Kentucky House Bill 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 2 2011 - to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 224 to define " CCR or coal combustion residual" " EAP" "Encapsulated CCR" and "Unencapsulated CCR"; express sentiment for a balanced approach to disposal of CCRs that protect the health and safety of the public and the environment and the need for beneficial reuse of CCRs; require disposal of CCRs as solid waste or in impoundments permitted by the Energy and Environment cabinet and prohibit permit by rule or registered permit by rule for disposal of CCRs; require liners, groundwater monitoring, toxic substance monitoring; require emergency action plans for surface CCR impoundments that are deemed as high potential hazard by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for coal ash CCR emergency action plans within 180 days of the effective date of the Act; establish specific contents of the EAP; amend KRS 109.012 to include CCR as a solid waste; amend KRS 151.250 to prohibit exemption for surface CCR impoundments regardless of size or type and prohibit use of permit by rule or registered permit by rule for surface CCR impoundments; and amend 224.50-760 to delete utility wastes, wastes from coal gasification facilities approved by the cabinet from the definition of special wastes.

AN ACT relating to disposal of coal combustion wastes.

Rep Jenkins, Joni L.

Rep Marzian, Mary Lou

Rep Meeks, Reginald K.

Rep Owens, Darryl

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-02		to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
2011-02-01		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB237.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB237/bill.doc