Kentucky Senate Bill 249 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-27 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 117)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Amend KRS 12.020 to remove Environmental Quality Commission, Kentucky Mining Board from under the Energy and Environment Cabinet and attach the Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship to other departments; amend KRS 146.090,146.100, 146.110, 146.210, 146.270, 146.280, 146.320, and 146.330 to correct references to the Energy and Environment Cabinet, make grammatical and technical corrections, and authorize the Secretary rather than the commission to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 146.415 to add a definition for "Secretary" to mean the Secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet; amend KRS 146.485 to authorize the Secretary rather than the commission to promulgate administrative regulations; amend 147A.031 to delete references to the Environmental Quality Commission; amend KRS 151.293 to allow the owner of a dam to request review and final determination by the cabinet after a request for variance has been denied and to appeal the final decision; amend 152.713 to unattach the Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship from the Energy and Environment Cabinet and to identify the center as a public agency; amend KRS 154.47-005 to delete definition of "Kentucky Forest Products Council" and renumber accordingly; amend KRS 224.10-022 and KRS 224A.1-010 to delete references to the Environmental Quality Commission and renumber accordingly; amend KRS 224.70-120 to delete reference to a 20% filing fee for KPDES permit and make fee equal to the cost of review with cost ceiling for different tiers; amend KRS 189.450, 224.40-31, 224.50-760, and 224.50-856 to make conforming subsection references changes; amend KRS 224.73-110 to add person operating a sewage system at residence where the person lives to those who may have primary responsibility for operation of a sewage system; amend KRS 224.80-100, 224A.011, and 349.010 to make conforming subsection references changes; amend 351.010 and 351.070 to delete references to Mining Board and renumber subsections accordingly; amend KRS 351.090, 351.102 and 351.103 to changes references to Board to department; amend KRS 351.1041 to change references from Board to commission; amend KRS 351.1045 to delete references to the Mining Board; amend KRS 351.106 to change Mining Board to department and delete reference to the commissioner making recommendations at the board's request; amend 351.110 and 351.120 to change references from board to department; amend 351.122 to change board to department and delete references to course of examination and instruction by the board; amend KRS 351.125 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 352.010 to delete the Mining Board from definitions and renumber subsections accordingly; amend KRS 352.310 to change board to Mine Safety Review Commission; amend KRS 224.10-100, 224.30-175, 224.48-815, 224.46-520, 350.240, and 350.054 to make conforming reference changes; repeal KRS 151.232; KRS 154.47-100, 154.47-105; KRS 154.47-110; KRS 154.47-120; KRS 224.1-100; KRS 224.1-105; KRS 224.1-110; KRS 224.1-115; KRS 224.1-200; KRS 224.1-205; KRS 224.1-210; KRS 224.1-215; KRS 224.1-220; KRS 224.10-660; KRS 224.30-050; KRS 224.30-100; KRS 224.30-105; KRS 224.30-110; KRS 224.30-115; KRS 224.30-120; KRS 224.30-125; KRS 224.30-130; KRS 224.30-135; KRS 224.30-140; KRS 224.30-145; KRS 224.30-150; KRS 224.30-155; KRS 224.30-160; KRS 224.30-165; KRS 224.30-170; KRS 224.30-180; KRS 224.30-185; KRS 224.30-190; KRS 224.30-195; KRS 224.43-070; KRS 224.43-080; KRS 224.43-710; KRS 224.43-720; KRS 224.43-730; KRS 224.46-810; KRS 224.46-820; KRS 224.46-825: KRS 224.46-830; KRS 224.46-840; KRS 224.46-850; KRS 224.46-860; KRS 224.46-870; KRS 224.50-020; KRS 350.035; KRS 350.052; KRS 350.053; KRS 350.260; KRS 350.470; KRS 350.715; KRS 351.105; KRS 351.1055; and 352.550.

AN ACT relating to the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

Sen. Jared Carpenter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-27	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 117)
2017-03-15	Senate	delivered to Governor
2017-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2017-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2017-03-15	Senate	received in Senate
2017-03-14	House	3rd reading, passed 64-29
2017-03-08	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2017
2017-03-08	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2017-03-07	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2017-03-03	House	posted in committee
2017-03-01	House	to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2017-02-28	House	received in House
2017-02-28	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute
2017-02-27	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2017
2017-02-23	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2017-02-22	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2017-02-21	Senate	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2017-02-16	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB249.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB249/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB249/SCS1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB249/vote_history.pdf