Last Action | 03/11/21: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to stream and wetland mitigation. |
Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 1378 |
Sponsor | J. Higdon |
Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 150 to define "compensatory mitigation," "compensatory mitigation project," "compensatory mitigation site," "DA permit," "mitigation credit," " in-lieu fee program," "in-lieu fee program instrument," "mitigation bank," "mitigation credit," "service area," and "mitigation liability"; re-establish the Kentucky wetland and stream mitigation fund in a newly created section; require funds representing an unsatisfied liability under the 2008 Mitigation Rule issued by the Department of Army to be put out for contract under KRS Chapter 45A; require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to make a report to the LRC that describes the in-lieu fee program and unsatisfied liabilities in service areas by December 1 of each year; allow the state to hold a permanent easement in lands acquired by it or proposed to it by a mitigation bank; require entities to have financial surety; amend KRS 150.255 to specify how governmental and non-governmental agencies satisfy compensatory mitigation; stipulate that when the unsatisfied mitigation liability reaches 2 million dollars the in-lieu fee program shall purchase credits or issue an RFP for a commodity purchase; specify the procurement for full-delivery and the actions for mitigation on the site under the full-delivery approach; allow for compensatory mitigation to be a capital construction project with the Commonwealth holding a conservation easement or some other environmental covenant or restriction; identify requirements for responsive bidders; APPROPRIATION. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Deeds and Conveyances - Land acquisition, preservation easements, compensatory mitigation, requirements for Environment and Conservation - Compensatory mitigation projects, unsatisfied liabilities, requirements for Fish and Wildlife - Department of Fish and Wildlife, compensatory mitigation, unsatisfied liability under Forests and Forestry - Department of Fish and Wildlife, compensatory mitigation, unsatisfied liability under Land Use - Compensatory mitigation projects, unsatisfied liabilities, requirements for Pollution - Compensatory mitigation projects, unsatisfied liabilities, requirements for State Agencies - Department of Fish and Wildlife, compensatory mitigation, unsatisfied liability under Waterways and Dams - Compensatory mitigation projects, unsatisfied liabilities, requirements for Appropriations - Wetland and stream mitigation fund |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
02/22/21 |
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02/24/21 |
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03/03/21 |
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03/04/21 |
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03/05/21 |
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03/11/21 |
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Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Delete all sections of SB 261; amend KRS 150.255 to add a report by the Kentucky Stream and Wetland Mitigation fund to the Legislative Research Commission; create a 13 member In-Lieu Fee Stream and Wetland Mitigation Task Force; specify the mission of the task force to examine process, impediments, and improvements to delivering compensatory mitigation by the in-lieu fee program operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; require the task force to meet at least four times during the 2021 interim and to submit findings, recommendations, or memorandum to the Legislative Research Commission by November 30, 2021. |
Index Headings |
Environment and Conservation - In-Lieu Fee Stream and Wetland Mitigation Task Force, authorization of, fund report Fish and Wildlife - In-Lieu Fee Stream and Wetland Mitigation Task Force, authorization of, fund report Studies Directed - In-Lieu Fee Stream and Wetland Mitigation Task Force, authorization and report of Task Forces, Legislative Branch - In-Lieu Fee Stream and Wetland Mitigation Task Force, authorization and report of |
Amendment | Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | R. Webb |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings | Title Amendments - SB 261 |
Last updated: 11/9/2023 2:52 PM (EST)