KS HB2111

Increases the statewide acreage cap for Kansas Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) enrollment from 40,000 to 60,000 acres, with no single county exceeding 25% of the statewide cap

Removes the prohibition on government-owned water rights participating in CREP and eliminates restrictions based on expired federal conservation reserve contracts

Allows CREP contracts for dryland farming or limited irrigation practices when approved by USDA for water quantity conservation goals

Creates exceptions to eligibility criteria for acreage in high-priority water conservation areas, near aquifers with less than 10 years of usable life, or affected by bankruptcy/probate circumstances

Changes annual reporting requirements from covering data since fiscal year 2008 to only the preceding five years, including acreage enrolled, expenditures, water rights retired, and groundwater level changes