| Last Action | 03/06/26: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 149 |
| Sponsors | J. Bray, J. Petrie |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 224A.320 to require that eligible funding recipients for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program meet 3 or more of the specified eligibility criteria instead of 1; exclude projects that expand the utility service of funding applicants from the definition of "eligible project"; require that a funding application include a detailed budget for all proposed project expenses; allow the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board to evaluate and score funding applications for proposed projects in phases; require that approved eligible funding recipients adopt best management practices that would address the performance deficiencies that made the applicant eligible for funding; remove the funding evaluation criteria categories of current accounts payable turnover ratio and current days' sales in accounts receivable ratio; remove the requirement from the evaluation criteria that the applicant's receipt of a notice of violation of drinking water or other water quality standards occur in the past year; add to the funding eligibility criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the amount of stormwater inflow and groundwater infiltration entering the funding applicant's system seriously impairs its effectiveness; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant previously received funding through the program for a prior phase of the proposed project; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the estimated costs are comparable to actual costs incurred for similar projects; add to the funding evaluation criteria that a licensed professional engineer signed an attestation of the application's veracity; require that in the evaluation of the funding applications, the board separately score and individually rank all eligible projects, with additional consideration given to projects that provide or restore safe water or wastewater utility service; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board, Kentucky WWATERS Program, eligibility, funding, conditions Effective Dates, Emergency - Kentucky WWATERS program, eligibility, funding, conditions Engineers And Surveyors - Kentucky WWATERS Program, capital projects, engineer estimates, scoring criteria Public Utilities - Kentucky WWATERS Program, public water and wastewater systems, funding, eligibility Public Works - Kentucky WWATERS Program, public water and wastewater systems, funding, eligibility Sewer Systems - Kentucky WWATERS Program, public water and wastewater systems, funding, eligibility Water Supply - Kentucky WWATERS Program, public water and wastewater systems, funding, eligibility |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/17/26 |
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| 02/24/26 |
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| 02/27/26 |
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| 03/02/26 |
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| 03/03/26 |
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| 03/04/26 |
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| 03/06/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; require that depreciation plans be included in the detailed budget that a funding applicant must submit to participate in the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program; add capital depreciation to the best management practices that an eligible funding recipient under the WWATERS Program must adopt as it relates to performance deficiencies that made the applicant eligible for funding. |
| Index Headings |
Public Utilities - Kentucky WWATERS Program, applications, best management practices, capital depreciation, inclusion Public Works - Kentucky WWATERS Program, applications, best management practices, capital depreciation, inclusion Sewer Systems - Kentucky WWATERS Program, applications, best management practices, capital depreciation, inclusion Fiscal Note - Kentucky WWATERS Program, applications, best management practices, capital depreciation, inclusion Water Supply - Kentucky WWATERS Program, applications, best management practices, capital depreciation, inclusion |
Last updated: 3/9/2026 7:15 PM (EDT)