Gov. Laura Kelly has signed a bill to provide low-cost loans to Kansans experiencing increased utility bills because of the extreme cold temperatures in February.
“Since extremely cold temperatures hit our state in February, my administration has worked with local and national partners to find solutions to provide relief to Kansas families and businesses experiencing surging utility costs,” Gov. Kelly said. “This legislation is a critical step in our continued response – and I thank the Legislature and State Treasurer Lynn Rogers for their collaborative effort to get this bill to my desk.”
Senate Bill 86 establishes the Kansas extraordinary utility costs loan deposit program.
The loan program will be administered by the Kansas State Treasurer.
“I want to thank Governor Kelly for signing this bipartisan legislation into law today. This is critical and necessary for Kansas communities and businesses to fully recover from the extraordinary weather event in February as well as the pandemic we continue to endure,” State Treasurer Lynn Rogers said. “My staff and I are ready to move forward with rolling out the low-cost loan programs the first week of May.”
Senate Bill 86 is online at http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb86_enrolled.pdf.