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House Bill 137

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Last Action 02/20/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to air quality monitoring.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 992
Sponsors J. Gooch Jr., DJ Johnson, W. Williams
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 77.155 and 224.20-110 to require that for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements established by an air pollution control board, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, or the federal Clean Air Act, only the most current data collection methods approved or promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall be used; provide that data collected using a method that does not meet those requirements shall not be admissible or considered in an enforcement proceeding initiated by the air pollution control board, an air pollution control officer, the cabinet, or a private citizen; amend KRS 77.160 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Air pollution control boards, air quality monitoring, data collection standards
Environment and Conservation - Air quality monitoring, data collection standards, admissibility in enforcement actions
Local Government - Air pollution control boards, air quality monitoring, data collection standards
Pollution - Air quality monitoring, data collection standards, admissibility in enforcement actions
Special Districts - Air pollution control boards, air quality monitoring, data collection standards
State Agencies - Energy and Environment Cabinet, air quality monitoring, data collection standards
Federal Laws and Regulations - Air quality monitoring, data collection standards, admissibility in enforcement actions
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
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Actions

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01/08/25
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/25
  • to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
02/13/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/14/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/18/25
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 19, 2025
02/19/25
  • 3rd reading, passed 73-16 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/20/25
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; allow an air pollution control board and the Energy and Environment Cabinet to use a method or test that produces defensible, quality-assured data that is accepted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency when enforcing compliance with the requirements of KRS Chapter 77 or 224 or the federal Clean Air Act.
Index Headings Environment and Conservation - Air quality monitoring, data collection standards, admissibility in enforcement actions
Federal Laws and Regulations - Air quality monitoring, data collection standards, admissibility in enforcement actions
Local Government - Air pollution control boards, air quality monitoring, data collection standards
Pollution - Air quality monitoring, data collection standards, admissibility in enforcement actions
Special Districts - Air pollution control boards, air quality monitoring, data collection standards
State Agencies - Energy and Environment Cabinet, air quality monitoring, data collection standards

Last updated: 2/21/2025 4:29 PM (EST)