KS HB2433

Counties are prohibited from enacting or enforcing any resolution regulating water transfer or appropriation that conflicts with, is more stringent than, or duplicates oversight by the chief engineer or water transfer hearing panel under Kansas water law (Chapter 82a)

Counties cannot require any license, permit (including conditional use permits), or impose any conditions, restrictions, fees, or charges related to water appropriation or transfer

Provisions apply both prospectively and retroactively to all existing and future county resolutions affecting past, present, or future water transfers or appropriations

Counties retain authority to use zoning or sanitary code requirements to regulate the location or use of domestic water wells

Amends K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 19-101a by adding paragraph (40) to the list of limitations on county home rule powers; takes effect upon publication in the Kansas Register