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House Bill 100

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 54)
Title	AN ACT relating to energy project assessment districts or EPAD.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number	379
Sponsors	J. Kay, J. Gooch Jr., R. Meeks, J. Richards
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to allow local governments to establish energy project assessment district programs in order to advance the efficient use of energy and water resources by allowing for energy projects to be financed by assessments imposed on only those properties participating in a program; define terms; establish the basic required parameters of a program; allow local governments to impose assessments on participating properties and provide the terms for the collection of the assessments, including the grant of senior tax lien status therefor; allow local governments to issue bonds to finance a program; prohibit a local government from imposing an assessment on property under a program except upon the request of the owner of record; provide that no provision of this Act shall be interpreted to expand the statutory powers of eminent domain belonging to a local government, state agency, or private entity; provide that a local government may only engage financing to administer a program from certain financial institutions; declare short title of the Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Fiscal Note - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Energy - Energy efficiency, promote the advancement thereof through local government assessment programs Fees - Local government energy project assessment programs, fees to offset administration costs thereof Liens - Local government energy project assessments, establish senior tax lien status Local Government - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of by local governments Popular Names and Short Titles - Energy Project Assessment District Act of 2015 Sheriffs - Local government energy project assessments, collection thereof on the property tax bill Sheriffs - Local government energy project assessments, fee to offset collection costs thereof Taxation - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Taxation, Property - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Consolidated Local Governments - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Bonds, Public - Energy project assessment district programs, allow local governments to bond for Cities - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Counties - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Counties, Urban - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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12/12/14	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/06/15	introduced in House to Tourism Development & Energy (H)
02/03/15	posted in committee
02/05/15	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/06/15	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 9, 2015
02/09/15	3rd reading, passed 66-32 with Committee Substitute
02/10/15	received in Senate
02/12/15	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
03/04/15	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/09/15	2nd reading, to Rules
03/10/15	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10, 2015 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
03/11/15	3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute Bill passed 85-13 enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
03/23/15	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 54)

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; add prohibition against use of eminent domain; permit other local departments to collect and distribute the assessment.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Energy - Energy efficiency, promote the advancement thereof through local government assessment programs Fees - Local government energy project assessment programs, fees to offset administration costs thereof Liens - Local government energy project assessments, establish senior tax lien status Local Government - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of by local governments Popular Names and Short Titles - Energy Project Assessment District Act of 2015 Sheriffs - Local government energy project assessments, collection thereof on the property tax bill Sheriffs - Local government energy project assessments, fee to offset collection costs thereof Taxation - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Taxation, Property - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Consolidated Local Governments - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Bonds, Public - Energy project assessment district programs, allow local governments to bond for Cities - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Counties - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Counties, Urban - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; clarify definition of "energy improvement"; provide that no provision of this Act shall contravene certain local ordinances; provide that financial institutions shall have a physical presence in Kentucky; allow that property assessments may be used to repay the owner's costs of upgrades to an electrical or gas distribution system necessary to accommodate the energy improvement.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Energy - Energy efficiency, promote the advancement thereof through local government assessment programs Fees - Local government energy project assessment programs, fees to offset administration costs thereof Liens - Local government energy project assessments, establish senior tax lien status Local Government - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of by local governments Popular Names and Short Titles - Energy Project Assessment District Act of 2015 Sheriffs - Local government energy project assessments, collection thereof on the property tax bill Sheriffs - Local government energy project assessments, fee to offset collection costs thereof Taxation - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Taxation, Property - Local government energy project assessments, allow for the imposition thereof Consolidated Local Governments - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Bonds, Public - Energy project assessment district programs, allow local governments to bond for Cities - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Counties - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments Counties, Urban - Energy project assessment district programs, allow for the creation of local governments

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