Kansas Statutes 55-194. Annual report
(a) The commission shall prepare an annual report containing the following information regarding each contamination site:
(1) A description and evaluation of the site, including surface and subsurface contamination;
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 55-194
- Commission: means the state corporation commission. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
- Contamination site: means any of: (1) The 17 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities, identified as of March 1, 1996, over which jurisdiction was transferred from the department of health and environment to the commission by chapter 204 of the 1995 Session Laws of Kansas; or (2) the 92 sites of pollution from oil and gas activities identified by the commission as of March 1, 1996. See Kansas Statutes 55-191
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Well: means a hole or penetration of the surface of the earth, drilled or recompleted for the purpose of:
(1) Producing oil or gas;
(2) injecting fluid, air or gas in the ground in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas;
(3) obtaining geological information in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas by taking cores or through seismic operations;
(4) disposing of fluids produced in connection with the exploration for or production of oil or gas;
(5) providing cathodic protection to prevent corrosion to lines, tanks or structures; or
(6) injecting or withdrawing natural gas. See Kansas Statutes 55-150
(2) the immediacy of the threat to public health or the environment from pollution from the site, including any contamination of drinking water or groundwater;
(3) the level of surface and subsurface remediation recommended;
(4) any unusual problems associated with investigation or remediation of pollution from the site;
(5) an estimate of the cost to achieve the recommended level of remediation or, if no estimate is possible, an estimate of the cost to conduct an investigation sufficient to determine the cost of remediation;
(6) any funds available to pay the costs of remediation;
(7) with regard to remediation of pollution from the site performed during the preceding fiscal year: (A) The nature of such remediation; (B) the total amount expended for such remediation; and (C) the amount expended for administrative expenses of the commission and compensation and other expenses of employing personnel to carry out the duties of the commission; and
(8) total expenditures in preceding fiscal years for remediation at the site.
(b) The commission shall prepare an annual report containing the following information regarding abandoned wells and their well sites:
(1) Documentation of the number of unplugged abandoned wells in the state; and
(2) a multiyear plan for dealing with unplugged abandoned wells that categorizes wells according to the risk posed to public health and the environment, sets forth a schedule for plugging wells posing the most serious risks and addresses funding of the plan.
(c) The commission shall submit the reports provided for by this section to the governor and the chairperson and ranking minority member of the committees on energy and natural resources of the senate and the house of representatives, on or before the first day of the regular legislative session each year.