25RS HB 22

House Bill 22

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Last Action	01/07/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to geoengineering.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	912
Sponsors	J. Hodgson, E. Callaway, J. Calloway, T. Roberts, T. Truett
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 512 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the provisions of the section; require the arresting officer to issue a notice to the appropriate federal agency that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crimes and Punishments - Criminal atmospheric pollution, Class D felony, $500,000 civil penalty Environment and Conservation - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement Notices - Criminal atmospheric pollution, federal agency approval, notice of prohibition in Kentucky Pollution - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement Public Safety - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement Corrections Impact - Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement