2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes Subchapter 20 Air Quality 224.20.125 Prohibition against promulgating administrative regulations or imposing permit conditions based on Kyoto Protocol without state or federal legislation.
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224.20-125 Prohibition against promulgating administrative regulations or
imposing permit conditions based on Kyoto Protocol without state or federal <br>legislation.
(1) The cabinet shall not promulgate administrative regulations or impose permit
conditions on the emission of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, <br>hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride pursuant to the Kyoto <br>Protocol for the purpose of reducing global warming until authorized by the General <br>Assembly or by federal statute. The cabinet may promulgate administrative <br>regulations or impose permit conditions on the emission of carbon dioxide, <br>methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur <br>hexafluoride for any other reason authorized by this chapter or required under <br>federal statute or administrative regulation as long as the administrative regulations <br>or permit conditions are not promulgated or imposed pursuant to the Kyoto <br>Protocol.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or to impede state, local, or
private participation in voluntary initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse <br>gases, such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Lights <br>program and the United States Department of Energy's climate change program.
Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 470, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.
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