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Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Adopted by voice vote

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Adjourn the Senate in loving memory and honor of coal miner Roy D. Sturgill.

HB273

HB273 Sponsored by Keith Hall
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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Amend KRS 342.122 to eliminate the allocation of 19 million dollars each year from coal severance tax receipts to the reserve fund of the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission; amend KRS 42.4582, 42.4585, 164.7891, and 164.7901 to conform; repeal KRS 48.112.

SJ72

SJ72 Sponsored by Ray S. Jones
Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (H)

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Direct the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for emergency action plans for high or significant hazard impoundment dams.

HB315

HB315 Sponsored by Ancel Smith
Latest Action: 01/17/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (H)

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Amend KRS 351.127 to require two emergency medical or mine emergency technicians for surface mining operations with ten or more employees and one emergency medical or mine emergency technician for surface operations with less than ten employees.

SB54

SB54 Sponsored by Ken Winters
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - To Transportation (H)

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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.

HC39

HC39 Sponsored by Rocky Adkins
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Posted in committee

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Confirm the appointment of Stanton Cave to the Mine Safety Review Commission, for a term expiring May 23, 2010.

HC40

HC40 Sponsored by Rocky Adkins
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - To Agriculture & Natural Resources (S)

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Confirm the appointment of William David Donan to the Mine Safety Review Commission.

HB520

HB520 Sponsored by Greg Stumbo
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to establish payments to or on behalf of survivors of fallen coal miners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to provide for administration of scholarship payments for children of fallen coal miners; amend KRS 351.070 to require notification concerning fallen coal miners.
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 351 to establish scholarships on behalf of survivors of fallen coal miners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to provide for administration of scholarship payments for survivors of fallen coal miners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to provide for funding of scholarships.

HB286

HB286 Sponsored by Steven Rudy
Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (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.

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Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Introduced in Senate; adopted 38-0

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Confirm the appointment of Stanton Cave to the Mine Safety Review Commission.
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Introduced in Senate; to Rules (S); posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, April 15, 2008; adopted 38-0

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Confirm the appointment of William David Donan to the Mine Safety Review Commission.

HB717

HB717 Sponsored by Rocky Adkins
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 97)

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Create 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 [...]

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Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 57)

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Amend KRS 224.50-760 to include wastes generated from coal gasification as special wastes.

SB213

SB213 Sponsored by Ray S. Jones
Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - To Natural Resources & Environment (H)

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Amend KRS 352.640 to require emergency action plans to include the telephone numbers of an ambulance or first responders with which the licensee has made arrangements for 24-hour emergency medical assistance; the name and telephone numbers of the company that provides medical air evacuation service to the ambulance or first responders posted in the office at the mine site; and the global positioning system coordinates for a primary and secondary medical evacuation site suitable for air evacuation; require coordinates to be posted on the mine site and maintained at the Kentucky State Police post or the 9-1-1 call center that serves the county where the mine site is located.

HB652

HB652 Sponsored by Marie Rader
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Recommitted to Natural Resources & Environment (H)

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Amend KRS 350.060 to require a current land survey performed by a licensed land surveyor be submitted to obtain surface coal mining permit.
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 351 to establish scholarships on behalf of survivors of fallen coal miners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to provide for administration of scholarship payments for survivors of fallen coal miners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to provide for funding of scholarships.

HB520

HB520 Sponsored by Greg Stumbo
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 42 to establish payments to or on behalf of survivors of fallen coal miners; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164A to provide for administration of scholarship payments for children of fallen coal miners; amend KRS 351.070 to require notification concerning fallen coal miners.

SJ72

SJ72 Sponsored by Ray S. Jones
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: 01/29/2008 - Adopted by voice vote

Bill Text
Adjourn the Senate in loving memory and honor of coal miner Roy D. Sturgill.