02RS Environment and Conservation

Environment and Conservation

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Agreements on managing water use, exclude privately owned water impoundments - SCR 17: HFA(3)

Agriculture Water Quality Authority, allow disclosure to - HB 367: HFA(2)

Air

pollution control district, require clean air plan development - SB 102: SCS, SFA (1),(2)

pollution, VET, biennial, title, Thomas J. Burch "I Just Can't Contain Myself" Act of 2002 - SB 193: HFA(4)

Allocation of nitrogen oxide credits, regulation of - HB 275

Area development districts and Rural Water Assoc., add to watershed task force - SCR 17: HFA(4)

Beaver, control program and bounty - HB 441

Biodiesel as diesel fuel additive, encourage use of - HB 708: SCA(1)

Certificate of site compatibility, Public Service Commission, issuance of - SB 257: HFA(3)

Cleanup

funds to be used for programs related to the environment - HB 174: HFA(7)

of open dumps, abandoned landfills, funding and program for - HB 174: SCS

Coal removal incidental to construction, notice - HB 405: SCA(1)

Commence to construct, definition of - SB 257: SFA(6)

Confidentiality of agriculture water quality plans, exclude from - HB 367: HFA(1)

Constitutional amendment for referendum on container deposit - HB 323

Counties to use surplus open dump cleanup funds for programs related to the environment - HB 174: HFA(3)

Counties, requirement for universal collection system - HB 28

Cumulative

assessment report, electric generating facility, requirement for - SB 257: SFA(2)

environmental assessment, BACT, requirement for - SB 257: HFA(12)

Definition of merchant electric generating facility, delete exclusion from - SB 257: SFA(8)

Department of Agriculture programs funded by pesticide fees, minimum funding level required - HB 420

Determining setback requirement, measure from stack rather than site - SB 257: SFA(7)

Director of Council of Area Development Districts, add to watershed task force - SCR 17: HFA(2)

Documentation of NEPA compliance, may be sub. for assessment report & impact statement - SB 257: SFA(8)

Door-to-door collection, require to receive funding for open dump cleanup - HB 174: HFA(12)

Electric generating facilities, creation of board to regulate the siting of - HB 540: HCS

Environmental

impact fees, assessed and collected - HB 174

permits in western Jefferson County, suspension of - HJR 139

Exemption from water withdrawal permit requirement for power plants, deletion of - HB 738

Extension of oil and gas permit term, prohibit under certain circumstances - HB 705: HFA(2)

Financial assistance to counties, require 25% match prior to granting - HB 174: HFA(6)

Fuel storage tanks, title, Thomas J. Burch Hot Air Act - SB 169: HFA(3)

Funding

of solid waste program improvements, revise - HB 174: HFA(5),(14)

to counties and cities, encourage use for recycling - HB 174: HFA(13)

Government vehicles, VET test biennially - SB 169

Hatfield-McCoy Rec Area, expansion into KY, feasibility and cost, study of, Tourism Dev. Cabinet - HJR 30

Hazardous

waste assessment, continue past June 30, 2002 - HB 244

waste assessment, exemption from - HB 244: SCS

Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, adoption of - HB 64

Kentucky

State Energy Policy Advisory board, establishment of - HB 643: HFA(1)

Watershed Task Force, add Murray State Center for Reservoir Research - SCR 17: SFA(2)

Watershed Task Force, creation - SCR 17

Kentucky's

elk herd, Fish and Wildlife Resources, efforts, educational support for - SCR 49

forest industry, commend - HR 131

forest industry, commendation of - SR 127

Land conservation, tax credits for - HB 797

Landfill clean up fund, funding of - SB 193: SCA(1)

Lexington/Big Sandy Rail Trail task force, creation of - SCR 92

Litter

cleanup on roads, funds for - HB 174: SCA(1)

prevention and control - SB 34

Merchant

electric generating facilities, regulation of siting of - SB 257

electric generating facilities, siting of - SB 257: HFA(11)

electric generating facility, board approval for - SB 257: HFA(13)

electric generating facility, criteria for siting of - SB 257: HFA(8),(9)

electric generating facility, siting approval, regulation of - SB 257: SFA(4)

electric plant siting - HB 540: HFA(6)

electric plants - SB 257: HCS

Mitigation measures for stream impacts from coal mines, urge consideration by agencies - HB 798: HCA(1)

