KS HB2153

Irrigation district boards may adopt mail ballot elections in either even-numbered or odd-numbered years, with the board setting director terms at two, three, or four years

Districts over 35,000 acres must establish three voting areas of approximately equal acreage and may designate polling places within each area or opt for mail ballot procedures

Dam definitions are split by use: nonagriculture dams require permits at 25 feet height or 6+ feet with 50+ acre-feet storage; agriculture dams at 30 feet or 6+ feet with 125+ acre-feet storage

Structures classified as water obstructions rather than dams include dry detention road fills for government use and low head dams below the lowest stream bank

Civil penalties of $100-$500 per violation added for water obstruction law violations, with each seven-day period of non-compliance after notice constituting a separate violation