2-1921.Kansas natural resource legacy alliance;
membership; nonvoting advisors.
(a) There is hereby created the Kansas natural resource
legacy alliance.
(b) The alliance shall consist of the following appointed members all of whom
shall be residents of the state of Kansas:
(1) The president of the senate or the president of the senate's designee,
and two additional members appointed by the president of the senate, two of
whom shall be landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch
land and are principally engaged in production agriculture;
(2) the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader of the senate's
designee and one additional member appointed by the minority leader of the
senate who shall be a landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally
engaged in production agriculture;
(3) the chairman of the senate committee on natural resources or the chairman
of the senate committee on natural resources' designee provided that such
designee is a member of the legislature of the state of Kansas;
(4) the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker of the house
of
representative's designee, and two additional members appointed by the speaker
of the house of representatives, two of whom shall be landowners who own at
least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are principally engaged in
production agriculture;
(5) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority
leader of the house of representative's designee and one additional member
appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives who shall be a
landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally engaged in
production agriculture;
(6) the chairman of the house committee on environment or the chairman of the
house committee on environment's designee provided that such designee is a
member of the legislature of the state of Kansas; and
(7) three members appointed by the governor, at least two of which shall be
landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are
principally engaged in production agriculture.
(c) The following shall be nonvoting advisors to the members
of the
alliance:
(1) The secretary of wildlife and parks or the secretary's designee;
(2) the secretary of agriculture or the secretary's designee;
(3) the executive director of the state conservation commission or the
executive director's designee;
(4) the secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee;
(5) the director of the Kansas water office or the director's designee;
(6) the state forester or the state forester's designee;
(7) the secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee;
(8) the president of the Kansas farm bureau or the president's designee; and
(9) the president of the Kansas livestock association or the president's
designee.
(d) Officers making appointments pursuant to subsection (b) shall consult and
coordinate among themselves in making the appointments in order to achieve a
membership that represents a balance of knowledge and experience among
interests in natural resources, environmental interests and related economic
interests, including parks and recreation, soil and water conservation, travel
and tourism, economic development, agriculture, outdoor recreation, landowners
and homeowners, fish and wildlife, forest resources, prairie and grassland
resources and municipalities. At least two such members shall represent
environmental interests. In
making the appointments, the officers shall solicit and allow an opportunity
for recommendations by interested groups and individual citizens.
History: L. 2002, ch. 96, § 6;
L. 2003, ch. 154, § 1; July 1.
2-1921.Kansas natural resource legacy alliance;
membership; nonvoting advisors.
(a) There is hereby created the Kansas natural resource
legacy alliance.
(b) The alliance shall consist of the following appointed members all of whom
shall be residents of the state of Kansas:
(1) The president of the senate or the president of the senate's designee,
and two additional members appointed by the president of the senate, two of
whom shall be landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch
land and are principally engaged in production agriculture;
(2) the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader of the senate's
designee and one additional member appointed by the minority leader of the
senate who shall be a landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally
engaged in production agriculture;
(3) the chairman of the senate committee on natural resources or the chairman
of the senate committee on natural resources' designee provided that such
designee is a member of the legislature of the state of Kansas;
(4) the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker of the house
of
representative's designee, and two additional members appointed by the speaker
of the house of representatives, two of whom shall be landowners who own at
least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are principally engaged in
production agriculture;
(5) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority
leader of the house of representative's designee and one additional member
appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives who shall be a
landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally engaged in
production agriculture;
(6) the chairman of the house committee on environment or the chairman of the
house committee on environment's designee provided that such designee is a
member of the legislature of the state of Kansas; and
(7) three members appointed by the governor, at least two of which shall be
landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are
principally engaged in production agriculture.
(c) The following shall be nonvoting advisors to the members
of the
alliance:
(1) The secretary of wildlife and parks or the secretary's designee;
(2) the secretary of agriculture or the secretary's designee;
(3) the executive director of the state conservation commission or the
executive director's designee;
(4) the secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee;
(5) the director of the Kansas water office or the director's designee;
(6) the state forester or the state forester's designee;
(7) the secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee;
(8) the president of the Kansas farm bureau or the president's designee; and
(9) the president of the Kansas livestock association or the president's
designee.
(d) Officers making appointments pursuant to subsection (b) shall consult and
coordinate among themselves in making the appointments in order to achieve a
membership that represents a balance of knowledge and experience among
interests in natural resources, environmental interests and related economic
interests, including parks and recreation, soil and water conservation, travel
and tourism, economic development, agriculture, outdoor recreation, landowners
and homeowners, fish and wildlife, forest resources, prairie and grassland
resources and municipalities. At least two such members shall represent
environmental interests. In
making the appointments, the officers shall solicit and allow an opportunity
for recommendations by interested groups and individual citizens.
History: L. 2002, ch. 96, § 6;
L. 2003, ch. 154, § 1; July 1.
2-1921.Kansas natural resource legacy alliance;
membership; nonvoting advisors.
(a) There is hereby created the Kansas natural resource
legacy alliance.
(b) The alliance shall consist of the following appointed members all of whom
shall be residents of the state of Kansas:
(1) The president of the senate or the president of the senate's designee,
and two additional members appointed by the president of the senate, two of
whom shall be landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch
land and are principally engaged in production agriculture;
(2) the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader of the senate's
designee and one additional member appointed by the minority leader of the
senate who shall be a landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally
engaged in production agriculture;
(3) the chairman of the senate committee on natural resources or the chairman
of the senate committee on natural resources' designee provided that such
designee is a member of the legislature of the state of Kansas;
(4) the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker of the house
of
representative's designee, and two additional members appointed by the speaker
of the house of representatives, two of whom shall be landowners who own at
least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are principally engaged in
production agriculture;
(5) the minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority
leader of the house of representative's designee and one additional member
appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives who shall be a
landowner who owns at least 160 acres and is principally engaged in
production agriculture;
(6) the chairman of the house committee on environment or the chairman of the
house committee on environment's designee provided that such designee is a
member of the legislature of the state of Kansas; and
(7) three members appointed by the governor, at least two of which shall be
landowners who own at least 160 acres of Kansas farm or ranch land and are
principally engaged in production agriculture.
(c) The following shall be nonvoting advisors to the members
of the
alliance:
(1) The secretary of wildlife and parks or the secretary's designee;
(2) the secretary of agriculture or the secretary's designee;
(3) the executive director of the state conservation commission or the
executive director's designee;
(4) the secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee;
(5) the director of the Kansas water office or the director's designee;
(6) the state forester or the state forester's designee;
(7) the secretary of commerce or the secretary's designee;
(8) the president of the Kansas farm bureau or the president's designee; and
(9) the president of the Kansas livestock association or the president's
designee.
(d) Officers making appointments pursuant to subsection (b) shall consult and
coordinate among themselves in making the appointments in order to achieve a
membership that represents a balance of knowledge and experience among
interests in natural resources, environmental interests and related economic
interests, including parks and recreation, soil and water conservation, travel
and tourism, economic development, agriculture, outdoor recreation, landowners
and homeowners, fish and wildlife, forest resources, prairie and grassland
resources and municipalities. At least two such members shall represent
environmental interests. In
making the appointments, the officers shall solicit and allow an opportunity
for recommendations by interested groups and individual citizens.
History: L. 2002, ch. 96, § 6;
L. 2003, ch. 154, § 1; July 1.
