kansas Development Finance Authority (KDFA) to offer bonds to finance Kansas energy projects.

• Status: Introduced as Senate Bill 284 on March 1, and referred to the Ways and Means committee on March 2. Withdrawn from Ways and Means Committee and referred to Commerce committee on March 9. Hearing set for March 25.
• Track bill: Go to the Kansas Legislature web-site and enter 284 under Track a Bill at right.

#3 - Remove mandatory labeling for 10% ethanol mixtures at the gas pump. Rescind Subsection b of Kansas Statute No. 79-3408, which currently requires that retail gasoline pumps with ethanol blends be labeled.

• Status: Introduced as Senate Bill 56 on Jan. 19.
  Passed by Senate on Feb. 22, 29-10.  Passed by House on March 23, 110-13. Signed into law by Governor on April 4, 2005
• View SB56 (PDF)
• Track bill: Go to the Kansas Legislature web-site and enter 56 under Track a Bill at right.

#4 - Adopt a $0.005/kwh production tax credit for new renewable energy facilities or expansions of existing facilities, including wind, hydro, solar, and biomass. This credit should be for the first 10 years of the facilities’ operation, be tradable to allow benefit to non-taxable entities, and designed in such a way that it is transparent who claims these and how much they claim.

• Status: Introduced as Senate Bill 251 on Feb. 10.
  Referred to Assessment and Taxation committee, Feb. 11.
• View SB251 (PDF)
• Track bill: Go to the Kansas Legislature web-site and enter 251 under Track a Bill at right.

#5 - Adopt language clarifying that negotiations and discussions between wind-energy developers and local governments regarding voluntary payments for wind projects are legal.

• Status
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Other 2005 Energy-related legislation