HB 597 KY

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Passed Legislature

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.

• J. Gooch Jr. Republican · primary

1. Feb 25, 2022 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 25, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Mar 2, 2022 to Natural Resources & Energy (H) · lower
4. Mar 3, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
5. Mar 4, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Mar 7, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 08, 2022 · lower
7. Mar 9, 2022 3rd reading, passed 97-0 · lower
8. Mar 10, 2022 received in Senate · upper
9. Mar 10, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
10. Mar 16, 2022 to Natural Resources & Energy (S) · upper
11. Mar 23, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
12. Mar 24, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
13. Apr 13, 2022 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, April 14, 2022 · lower
14. Apr 13, 2022 taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day · lower
15. Apr 13, 2022 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
16. Apr 14, 2022 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · 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.

• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF