KY HB488 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-28 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
Pending: House Natural Resources & Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-28 - to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
Pending: House Natural Resources & Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to define "vegetation maintenance" and "property owner"; require notice to property owner before an electric utility conducts vegetation maintenance in the right-of-way; require written consent for removing more than 25 percent of tree canopy; allow for a temporary cessation of work if property owner objects to vegetation maintenance; prescribe time frames for notice and response; establish standards for vegetation maintenance; and require a customer education plan for vegetation maintenance.
Title
AN ACT relating to public utilities.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-28 | House | to Natural Resources & Energy (H) |
| 2018-02-26 | House | introduced in House |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB488.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB488/bill.pdf |
