Bill > HB346

This bill amends Kentucky's air quality regulations by introducing a new definition for "emergency stationary internal combustion engine" and modifying emissions fee assessment rules. Specifically, the bill defines an emergency stationary internal combustion engine as an engine with no time limits on emergency use, restricted to 100 hours per calendar year for non-emergency situations (with 50 of those hours limited to non-maintenance activities). The bill changes how emissions fees are assessed by removing any upper limit on the amount of emissions that can be charged, and crucially, exempts emergency stationary internal combustion engine units from emissions fees if they are part of a state or federally issued non-major source permit. The legislation is retroactive to calendar year 2023, requiring the Energy and Environment Cabinet to refund any emissions fees paid by permitted sources for emergency stationary internal combustion engines during that year. The bill is declared an emergency, meaning it takes effect immediately upon passage, with the stated purpose of ensuring proper maintenance and funding of air quality programs in Kentucky.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb346.html