Kansas Department of Agriculture asks lawmakers for State Water Plan fund boosts for dam rehab, irrigation and conservation district aid At a legislative budget hearing, Legislative Research and Secretary Mike Beam outlined Department of Agriculture requests including $2.7 million for watershed dam rehabilitation, $1.7 million to restore a 2:1 conservation district match and state funds to leverage up to $25 million in federal irrigation upgrades; members pressed the department on reappropriations and staffing implications.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is pushing for vital funding to repair aging dams and modernize irrigation, which could unlock $25 million in federal aid—what’s at stake if lawmakers don’t act?

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