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350.260 Small Coal Operators Advisory Council.
There is hereby created a Small Coal Operators Advisory Council which shall report
directly to the secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet. The council shall
advise on matters affecting coal production and utilization including coal market
development, transportation, and storage problems. The council shall have the
function of coordinating and improving the working relationships between those state
agencies administering programs which regulate, serve, or aid small coal mine
operators. The council shall consist of fifteen (15) members. Ten (10) of those
members shall be appointed by the Governor. Seven (7) of the ten (10) members
shall be full-time operators producing three hundred thousand (300,000) or fewer
tons of coal per year. Three (3) of the ten (10) appointees shall be with backgrounds
in one (1) or more of the following areas: transportation, marketing, mining
education, and mining engineering. The secretary of the Energy and Environment
Cabinet, the commissioners of the Department of Agriculture and the Department for
Natural Resources, and the special assistant to the Governor for coal and energy
policy shall be ex officio members. Each individual appointment shall be for a four
(4) year term which shall begin on July 15, 1984. Members may serve successive
terms if reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in a manner consistent with the
provisions for initial appointments. At the first meeting held on or after July 1 of each
year, a chairman shall be elected by and from the membership. The council shall
meet at least quarterly during each year and may meet more often at the call of the
chairman. The council shall be attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet for
administrative purposes. Council members shall be eligible for reimbursement by the
cabinet for actual expenses directly related to serving on the council.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1884, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 53, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 64, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky.
Acts ch. 119, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 325,
sec. 32, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 1,
effective July 13, 1984.
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