Kentucky Senate Bill 266 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-22 - to Committee on Committees (S)
Pending: Senate Committee on Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 100.111 to define 'photovoltaic power station'; amend KRS 100.203 to allow cities and counties to prohibit the construction of photovoltaic power stations on agricultural lands; amend KRS 100.208 to prohibit the transfer of development rights if the transfer would allow for the construction of a photovoltaic power station on agricultural lands; amend KRS 100.324 to prohibit utilities regulated by the Kentucky Public Service Commission to site a photovoltaic power stations on agricultural lands; amend KRS 154.60-040 to define "photovoltaic power station' and prohibit the transfer of lands under the Beginning Farmer program if the lands would be used for siting a photovoltaic power station; amend KRS 262.010 to define 'photovoltaic power station'; amend KRS 262.850 to prohibit lands within an agricultural district to be used to site a photovoltaic power station; amend KRS 262.902 to state the policy of the Commonwealth with respect to enhancing and protecting agricultural lands includes prohibiting the construction of photovoltaic power stations on agricultural lands; amend KRS 262.910 to prohibit the PACE board from approving any plan for siting a photovoltaic power station on PACE lands under the PACE program and clarify that small solar arrays for exclusive on-farm usage are exempted; amend KRS 278.216 to conform internal references; amend KRS 278.704 to require a merchant electric generating facility to conform with all local planning and zoning requirements and prohibit the construction of a merchant generating plant that uses a photovoltaic power station on agricultural lands; amend KRS 278.706 to include in the application for siting a merchant generating plant a statement certifying that the plant is in compliance with all local ordinances and regulations including prohibiting the siting of a photovoltaic power station on agricultural lands; amend KRS 278.708 to include restrictions on siting on agricultural lands in the site assessment report; amend KRS 100.273 to conform.

AN ACT relating to solar farms on agricultural lands.

Sen. Steve West [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-22	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-02-22	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb266.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb266/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/sb266/LM.pdf