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350.550 Creation of Abandoned Mine Lands Program -- Reclamation fund -Use of fund.
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There is hereby created within the Commonwealth of Kentucky an Abandoned
Mine Lands Program, to be administered within the Energy and Environment
Cabinet. The secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet may
promulgate regulations necessary to implement this program. The provisions of
KRS 350.150, 350.152, 350.154, 350.156(1) and (2), 350.158, 350.161, and
350.163 shall not be applicable to this program.
The Finance and Administration Cabinet is hereby directed to establish a fund
to be known as the abandoned mine reclamation fund (hereinafter referred to
as the "fund").
The fund shall consist of amounts deposited in the fund from time to time,
including but not limited to:
(a) The reclamation fees levied pursuant to Section 402 of P.L. 95-87 and
allocated to the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
(b) Any income derived from or any user charge imposed on or for land
reclaimed pursuant to the Abandoned Mine Lands Program after the
expenses of the program have been deducted;
(c) Donations by persons, corporations, associations, governmental entities,
and foundations for the purposes of the Abandoned Mine Lands Program;
(d) Interest credited to the fund pursuant to Section 401(e) of P.L. 95-87 and
allocated to the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and
(e) All other moneys as provided for consistent with this chapter.
Moneys in the fund may be used for the following purposes:
(a) Reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely
affected by past coal mining, including but not limited to reclamation and
restoration of abandoned surface mine areas, abandoned coal processing
areas, and abandoned coal refuse disposal areas; sealing and filling of
abandoned deep mine entries and voids; planting of land adversely
affected by past coal mining to prevent erosion and sedimentation;
prevention, abatement, treatment, and control of water pollution created
by coal mine drainage, including restoration of stream beds, and
construction and operation of water treatment plants; prevention,
abatement, and control of burning coal refuse disposal areas and burning
coal in situ; and prevention, abatement, and control of coal mine
subsidence;
(b) Acquisition and filling of voids and sealing of tunnels, shafts, and
entryways;
(c) Acquisition of land as provided for in this chapter;
(d) Restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of adverse
effects of coal mining which constitute an emergency as provided for in
this program;
(e) Administrative expenses of the program to accomplish the purposes of
this program;
(f) For the purposes of Section 507(c) of P.L. 95-87; and
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All other necessary expenses to accomplish the purposes of this
program.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1891, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 207, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts
ch. 62, sec. 18.
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