Kentucky House Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-23 - returned to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to express the findings of the General Assembly regarding wastewater and regional wastewater commissions; establish definitions for "commission," "member entity," "organizing official," "wastewater," and "sources of collected wastewater"; permit two or more member entities owning wastewater systems to acquire, construct, operate, and improve those systems; establish a method for member entities to form a regional wastewater commission and appoint commissioners; require no less than three commissioners; set the terms for the commissioners at four years; allow the commission to appoint a chair and other officers; allow member entities to join existing commissions at any time; fix compensation for commissioners and allow the commission to set salaries for other officers and employees; allow the commission's funds to pay expenses of commissioners and employees; require bonding for commissioners and other minor officials; provide that bonds be paid by the commission fund; establish the commission as a public body corporate and politic; exempt the commission from taxation; subject commission meetings and records to meet public meeting and open records requirements; exempt the commission from regulation by the Public Service Commission; allow the commission to set its own rates and terms through contracts with member entities, other parties, and neighboring states; establish minimum contract requirements; require a vote by the commission for rate changes and adjustments and notice requirements prior to rate changes; allow removal of a commissioner for cause; establish a method for a member entity to withdraw from an existing commission; establish the powers of the commission, including powers granted under KRS Chapters 58 and 224A; allow conveyance of public works of a member entity without election or voter approval; permit the commission to establish standards for receiving wastewater and formal procurement of services, construction of facilities, and conveyance of handling of wastewater; amend KRS 58.010 to include regional wastewater commissions in the definition of "governmental agency"; amend KRS 65.067 to conform; amend KRS 224A.011 to include regional wastewater commissions in the definition of "governmental agency" and revise the definition of "infrastructure project" and "water resources project" to include facilities related to the collection, transportation, and treatment of wastewater; amend KRS 278.010 to exclude regional wastewater commissions from the definition of "public utility."

AN ACT relating to wastewater.

Rep. Linda Belcher [D]

Rep. Larry Clark [D]

Rep. Steven Riggs [D]

Rep. Tom Riner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-23		returned to State & Local Government (S)
2010-03-23		2nd reading
2010-03-23		taken from committee
2010-03-19		returned to State & Local Government (S)
2010-03-19		1st reading
2010-03-19		taken from committee
2010-03-05		to State & Local Government (S)
2010-03-03		received in Senate
2010-03-02		passed 82-17 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
2010-03-02		floor amendment reconsidered
2010-03-01		returned to the Orders of the Day
2010-03-01		floor amendment (1) adopted
2010-03-01		3rd reading
2010-02-25		floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2010-02-18		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 19, 2010
2010-02-18		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-02-17		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-01-15		posted in committee
2010-01-11		to Local Government (H)
2010-01-08		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB221.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB221/bill.doc