| Last Action | 01/10/25: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to geoengineering. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 125 |
| Sponsors | S. Rawlings, G. Boswell, S. Funke Frommeyer, A. Reed, L. Tichenor |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 512 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the provisions of the section; require the arresting officer to issue a notice to the appropriate federal agency that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Pollution - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement Public Safety - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement Corrections Impact - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement Fiscal Note - Criminal atmospheric pollution, Class d felony, $500,000 civil penalty Crimes and Punishments - Criminal atmospheric pollution, Class D felony, $500,000 civil penalty Environment and Conservation - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement Notices - Criminal atmospheric pollution, federal agency approval, notice of prohibition in Kentucky |
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