HB 137
AN ACT relating to air quality monitoring.
In Plain Language
This bill requires Kentucky to use only the most up-to-date air quality testing methods approved by the federal EPA when checking if the state meets air pollution standards. Data collected using older or unapproved methods can't be used as evidence in enforcement actions against polluters or in legal cases about air quality violations.
Official summary
Amend KRS 77.155 and 224.20-110 to require that for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements established by an air pollution control board, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, or the federal Clean Air Act, only the most current data collection methods approved or promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall be used; provide that data collected using a method that does not meet those requirements shall not be admissible or considered in an enforcement proceeding initiated by the air pollution control board, an air pollution control officer, the cabinet, or a private citizen; amend KRS 77.160 to conform.
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Latest action
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 79)
Mar 25, 2025
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