HB 563 KY

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 224A to define terms; establish the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems Program under the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) to provide for a loan application and evaluation process for eligible public water and wastewater systems to seek loan funds from the General Assembly; require the KIA to make available applications under the program, verify eligibility of proposed recipients, award loans as directed by the General Assembly, enforce compliance with loan conditions, and report quarterly to the General Assembly on the status of all loans under the program; allow the Kentucky Rural Water Association (KRWA) to contract or consult with third-party consultants, state agencies, or special purpose governmental entities in discharging its duties; require finalized loan applications to be made available to the public; allow eligible public water and wastewater systems to submit applications for regional projects; provide for forfeiture and repayment of loans; require the KRWA to evaluate applications according to specified criteria and to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission containing the evaluations and scores of the proposed loan recipients; establish the Kentucky water and wastewater assistance for troubled or economically restrained systems fund; provide that all moneys in the fund shall be allocated by the General Assembly for providing loans for eligible projects; require that interest rates for loans be set in the same manner as the interest rates for loans from the federally-assisted wastewater and water supply resolving funds, except that the interest rates shall be one-half of a percent lower; establish the emergency Kentucky water and wastewater assistance for troubled or economically restrained systems fund; provide that moneys from the fund be dedicated to providing loans for capital and non-capital expenses relating solely to restoring or avoiding imminent interruption of utility service provided by a public water or wastewater system after a statewide or local emergency has been declared; allow the authority to require a corrective action plan to be submitted with a loan application; require that interest rates for loans be set in the same manner as the interest rates for loans form the federally-assisted wastewater and water supply resolving funds; create a new section of KRS Chapter 96 to define terms; create a forbearance period of three years for a utility acquiring a public water or wastewater system with existing violations; require the acquiring utility to correct past violations during the forbearance period; defer fines and penalties during the forbearance period; prioritize funding from the KIA for projects where the acquiring utility is making improvements to the acquired system; allow for a waiver of accrued fines and penalties if all deficiencies have been corrected and the public water or wastewater system has been sold to the acquiring utility or if the utility adopts a management and operations agreement handled by a well-operated utility; require the acquiring utility to make records available to ensure compliance; after the expiration of the forbearance period, allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Public Service Commission to either waive fines and penalties, collect fines and penalties, or grant a discretionary extension of the forbearance period; allow priority in funding from the KIA to be predicated on timely payment of deferred fines and penalties; prohibit an acquired water or wastewater systems to which a forbearance period applied from being eligible for any additional forbearance periods; amend KRS 224A.316 to remove repetitive language and to require the KIA to prioritize funding for a utility acquiring a public water or wastewater system for the correction of deficiencies in the system identified in state and federal violations; APPROPRIATION.

• J. Bray Republican · primary
• J. Petrie Republican · primary
• A. Bowling Republican · primary
• J. Branscum Republican · primary
• D. Lewis Republican · primary
• M. Meredith Republican · primary

1. Feb 15, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 15, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 21, 2024 to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower
4. Mar 5, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
5. Mar 6, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Mar 6, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 07, 2024 · lower
7. Mar 8, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
8. Mar 11, 2024 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
9. Mar 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
10. Mar 12, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
11. Mar 14, 2024 to Agriculture (S) · upper
12. Mar 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
13. Mar 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
14. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · lower
15. Mar 25, 2024 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S) · upper
16. Mar 28, 2024 reported favorably, to Rules · lower
17. Mar 28, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024 · lower
18. Mar 28, 2024 3rd reading, passed 38-0 · lower
19. Mar 28, 2024 received in House · lower
20. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
21. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
22. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
23. Apr 9, 2024 1 line item vetoed · lower
24. Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
25. Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
26. Apr 12, 2024 taken from Rules · lower
27. Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
28. Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
29. Apr 12, 2024 passed 79-19 · lower
30. Apr 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
31. Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (S) · upper
32. Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
33. Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
34. Apr 12, 2024 passed 30-6 · lower
35. Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
36. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
37. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
38. Apr 12, 2024 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 185) · 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.

• Acts Chapter 185 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF