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Alarm over veto ends weathered LEPP funding fate
Officials including Sen. John Wratil and Sen. Carolyn McGinn warn Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of Local Environmental Protection Program funds will raise costs and lawsuits for counties. LEPP provided grants to health departments for wastewater and water system enforcement since 1990, costing about 750000 in the final year amid a 15 billion budget. Brownback said the program was never permanent and designed to be temporary, but critics say its elimination shifts expenses to counties and weakens environmental oversight.
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Sam Brownback
LEPP
John Wratil
Leawood
Carolyn McGinn
R-Sedgwick
Legislative Budget Committee
Laura Kelly