HB 647 KY

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Introduced

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 152 to define "CAER"; require CAER to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for carbon engineering solutions to enable new uses for coal-derived carbon; require CAER submit annual report to the Legislative Research Commission on the progress and results of the program; define eligible company; require CAER to act jointly with an eligible company to study the feasibility of the commercialization of coal fly ash and coal-derived carbon products; to file a report with the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2022, detailing the results of the study; require that on or before January 1, 2023, CAER shall partner with an eligible company to commence a two-year pilot program for the purpose of accelerating the commercial deployment of coal ash; appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2022-2023 to accomplish the pilot program; appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2022-2023 to establish the program created in Section 1 of the Act and to carry out the study on the feasibility of commercialization of coal fly ash and coal-derived carbon products; establish the short title as the "Coal Fly Ash Act of 2022"; APPROPRIATION.

• B. McCool Republican · primary
• P. Flannery Republican · primary

1. Feb 28, 2022 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 28, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Introduced · PDF