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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.

SB156

SB156 Sponsored by Bob Leeper
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Posted in committee

Bill Text
Amend KRS 278.600 to delete reference to KRS 278.605 and amend the definition of a plan for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste to mean a method of disposal in accordance with federal laws and regulations; amend KRS 278.610 to delete requirements for the Public Service Commission to find that the United States has identified and approved of a demonstrable technology for the disposal of high level nuclear wastes before it will certify a nuclear facility; delete additional requirement that there be waste storage facilities with adequate capacity to take nuclear waste be in actual operation when the nuclear facility is granted a certificate; repeal KRS 278.605.
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 180)

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Amend KRS 367.4903 to include various forms of excavation in definitions; include inability to restore interrupted utility service in definition of "emergency"; specify multimember protection notification center designated by the Public Service Commission as sole recipient of 811 dialed calls for excavator-operators to obtain information regarding approximate location of underground facilities; exclude penetration of existing grade from definition of "routine road maintenance"; amend KRS 367.4909 to conform; amend KRS 367.4911 to require excavators to cease excavation or demolition activities and immediately report any underground facility damage that results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid to appropriate authorities via 911 emergency telephone number; amend KRS 367.4913 to conform; amend KRS 367.4915 to exempt emergency work by utility operators or utility subcontractors from requirements of KRS 367.4905 to 367.4917; amend KRS 367.4917 to provide for the [...]

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HB765

HB765 Sponsored by Tanya Pullin
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 161)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 224.01-410 to define "clandestine methamphetamine lab," "contaminated property," and "decontamination standards"; permit the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to establish a tiered response system for methamphetamine-contaminated properties and to promulgate administrative regulations for decontamination standards; require local or state law enforcement to conduct the initial sampling of an inhabitable property site and direct the Department of the State Police to promulgate administrative regulations; permit the property owner of a inhabitable property site to consult decontamination and remediation service providers not listed on the cabinet's certified contractor list, if the initial sampling result is not assessed as a Tier 3 or higher contamination; require that inhabitable property not be deemed habitable unless the decontamination standard is met; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to create the tiered response system for methamphetamine-contaminated [...]

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SB69

SB69 Sponsored by Ernie Harris
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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HB765

HB765 Sponsored by Tanya Pullin
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 161)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 224.01-410 to define "clandestine methamphetamine lab," "contaminated property," and "decontamination standards"; permit the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to establish a tiered response system for methamphetamine-contaminated properties and to promulgate administrative regulations for decontamination standards; require local or state law enforcement to conduct the initial sampling of an inhabitable property site and direct the Department of the State Police to promulgate administrative regulations; permit the property owner of a inhabitable property site to consult decontamination and remediation service providers not listed on the cabinet's certified contractor list, if the initial sampling result is not assessed as a Tier 3 or higher contamination; require that inhabitable property not be deemed habitable unless the decontamination standard is met; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to create the tiered response system for methamphetamine-contaminated [...]

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Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 180)

Bill Text
Amend KRS 367.4903 to include various forms of excavation in definitions; include inability to restore interrupted utility service in definition of "emergency"; specify multimember protection notification center designated by the Public Service Commission as sole recipient of 811 dialed calls for excavator-operators to obtain information regarding approximate location of underground facilities; exclude penetration of existing grade from definition of "routine road maintenance"; amend KRS 367.4909 to conform; amend KRS 367.4911 to require excavators to cease excavation or demolition activities and immediately report any underground facility damage that results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid to appropriate authorities via 911 emergency telephone number; amend KRS 367.4913 to conform; amend KRS 367.4915 to exempt emergency work by utility operators or utility subcontractors from requirements of KRS 367.4905 to 367.4917; amend KRS 367.4917 to provide for the [...]

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SB156

SB156 Sponsored by Bob Leeper
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Posted in committee

Bill Text
Amend KRS 278.600 to delete reference to KRS 278.605 and amend the definition of a plan for the disposal of high-level nuclear waste to mean a method of disposal in accordance with federal laws and regulations; amend KRS 278.610 to delete requirements for the Public Service Commission to find that the United States has identified and approved of a demonstrable technology for the disposal of high level nuclear wastes before it will certify a nuclear facility; delete additional requirement that there be waste storage facilities with adequate capacity to take nuclear waste be in actual operation when the nuclear facility is granted a certificate; repeal KRS 278.605.
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.

SB69

SB69 Sponsored by Ernie Harris
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.