Initiative requirements for new applications; funds for existing contracts.

On and after the effective date of this regulation, all new applications for the initiative shall be required to meet the requirements in this article of the division of conservation's regulations. These requirements shall be known as the Kansas sediment and nutrient reduction initiative, which consists of the new requirements for the Kansas water quality buffer initiative. All persons with parcels currently enrolled in the initiative with contracts whose terms have not yet expired shall continue to be paid through funds made available under K.S.A. 2-1915 , and amendments thereto, and any other available sources. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2-1915 ; effective June 1, 2018; amended March 27, 2026.)