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HB872 • 2026

AN ACT relating to natural resources.

AN ACT relating to natural resources.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
J. Gooch Jr.
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
03/10/26: to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to natural resources.

AN ACT relating to natural resources.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to natural resources.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  2. 2026-03-03 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to natural resources.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 2496
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AN ACT relating to natural resources. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 278.506 is amended to read as follows: 3
All natural gas, authorized and required to be transported pursuant to KRS 278.505 shall: 4
(1) Be of the same quality and meet the same specifications as that natural gas being 5
purchased by the intrastate pipel ine or local distribution company as contained in 6
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission tariff applicable to the intrastate 7
pipeline or local distribution company's natural gas supplier; 8
(2) Be delivered to the intrastate pipeline or local distribution company by the person 9
for whom the natural gas is to be transported at a point in the system technically 10
capable of receiving gas at the proposed delivery rate and proper pressure; 11
(3) Be transported pursuant to a written contract between the parties setting forth 12
specific arrangements as to volumes to be transported, points of delivery, method of 13
metering, timing of receipts and deliveries of gas and other matters relating to 14
individual customer circumstances; 15
(4) Not be transported if the performance of this service would detrimentally affect the 16
ability of the intrastate pipeline or local distribution company to supply regular gas 17
service to its customers; and 18
(5) Be subject to curtail ment and interruption when in the judgment of the intrastate 19
pipeline or local distribution company, said curtailment or interruption is necessary 20
to enable the maintenance of deliveries to residential and other high priority 21
customers or to respond to an emergency. 22