A top Kansas lawmaker says funding for a federal bioterrorism lab in Manhattan, Kan., could be in trouble if the city is moved to a different congressional district.

Kansas Senate President Steve Morris says a split between conservative Congressman Tim Huelskamp and Speaker of the House John Boehner could have an impact on that funding.

Huelskamp represents the 1st Congressional District, and one proposal for redrawn districts would move Manhattan from the 2nd District into the 1st.

The Wichita Eagle reports Morris told members of the Wichita Pachyderm Club on Friday that Boehner might not support funding the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility if it’s in Huelskamp’s district.

Huelskamp’s spokeswoman said Huelskamp hadn’t told the state Legislature to leave Manhattan out of his district and that he doesn’t think including it in the 1st District would hurt funding chances for NBAF