Kansas lawmaker restarts effort to free military-surplus Humvees for civilian use Dion Lefler, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 1 A Kansas legislator is pushing to allow ex-military vehicles to be licensed for use on the state s roads, which could give a boost to a company in Butler County that buys surplus Humvees and upgrades them for civilian use.
This year s bill is a re-introduction of a measure that died last year when the Legislature shut down early because of the pandemic, said its author, Rep. Kristey Williams, R-Augusta.
Williams said she introduced it last year at the request of Troy Palmer, an Augusta businessman and owner of Global Parts Auto Group, which makes replacement parts for Humvees and converts them into more civilian-friendly vehicles like the Humvee s high-priced but nearly identical cousin, the General Motors Hummer H1.