Kentucky
General Assembly

03/03/22	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/07/22	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
03/09/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/10/22	2nd reading, to Rules
03/11/22	floor amendment (1) filed posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 15, 2022
03/15/22	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/16/22	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/17/22	3rd reading floor amendment (1) withdrawn passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title) received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/23/22	to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
03/24/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/25/22	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
03/29/22	3rd reading, passed 92-1 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/08/22	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 118)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend 353.510 to define "orphan well" to include wells that predate the oil and gas program, have no permitting and bonding history, and no owners with continuing legal responsibility; amend KRS 353.562 to add remediation to the abandoned storage tank and orphan well reclamation program purpose; direct moneys coming into the fund from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be in the form of grants issued and committed in conformance with the federal rules and guidance issued under the act; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate emergency administrative regulations not later than May 1, 2022; require the cabinet to implement expedited review and procurement for work contracted for under the program and limit the number of wells per vendor contract to not more than 25; clarify that funds shall be used for the purposes expressed and maintained in the manner prescribed in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - Orphan oil wells and sites, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, uses and restrictions Environment and Conservation - Orphan oil wells and sites, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, uses and restrictions Fuel - Orphan oil wells and sites, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, uses and restrictions Oil and Natural Gas - Orphan oil wells and sites, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, uses and restrictions Pollution - Orphan oil wells and sites, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, uses and restrictions Appropriations - Orphan oil wells and sites, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, uses and restrictions

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Smith
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 315

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Smith
Summary	Delete all sections of the bill; amend KRS 353.510 to redefine "orphan well' to include wells that are post 1960 and that may have had a history of permitting or bonding; amend KRS 353.562 to include remediation in the purpose of the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program; stipulate how monies received by the Energy and Environment Cabinet from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are to be used; authorize the Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Fund to maintain separate accounts to segregate monies received and expended for different programs; require the cabinet to tier the number of wells in vendor contracts; allow the last tier to have unlimited number of wells in the contract; authorize the cabinet to adjust the number of wells to comply with deadlines imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Reclamation Fund for initial grants; define "grant types"; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Energy - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Environment and Conservation - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Fuel - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Oil and Natural Gas - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Pollution - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	B. Smith
Summary	Delete all sections; amend KRS 353.510 to redefine "orphan well" to include wells that are post 1960 and that may have had a history of permitting or bonding; amend KRS 353.562 to include remediation in the purpose of the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program; stipulate how monies received by the Energy and Environment Cabinet from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are to be used; authorize the Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Fund to maintain separate accounts to segregate moneys received and expended for different programs; require the cabinet to tier the number of wells in vendor contracts; allow the last tier to have unlimited number of wells in the contract; authorize the cabinet to adjust the number of wells to comply with deadlines imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Reclamation Fund for initial grants; and define "grant types"; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Energy - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Environment and Conservation - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Fuel - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Oil and Natural Gas - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Pollution - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts