Kansas Statutes 55-1,118. Same; fee fund
(a) (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the subsurface hydrocarbon storage fund to administer the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 55-1,117 through 55-1,122, and amendments thereto. Such fund shall be administered by the secretary in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) All moneys received by the secretary as grants, gifts, bequests or state or federal appropriations for the purposes of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 55-1,117 through 55-1,122, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted by the secretary to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of such fund. The secretary is authorized to receive from the federal government or any of its agencies or from any private or governmental source any funds made available for the purposes of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 55-1,117 through 55-1,122, and amendments thereto.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 55-1,118
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- 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
(3) All expenditures from this fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts and upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary.
(b) The secretary is authorized to use moneys from the subsurface hydrocarbon storage fund to pay the cost of:
(1) All activities related to permitting activities including but not limited to development and issuance of permits, compliance monitoring, inspections, well and well system closures, long term monitoring and enforcement actions;
(2) review and witnessing of test procedures;
(3) review and witnessing of routine workover or repair procedures;
(4) investigation of violations, complaints, pollution and events effecting public health;
(5) design and review of remedial action plans;
(6) contracting for services needed to supplement the department’s staff expertise in facility investigations;
(7) consultation needed concerning remedial action at a permitted facility;
(8) mitigation of adverse environmental impacts;
(9) emergency or long-term remedial activities;
(10) legal costs, including expert witnesses, incurred in administration of the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 55-1,117 through 55-1,122, and amendments thereto; and
(11) costs of program administration.
(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the subsurface hydrocarbon storage fund interest earnings based on:
(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the subsurface hydrocarbon storage fund for the preceding month; and
(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding months.