26RS HB 622

Actions

Last Action	02/11/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to county roads and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1947
Sponsors	J. Blanton, T. Smith, D. Hale
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 179 to define "chip seal"; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to establish a pilot project to evaluate the efficacy of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; start the pilot program on July 1, 2026, and end it on June 30, 3030; limit the amount of county road aid funds a county may use to chip seal county roads in any year; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on the use of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; set forth required elements of the report: EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Budget And Financial Administration - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use Counties - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use Effective Dates, Emergency - Chip seal pavement, county roads, July 1, 2026 Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use Transportation - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use