Kan. Stat. § 32-1077

Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4
Section 32-1077 - Same; construction of act
(a) This act shall not be construed to infringe on the authority of the United States department of agriculture to administer conservation programs that apply to:
(1) The lesser prairie chicken;
(2) the greater prairie chicken;
(3) the habitats of such species;
(4) farming practices that affect such species; or
(5) other human activity that affects such species or habitats of such species.
(b) This act shall not be construed to infringe on the authority of the United States environmental protection agency, or the state of Kansas under delegated authority, to administer the federal water pollution prevention and control act, as in effect on the effective date of this act, or the clean air act, as in effect on the effective date of this act, to the extent it may apply to:
(1) The lesser prairie chicken;
(2) the greater prairie chicken;
(3) the habitats of such species;
(4) farming practices that affect such species; or
(5) other human activity that affects such species or habitats of such species.
(c) This act shall not be construed to infringe on the authority of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks or any private citizen of this state to operate or participate in the range wide lesser prairie chicken management plan, the stakeholder conservation strategy for the lesser prairie chicken, or any other management or conservation plan pertaining to the lesser prairie chicken that may be developed with the assistance and participation of the United States fish and wildlife service and apply to:
(1) The lesser prairie chicken;
(2) the greater prairie chicken;
(3) the habitats of such species;
(4) farming practices that affect such species; or
(5) other human activity that affects such species or habitats of such species.

K.S.A. 32-1077

Amended by L. 2023, ch. 7,§ 85, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by L. 2014, ch. 103,§ 7, eff. 5/22/2014.