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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 7, 2008 Bill Text
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to enact laws permitting the operation of up to seven casinos by horse racing tracks licensed as of January 1, 2008, and up to five other casinos; to establish the distribution of casino gaming moneys; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.
Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S) Bill Text
Create new section of KRS Chapter 150 to provide that personnel and resources of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources may be utilized to provide assistance to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 224.16-050 to provide that water quality data relating to permit applications be less than three years old and obtained and analyzed by sources certified to conduct such collection and analysis.
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46) Bill Text
Direct the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission relating to electronic waste disposal and recycling.
Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (H) Bill Text
Direct the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for emergency action plans for high or significant hazard impoundment dams.
Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (H) Bill Text
Direct the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for emergency action plans for high or significant hazard impoundment dams.
Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Direct the Governor's Office of Energy Policy to produce a report and recommendations concerning the adoption of a renewable energy and energy-efficiency portfolio standard and funding mechanisms for financing incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 174 to require that bicycle and pedestrian ways be given full consideration in the planning and development of state transportation facilities and allow bicycle and pedestrian ways to be included; require an annual report; require the cabinet to establish design and construction standards for bicycle and pedestrian ways.
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - To Transportation (H) Bill Text
Create new subchapter of KRS Chapter 224 to provide for a limited sand and gravel permit for extraction operations of under one acre conducted by the property owner.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 104) Bill Text
Amend KRS 224.46-580 to half the rate imposed on waste delivered from the generator to an incinerator for energy recovery; reduce from twenty percent to five percent the amount required to be remitted by the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to the Center for Pollution Prevention.
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To State Government (H) Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS 224 subchapter 20 to define "greenhouse gas," "Scorecard," "Registry," and "Program"; direct the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to develop and implement a greenhouse gas emissions tracking and mitigation program for state government; require Kentucky to join the Climate Registry; develop a baseline assessment of greenhouse gases produced by state government; complete agency assessments by December 1, 2008, and baseline assessment by April 15, 2009; reduce greenhouse gases by thirty percent over the baseline by 2025; repeal KRS 224.20-125.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Tourism Development & Energy (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 278.020 to provide that a utility seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Service Commission for expansion of the utility demonstrate that measures have been implemented to minimize loss of water from leakage, there is a program of water conservation, the projections from drought demand have been adjusted to reflect the implementation of measures to minimize nonessential use, alternatives have been studied, and the construction is scaled in order to address demand in an incremental fashion; empower the Public Service Commission to direct that a utility accept and transport treated water that is compatible with the utility's water; amend KRS 278.516 to conform.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Area Development Districts, Cities, Coal, Counties, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Fish and Wildlife, Flood Control and Flooding, Land Use, Local Government, Minerals and Mining, Pollution, Public Utilities, Public Works, Sewer Systems, State Agencies, Surface Mining, Waste Management, Water Supply, Waterways and Dams
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 97) Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 151 to define "fees-in-lieu," hydrologic unit code," "mitigation organization," "mitigation," "restoration," "riparian," "Section 404 permit," "watershed," "USACE" and "2020 water management planning council"; require restoration and mitigation planning to be on a watershed basis; grant permissive authority for the creation of seven-member Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authorities for each watershed in the Commonwealth; specify the function and powers of the Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authorities; allow 2020 water management planning councils to contact water service coordinators to request assistance with establishing authorities and nominate members; require members of the authority to serve ex officio on 2020 water management planning councils; attach the authorities to the Department for Natural Resources; vest authorities with public stewardship responsibility over the watershed's water resources and riparian environments; require authorities [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 57) Bill Text
Amend KRS 224.50-760 to include wastes generated from coal gasification as special wastes.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Create new section of KRS Chapter 150 to provide for increased civil penalties for the illegal taking of fish and wildlife.
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Amusements and Recreation, Civil Actions, Coal, Commerce, Fish and Wildlife, Land Use, Parks and Shrines, State Agencies, Tourism, Transportation
Latest Action: 04/11/2008 - Signed by Governor Bill TextAmend KRS 148.795 to define certain terms related to the operation of the Kentucky Recreational Trails Authority; to expand the membership of the authority with representation from the Kentucky Motorcycle Association, League of Kentucky Sportsmen, Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts, ATV association representatives, hiking or backpacking organizations, Kentucky Horse Council, and others; authorize the Kentucky Recreational Trails Authority and other governmental entities to enter into recreational land use agreements through contractual arrangements establishing allowable purposes; establish provisions that these recreational land use agreements do not ensure certain privileges or rights; allow governmental entities to construct, improve, renovate, finance or otherwise provide for recreational activities and facilities on designated public and private lands where owners have entered into land use agreements with the authority or a governmental entity; provide for establishment [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (H) Bill Text
Require that all water wells drilled, or improved or repaired after July 1, 2009, be provided with appropriate methane vents, and that a study be conducted of existing wells to determine the number and costs associated with retrofitting such wells with methane vents.
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42) Bill Text
Amend KRS 150.170 to provide that persons who kill or trap wildlife on their land that are causing damage may do so during periods of time other than the open season for the species; provide that, with permission of the commissioner, persons other than landowners, tenants, and their children may be likewise permitted; provide that the carcass may be used, subject to permission by the commissioner.
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S) Bill Text
Direct the Kentucky Recreational Trails Authority to conduct a study of ways to increase adventure tourism and responsible all terrain vehicle (ATV) ridership and reduce ATV trespassing; submit report and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 15, 2008.
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - To Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 148.630 to require Kentucky Department of Parks, in cooperation with the Kentucky Recreational Trails Authority, to establish a system to permit off-road motorized vehicles and all-terrain vehicles on public lands; select Fishtrap Lake as a pilot project; authorize the department to promulgate regulations governing OHV and ATV trails; amend KRS 148.650 and 148.670 to allow the establishment of OHV and ATV trails in state-owned wildlife management areas.
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