Moratorium on electric generating facility permits, confirm and extend - HB 540: HFA(11)

Nitrogen oxide allowances, allocation and sale to industrial sources - HB 408

Nitrogen-oxide allowances, electric generating units, allocation and sale of - HB 408: HCS(1)

Non-coal mining activity, permit requirements for - HB 118

Nonregulated transmission lines, electric generating facilities, siting of - HB 540: HFA(8)

Off-road

motorcycle & ATV Task Force, add 2 members to represent House Transportation Committee - HCR 161: HFA(1)

motorcycle & ATV Task Force, add a member to represent area development districts - HCR 161: HFA(2)

Permits, application of Act, make prospective - HB 705: HFA(1)

Petroleum

storage tank fund, expenditures from - SB 193: HFA(2),(5)

storage tank fund, fee structure - SB 193

tanks, small operator accounts, restore - SB 193: SFA(3),(4)

Plastic containers, recycling code labeling - HB 575

Prohibit certain extensions of oil and gas permit terms unless agreed to by surface owner - HB 705: HFA(3)

Public hearings, siting of merchant power plants, requirements for - SB 257: HFA(1)

Qualifying cogeneration facility, definition of merchant power plants, exclusion of - SB 257: HFA(6)

Reconsideration of site, prohibit if prior approval given by planning commission or fiscal court - HB 540: HFA(3)

Registration of petroleum tanks, require by July 15, 2004 - SB 193: SFA(3),(4)

Repairs and other acts related to merchant plants, constitute construction if certain impacts result - SB 257: SFA(7)

Sewage collection and treatment - HB 854: HFA(1)

Sewer, connection to or on-site collection required of property owners - HB 854

Site

assessment report, criteria for - SB 257: HFA(10)

compatibility certificate, Public Service Commission, issuance of - SB 257: HFA(2)

compatibility report, electric utility, requirement to obtain - SB 257: SFA(9)

Siting

electric generating facilities, regulation of - SB 257: HFA(21),(22)

for electric generating facilities, regulation of - SB 257: HFA(18)

merchant electric generating facilities, regulation of - SB 257: SCS

of electric generating facilities, preference for clean coal technology - HB 540: HFA(12)

of electric generating facilities, regulation of - SB 257: HFA(19),(20); HB 540: HFA (7)

of electric generating facilities, use of clean coal technology, preference for - HB 540: HFA(10)

of electric generation facilities, regulation of - SB 169: HFA(4); HB 270: SFA (7)

Solid

waste and other determinations, venue for appeal - HB 174: HFA(10)

waste coordinator, enforcement power for litter laws - HB 694

waste program funding, revise by using highway contingency fund - HB 174: HFA(9)

Sunset of hazardous waste fee, change to June 30, 2004 - HB 244: HFA(1)

Tax policy, effect of on forest management, study directed - HCR 13

Underground storage tank provisions - SB 193: SCS

Value-added hardwood products industry, technology and environmental tax credit - HB 542

Vehicle

emission program, farm truck exemption - HB 317

emissions testing program - HB 618: HCS

emissions testing program, in counties with consolidated local governments - HB 618: HFA(2)

emissions tests to comply with national air standards, alternatives to, development of - HB 618

emissions tests, use of to comply with national air standards, find alternative to - SB 102

VET

program review group, change membership selection - SB 102: SCS

testing, elements mandating continuation of program after November 1, 2003 - HB 618: SFA(1)

Waste

management and litter, dump and landfill cleanup, funds for - SB 257: HFA(15)

management, litter and dump cleanup, environmental education, funds and requirements for - HB 174: FCCR

tire amnesty program, defined - HB 422: HCA(1)

tire fee, extended to 2006 - HB 422

Waste-to-energy and gasification, definitions and exceptions to definitions of - SB 287

Water quality certification process for coal mines, revise - HB 798

Watershed task force, add representative of Natural Resources Cabinet - SCR 17: HCS

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