224.46-335 Environmental leadership program.
(1)
(2)
The cabinet shall establish by administrative regulation an environmental leadership
program for those facilities meeting the pollution prevention goal established in
KRS 224.46-305. The program shall provide incentives to acknowledge the
environmental leadership of those facilities. The program may include provisions to
address:
(a) Public recognition of a facility for meeting "state of the art" standards for
environmental leadership;
(b) Accelerated review of a facility's applications for permits, permit renewals,
and permit modifications;
(c) "Green product" labeling for products produced by a facility;
(d) Compliance credit given in later enforcement action taken against a facility;
(e) Reduced frequency of monitoring or reporting by a facility;
(f) Consolidation of requirements into one (1) permit;
(g) Reduction or elimination of fees paid to the cabinet for permits, releases of
toxic chemicals, or generation of hazardous waste;
(h) Access to the cabinet ombudsman who will assist in cutting red tape; and
(i) Offset of voluntary actions against future regulatory requirements.
The administrative regulations shall not violate a statutory or regulatory requirement
or impair the cabinet's ability to administer a federally-delegated or federally-funded
program.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 460, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.
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