Removing the current solid waste permit exception for the disposal of solid waste generated by drilling oil and gas wells through the practice of land-spreading.

HB 2064 removes an existing exception in Kansas law (K.S.A. 65-3407c) that allowed oil and gas drilling operations to dispose of their solid waste through land-spreading without a solid waste permit. This change directly affects oil and gas companies in Kansas that currently use land-spreading for waste disposal. The bill requires these operations to obtain a permit from the Department of Health and Environment for such waste disposal, aligning it with standard solid waste regulations. The law amendment repeals the specific exception (previously listed as section 65-3407c(8)) for drilling waste land-spreading.