Kansas § 2-3709 - Kansas agricultural remediation board; creation

§ 2-3709. Kansas agricultural remediation board; creation

2-3709. Kansas agricultural remediation board; creation. (a) There is hereby created the Kansas agricultural remediation board. The board shall consist of five members appointed by the governor. Of the five members, one shall be a representative of agricultural retailers, one shall be a representative of agricultural producers, one shall be a representative of agricultural processors, one shall be a representative of specialty chemical distributors or retailers and one shall be a representative of agricultural and specialty chemical registrants. Not more than three voting members shall be members of the same political party. One representative of the Kansas department of agriculture and one representative of the Kansas department of health and environment shall serve as members of the board ex officio.(b) Except as provided by this section, the term of office of each member of the board shall be four years. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board prior to the expiration of a term of office, the governor shall appoint a qualified successor to fill the unexpired term.(c) The governor shall designate the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the board from the members of such board.(d) Meetings shall be held as determined by the board.(e) Members of the board attending meetings of the board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the board, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2000, ch. 82, § 9; L. 2005, ch. 5, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 140, § 1; July 1.