| Last Action | 03/17/22: to Local Government (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to vegetation maintenance. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1098 |
| Sponsors | K. Timoney, S. Westrom |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to establish definitions; require electric utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission to have a vegetation management plan approved by the commission; require vegetation maintenance to be performed in conformance with ANSI standards endorsed by the International Society of Arboriculture; make exception for standards under declared emergency or in situation of cleanup from storm damage; require different notice requirements to the public and property owners; impose penalty for failure of a utility to comply with vegetation maintenance plan requirements; require public hearings; establish homeowner rights with respect to vegetation maintenance; require the utility develop a brochure for homeowner rights and have the information available on its Web site; allow for civil action for unauthorized tree pruning or removal; allow for damages for unauthorized tree removal or pruning; require written consent to remove more than 25 percent of tree canopy; allow for a temporary cessation of work if property owner objects to vegetation maintenance; and prescribe time frames for notice and response. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Public Utilities - Electric utilities, vegetation maintenance practices, standards Environment and Conservation - Electric utilities, vegetation maintenance practices, standards Forests and Forestry - Electric utilities, vegetation maintenance practices, standards Local Government - Electric utilities, tree wardens, vegetation maintenance practices, property owners, notice Notices - Electric utilities, vegetation maintenance practices, property owners |
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| 03/17/22 |
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