Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 11 - STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Article 7 - NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL FUND
Section 11-7-6 - Contract funds

(a) The state contract shall provide for the distribution of non-point source pollution technical assistance, information, and education or nonfinancial assistance funds.

(b) A one-time advance of the annual allocation of either technical assistance or information and education funds, or both, shall be paid to each district by the commission after July 1, upon receipt of the signed contract.

(c) The amount allocated shall be a supplement to each district's uncommitted balance retained on June 30, to equal the current fiscal year allocation.

(d) Uncommitted funds held by each district on June 30 shall remain in each district account and shall be deducted from the next fiscal year's annual advance if the contract is extended.

(e) If the contract is not extended or if uncommitted funds exceed the next fiscal year's allocation, the uncommitted funds shall be returned to the commission by the district within 10 days after the expiration of the contract or receipt of the next fiscal year's allocation.

(f) The district may employ a water quality coordinator to provide technical assistance. This coordinator shall be an employee of the district and shall be supervised by that district's board of supervisors or its designee.

(g) The technical assistance allocation shall be used solely for salaries, wages, and benefits as prescribed by the commission for the employment of any conservation district employee or employees, based on staff hours directly related to the implementation of the program, with funds accounted for on forms prescribed by the commission.

(h) The information and education allocation shall be used to fund activities that support implementation of the district non-point source pollution management plan and project work plans and shall be accounted for on forms prescribed by the commission and submitted to the commission by the requested date.

(i) Any district purchase, using state contract funds, of equipment exceeding $500.00 in value shall be the property of the commission for five years or the life of the equipment, whichever is less, and shall require advance purchase approval of the commission. After five years, the equipment shall become the property of the conservation district.

(j) Transfers of either technical assistance or information and education funds to a district's financial assistance account may be allowed for reasons determined to be valid by the commission.

(k) Supplemental allocations to districts may be made by the commission for information and education projects.

(l) Each district shall follow the operations fund guidelines in K.S.A. 2-1907b, and amendments thereto, in its expenditure of state contract funds.