Kentucky Senate Bill 277 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-31 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 159)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Amend KRS 151.100 to define terms; amend KRS 151.110 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.112 to allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to request technical assistance from any agency or organization to carry out its duties; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.116 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to consult with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority in developing administrative regulations; amend KRS 151.120 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 151.125 to direct the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt minimum standards for floodplain management; replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; amend KRS 151.220 to permit the Energy and Environment Cabinet to accept and use cooperate agreements; amend KRS 151.250 to prohibit buildings, barriers, or obstructions in floodplains or floodways without approval and a permit from the Energy and Environment Cabinet; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to require approval prior to construction related to agricultural operations that impact the base flood of a stream; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.260 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to notify construction permit applicants within 20 working days for a floodplain permit and 45 working days for a dam permit; allow the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to establish administrative regulations requiring some dam owners to develop and maintain emergency action plans; amend KRS 151.293 to replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; replace the “United States Weather Service” with the “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.310 to prohibit encroachment on the reservoir area of any dam in Kentucky; amend KRS 151.600 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer National Flood Insurance Program related activities; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 151.230.

AN ACT relating to water resources.

Sen. Johnnie Turner [R]

Sen. Brandon Smith [R]

2023-03-30 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 372 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 2572 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-31	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 159)
2023-03-30	Senate	delivered to Governor
2023-03-30	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2023-03-30	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2023-03-30	Senate	received in Senate
2023-03-30	House	3rd reading, passed 96-0
2023-03-16	House	placed in the Orders of the Day
2023-03-16	House	taken from Rules
2023-03-15	House	reported favorably, to Rules
2023-03-14	House	returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2023-03-14	House	2nd reading
2023-03-14	House	taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2023-03-13	House	to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
2023-03-13	House	returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-03-13	House	1st reading
2023-03-13	House	taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2023-03-08	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-03-08	House	received in House
2023-03-08	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36 -0
2023-03-03	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2023
2023-03-02	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2023-03-01	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2023-02-23	Senate	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2023-02-21	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-02-21	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb277.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb277/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb277/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0159.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb277/vote_history.pdf