Kentucky House Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Enrolled on March 2 2011 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-15 - signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 353 to define terms; state legislative findings; direct Energy and Environment Cabinet to seek one to five projects demonstrating injection of carbon dioxide into geologic storage; provide a process for pooling of pore space necessary to create underground carbon storage reservoirs; create a process whereby ownership of and liability for stored carbon dioxide will pass to the federal or state government following a period of monitoring of the storage facility; direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to undertake discussions with surrounding states concerning accidental migration of geologically stored carbon across state lines; require annual reports.

AN ACT relating to economic development.

Rep. Jim Gooch [R]

Rep. John Short [D]

Rep. Brent Yonts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-15		signed by Governor
2011-03-03		delivered to Governor
2011-03-03		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2011-03-02		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2011-03-01		received in House
2011-02-28		3rd reading, passed 38-0
2011-02-28		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 28, 2011
2011-02-24		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-23		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2011-02-17		to Natural Resources and Energy (S)
2011-02-15		received in Senate
2011-02-14		3rd reading, passed 91-8 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
2011-02-11		floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2011-02-11		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 14, 2011
2011-02-11		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-10		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2011-02-07		posted in committee
2011-02-02		to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
2011-02-01		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB259.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB259/bill.doc