Legislative Advocacy
2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: The Final Edition
Read about the final disposition of bills that KRC supported, opposed, and tracked during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, which ended March 28.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 7th Edition
This list profiles the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through March 14th.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 6th Edition
A profile of the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through March 7, 2019
Continue readingHouse Bill 420 Requires Cabinet To Deny Public Access To Radon Information
HB 420, sponsored by Rep. Adam Bowling, would revise laws governing radon contractor certification. A Committee Substitute added language deny public access to agency records regarding radon measurement, jeopardizing public health.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 5th Edition
This list profiles the environmental, conservation, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly complete through end of day March 1, 2019.
Continue readingHB 199 Would Create a Framework for Plugging 14,000 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Across the State
Over the past 5 years, a working group comprised of oil and gas operators, landowner representatives, agency officials, and the Kentucky Resources Council, have developed several bills that have modernized regulation of oil and gas operations.
Continue readingKentucky American Water Company's SB 163 is Unfair to Ratepayers - KRC Provides Extensive Comments Opposing the Bill
SB 163 would allow Kentucky-American Water Company to overvalue water systems it acquires and use that overvaluation to justify rate increases. KRC provided an extensive analysis as to why SB 163 is a bad deal for ratepayers.
Continue readingKRC's Director Testifies Against SB 2
SB 2 allows a state agency or the General Assembly when sued to request, without any basis or reason, a change of venue that would be determined by a random lottery. KRC director, Tom FitzGerald, testified against the bill.
Continue readingAmendment to SB 100 Addresses Most Concerns with the Latest Utility Industry Effort to Kill Rooftop Solar
The original version of SB 100 was a utility-crafted bill intended to end the net metering of electricity and corner the market on the sun. House Floor Amendment 1 address most of KRC's concerns with the original bill.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 4th Edition
Read more about the environmental, consumer and general government bills that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of day February 22, 2019.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 2nd Edition
These are the bills and resolutions that the Kentucky Resources Council is supporting, opposing, and tracking during the 2019 General Assembly Regular Session, complete through end of legislative day February 8, 2019.
Continue reading2019 General Assembly: Bills We're Watching: 1st Edition
These are the bills and resolutions we're tracking in the 2019 Legislative Session
Continue readingThe Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: A Wrap-Up of the 2018 General Assembly Regular Session
Each year, we provide a brief wrap-up of the significant bills that the Council supported or opposed during the General Assembly's Regular Sessions, and the outcome of those bills and resolutions.
Continue readingThe Kentucky Resources Council is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the conservation and prudent use of Kentucky’s natural resources. Since 1984, we have dedicated ourselves to protecting Kentucky’s land, air, water, and communities.