Kentucky Senate Bill 118 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-03 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 224.16-050 to require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to update and study the state assumption of the Section 404 permitting program; authorize the Governor to seek assumption; if the United States Environmental Protection Agency grants the delegation to the state, ensure the permitting process reduces duplication, streamlines the process for coal companies, and ensures permits are issued in a fair and equitable manner; require the cabinet to implement an online portal for the processing of permits issued, including the Section 404, Section 402 and Section 401 certification; require the portal to provide a flow chart of each permit process with timelines; require the portal to show when an application is complete and the expectation on when a final decision is made; restrict access to the information in the application from open records or public access; reduce the application fee for a permit that has been mishandled or delayed by the cabinet.

AN ACT relating to permits.

Sen. Brandon Smith [R]

Sen. Phillip Wheeler [R]

Sen. Jared Carpenter [R]

Sen. Rick Girdler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-03	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2022-01-26	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2022-01-26	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb118.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb118/orig_bill.pdf