Air Quality Statutes & Regulations

The following regulations represent electronic facsimiles of the Kansas Administrative Regulations (K.A.R.), promulgated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and published by the Kansas Secretary of State. The State of Kansas Statutes (K.S.A.) are linked to the Office of Revisor of Statutes webpages, and will open in a separate tab or window in your browser. The officially published versions are the final word in matters of interpretation.

• K.A.R. 28-19 Kansas Air Quality Regulations (PDF), revised February 2, 2023
• Amended K.A.R. 28-19-517 (PDF) (effective December 23, 2022)
• Amended K.A.R. 28-19-546 and 28-19-564 (effective December 23, 2022)
• K.S.A. 65-30 Kansas Air Quality Act
  • 65-3001 Title of act.
  • 65-3002 Definitions
  • 65-3003 Responsibility of secretary; administration.
  • 65-3005 Powers of the secretary
  • 65-3006 Same; publication and enforcement of regulations; employment of personnel; services
  • 65-3007 Air contaminant sources; classification; monitoring; reporting
  • 65-3008 Approvals and permits for emission stationary sources
  • 65-3008a Same; public comment and hearing; review
  • 65-3008b Same; suspension, revocation, denial, modification, issuance
  • 65-3009 Inspections
  • 65-3010 Emission control requirements
  • 65-3011 Enforcement; procedure
  • 65-3012 Action to protect health or environment; judicial review procedures
  • 65-3013 Variances; hearing
  • 65-3015 Records and information open; trade secret exception
  • 65-3016 Local air quality conservation programs
  • 65-3017 Motor vehicle pollution
  • 65-3018 Administrative fines
  • 65-3019 Application of act; limitations
  • 65-3020 Severability
  • 65-3021 Power generation facility; impact upon air quality; definitions
  • 65-3022 Same; determining and monitoring of power generation facilities environmental impact; programs for; fees; rules and regulations
  • 65-3023 Same; fees; disposition of moneys; power generating facility fee fund created
  • 65-3024 Emissions fees
  • 65-3025 Unlawful acts
  • 65-3026 Criminal penalties
  • 65-3027 Small business assistance program; compliance advisory panel
  • 65-3028 Rules and regulations continued in effect
  • 65-3029 Duties of secretary; approval of prevention of significant deterioration permit
  • 65-3030 Severability clause
  • 65-3031 Electric generating units; carbon dioxide emissions standards(Amended by Senate Bill 318 (PDF))
• K.S.A. 66-12 Public Utilities - Miscellaneous Provisions
  • 66-1272 Compressed air energy storage act
  • 66-1273 Same; definitions
  • 66-1274 Same; injection of compressed air into storage wells; permits; requirements; rules and regulations
  • 66-1275 Same; rules and regulations for monitoring air emissions from compressed air energy storage wells and facilities
  • 66-1276 Same; memorandum of understanding between state corporation commission and department of health and environment concerning administration of act
  • 66-1277 Same; violations; penalties; hearing; judicial review
  • 66-1278 Same; agents of commission; right of ingress and egress; restoration of premises
  • 66-1279 Same; compressed air energy storage fund
  • 66-1280 New coal-fired electricity generating facility; purchase of Kansas coal required; exceptions
  • 66-1281 Anemometer towers; definitions; requirements; penalties
  • 66-1282 Electric supply and demand reports
  • 66-1283 Utilities; demand-side program; energy efficiency
  • 66-1285 Creation of the clean power plan implementation study committee; legislative review of proposed state plan; composition of committee
• K.S.A. 75-56 Kansas Department of Health and Environment
  • 75-5673 Atmospheric mercury deposition monitoring network; dissemination of data and analysis reports.
• K.S.A. 79 Taxation
  • 79-32,217 Refineries; credit for certain investments; definitions
  • 79-32,222 Credit for certain environmental compliance expenditures