Kentucky House Bill 563
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 12, 2024
Sponsors
6 Sponsors
Josh Bray
Jason Petrie
Adam Bowling
Josh Branscum
Derek Lewis
Michael Meredith
First Action
Feb 15, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 12, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
563
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
Motion Text
Veto Override HB 563
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
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Didn't Vote
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Meredith
Yes
Nemes
Yes
Yes
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Smith
Yes
Yes
Thomas
No
Williams
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Summary
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.
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed House Committee Amendment 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
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04/12/2024
House
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 185)
04/12/2024
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/12/2024
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/12/2024
House
received in House
04/12/2024
House
passed 30-6
04/12/2024
House
veto overridden
04/12/2024
House
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
04/12/2024
Senate
to Rules (S)
04/12/2024
Senate
received in Senate
04/12/2024
House
passed 79-19
04/12/2024
House
veto overridden
04/12/2024
House
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
04/12/2024
House
taken from Rules
04/12/2024
House
to Rules (H)
04/12/2024
House
received in House
04/09/2024
House
1 line item vetoed
03/28/2024
House
delivered to Governor
03/28/2024
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/28/2024
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/28/2024
House
received in House
03/28/2024
House
3rd reading, passed 38-0
03/28/2024
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
03/28/2024
House
reported favorably, to Rules
03/25/2024
Senate
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/25/2024
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
03/22/2024
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/21/2024
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/14/2024
Senate
to Agriculture (S)
03/12/2024
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/12/2024
Senate
received in Senate
03/11/2024
House
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/08/2024
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/06/2024
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 07, 2024
03/06/2024
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/05/2024
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/21/2024
House
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/15/2024
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/15/2024
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Feb 16, 2024 12:50:00 AM
Record Updated
Jul 10, 2024 1:11:36 PM