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SB306 • 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
R. Mills
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
02/27/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to natural resources.

Current Bill Text

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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 353.812 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The secretary of the cabinet shall take affirmative steps to initiate discussions with 4
surrounding states to develop a coordinated and unified approach to subsurface 5
migration of stored carbon dioxide and may enter into reciprocal agreements with 6
states that share a border with Kentucky that: 7
(a) Affirm that accidental or unforeseen migration of subsurface stored carbon 8
dioxide across state lines shall not be treated by the states as trespass; 9
(b) Provide a mechanism for resolution and compensation for unforeseen 10
migration incidents, including necessary monitoring arrangements to track or 11
arrest future migration; or 12
(c) Establish a process whereby reservoirs that cross state lines can be created 13
where it is geologically and mutually advantageous to do so. 14
(2) The cabinet shall report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission 15
on the progress of discussions he ld under this section. The report shall be presented 16
in writing and through testimony to [the Special Subcommittee on Energy and ] the 17
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy[Environment] annually 18
unless the chairs of these committees direct otherwise. Reporting shall begin in 19
2012 and continue until the cabinet is satisfied that all necessary agreements have 20
been reached and has reported that conclusion. 21