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Climate & Environment Introduced Kentucky · 2025RS
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HB 22

AN ACT relating to geoengineering.

In Plain Language

This bill makes geoengineering activities—which alter the atmosphere—a serious felony crime in the state. Anyone convicted would face criminal charges, pay at least $500,000 in fines, and each day of the activity counts as a separate crime. Law enforcement would be required to arrest people doing these activities and notify federal agencies that geoengineering is illegal within the state.

Official summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 512 to make findings and declarations regarding the dangers of atmospheric polluting activities and the Commonwealth's authority to prohibit geoengineering; define terms; make criminal atmospheric pollution a Class D felony; require that a person found guilty of criminal atmospheric pollution pay a civil penalty of not less than $500,000 in addition to all other penalties authorized by law; provide that each day that a person engages in criminal atmospheric pollution constitutes a separate offense; empower all peace officers of the Commonwealth to enforce the provisions of the section; require the arresting officer to issue a notice to the appropriate federal agency that those activities cannot be lawfully carried out in the Commonwealth.

Sponsor

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Cosponsors

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Latest action

to Judiciary (H)

Feb 4, 2025

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Action history

Feb 4, 2025 to Judiciary (H)

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