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151.613 Authority membership -- Qualifications -- Terms -- Compensation -Officers.
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Members of a Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authority established under
KRS 151.610 to 151.615 shall reside or have a real property interest in the
given watershed and shall serve as ex officio members of the 2020 water
management planning councils established under KRS 151.601(1) that lie
within a given watershed.
Each authority shall be composed of the following members appointed by the
Governor:
(a) If there is a sewer utility or utilities serving all or a portion of the HUC 10
watershed, one (1) representative of these utilities;
(b) If there is a water utility or utilities serving all or a portion of the HUC 10
watershed, one (1) representative of these utilities;
(c) Two (2) representatives of conservation organizations, with one (1)
selected from a local watershed organization, if possible;
(d) Three (3) representatives of business or industries with facilities or
operations located within the watershed, selected to provide
representation from development, manufacturing, and extractive industry
sectors, if possible;
(e) Two (2) representatives from the local governments whose jurisdictional
boundaries include all or a portion of the watershed, with one (1)
representing the largest incorporated municipality in the watershed if any,
and the other representing county government; or in the absence of an
incorporated municipality whose jurisdictional boundaries include all or a
portion of the watershed, two (2) representatives of county government;
(f) One (1) representative of the Soil and Water Conservation District in
which the watershed is located;
(g) One (1) representative of an organization representing aquatic recreation
interests;
(h) One (1) representative of the agricultural land use sector; and
(i) One (1) representative of a nonprofit organization managing grants
affecting all or any portion of the watershed, in order to support local
efforts by schools, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and
volunteers to accomplish the goals of improving water quality, addressing
solid waste problems, and promoting environmental awareness and
education.
Members shall serve four (4) year terms, except the first members of the
authority shall serve for terms of years as follows:
(a) Four (4) members shall serve for a term of four (4) years;
(b) Four (4) members shall serve for a term of three (3) years; and
(c) The remaining members shall serve for a term of two (2) years.
Members of the authority may be reappointed. A vacancy in an unexpired term
shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the
original appointment to that term.
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Members of the authority shall serve without pay but may be reimbursed by the
authority, as fiscal resources allow, for reasonable expenses incurred to carry
out their work.
Each authority shall elect officers to serve annual terms, adopt bylaws, and
establish an annual budget and, when appropriate, may establish advisory
committees and policies it deems necessary for the authority's operation.
The authority may remove any member at the member's request or due to poor
attendance at meetings.
Any organization meeting the following conditions may become a Stream
Restoration and Mitigation Authority for the purposes of KRS 151.610 to
151.615:
(a) The organization was created as an instrumentality of one (1) or more
local governments pursuant to KRS Chapter 65 or 273 for the purposes of
planning and implementing stream restoration and water quality
enhancement projects on a watershed basis;
(b) The organization was established prior to January 1, 2008;
(c) The organization has adopted a resolution by majority vote to become a
Stream Restoration and Mitigation Authority, and has informed the water
service coordinator or coordinators in the watershed; and
(d) The membership of the organization's governing body has been
expanded to include representatives as identified under subsection (2) of
this section. The terms of office for existing members of Stream
Restoration and Mitigation Authorities established under this subsection
shall continue in the same manner until the date that the term expires.
New members shall be appointed in the manner prescribed under
subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section, except that newly appointed
members shall serve four (4) year terms.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2008.
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