Kentucky
General Assembly

02/24/22	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/28/22	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
03/08/22	taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S) 1st reading returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
03/09/22	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 10, 2022
03/10/22	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/11/22	3rd reading, passed 28 - 2 with Committee Substitute (1) Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/14/22	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/23/22	to Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (H)
03/24/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/25/22	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
03/30/22	3rd reading, passed 62-23 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/06/22	Vetoed
04/13/22	received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 29-8 received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 69-24 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 197)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; provide that the members of the commission, the commissioner, and the employees of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are subject to the Executive Branch Code of Ethics established under KRS Chapter 11A; provide that commissioners' terms shall not be extended beyond one year following the expiration of their terms; provide that commissioner nominees shall be eligible if they have hunted and fished in the Commonwealth for the previous five years and either held a license or were licensed-exempt under KRS 150.170; change a reason for which a member of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission may be removed from inefficiency to nonfeasance; remove language limiting the Governor's removal authority to commission members that he or she appointed; amend KRS 150.152 to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to annually examine the department's procurement procedures and procurements to ensure compliance with KRS Chapter 45A and Section 1 of the Act; require that an opportunity for an administrative hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B be given before a member can be removed; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, procurement authority Financial Responsibility - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, procurement authority Fish and Wildlife - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, commission membership, terms Purchasing - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, procurement authority State Agencies - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, procurement authority Ethics - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Executive Branch Code of Ethics, applicability Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, commission membership, removal, administrative hearing Boats and Boating - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, administrative attachment only Boards and Commissions - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, commission membership, removal Boards and Commissions - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, commission membership, terms Hunting and Fishing - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, commission membership, terms, appointment

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Webb
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 217

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Webb
Summary	Direct the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet to acquire perpetual conservation easements for the benefit of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources on approximately 54,000 acres of real property located in Knox, Bell, and Leslie Counties; require the Finance and Administration to procure outside legal counsel to advise the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources on the conservation easement acquisition process; require that the terms of the conservation easements protect the Commonwealth from all liability arising from the conditions of the property prior to the acquisition of the conservation easements; provide that the funds for purchasing the conservation easements be paid from federal funds, grants, and gifts made available to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, not to exceed $250 per acre and substantiated by an appraisal paid for by Cumberland Forest LP or The Nature Conservancy; and require that all transactions for the acquisition of the conservation easements close within 18 months of the effective date of the Resolution; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings	Environment and Conservation - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase Fish and Wildlife - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase Land Use - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase Property - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase Public Buildings and Grounds - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase Purchasing - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase Appropriations - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase Hunting and Fishing - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, eastern Kentucky, purchase

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; change the scope of the annual Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources audit conducted by the Auditor of Public Accounts to examine the procurements, expenditures, and procurement policies of the department to ensure compliance with KRS Chapter 45A and Section 1 of the Act; remove all language relating to the process of removing a member of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission that is outside of the administrative hearing process established in KRS Chapter 13B; allow, but not require, the Finance and Administration Cabinet to procure outside council to advise the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources on the acquisition of conservation easements pursuant to the Act; include nonfederal funds in the amounts that may be used to acquire conservation easements under the Act; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151 to establish definitions for KRS 151.700 to 151.730, regarding the Kentucky River Authority; amend KRS 151.710 to clarify membership requirements for directors of the Kentucky River Authority; make conforming changes.
Index Headings	Financial Responsibility - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, acquisition Fish and Wildlife - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, acquisition Fish and Wildlife - Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission, member removal, administrative hearing, KRS Chapter 13B Public Authorities - Kentucky River Authority, qualifications of directors Purchasing - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, conservation easements, acquisition Transportation - Kentucky River Authority, qualifications of directors Water Supply - Kentucky River Authority, qualifications of directors Waterways and Dams - Kentucky River Authority, qualifications of directors Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission, member removal, administrative hearing, KRS Chapter 13B Auditor of Public Accounts - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, annual audit, procurement procedures Boats and Boating - Kentucky River Authority, qualifications of directors Boards and Commissions - Kentucky River Authority, qualifications of directors Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission, member removal, administrative hearing, KRS Chapter 13B

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. King
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 217/GA