There is hereby established a standing committee of the house of representatives known as the house committee on interstate cooperation which shall consist of seven members of the house of representatives. Six members of the committee shall be appointed in the same manner as members of other standing committees of the house of representatives. The speaker of the house of representatives, or another member of the house of representatives of the same political party designated by the speaker, shall be a member and chairperson of the committee.
K.S.A. 46-402