151.728 Preconstruction and construction reports -- Long-range planning document -- Execution of funded programs. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 151.728 Preconstruction and construction reports -- Long-range planning document -- Execution of funded programs. (1) Beginning with the 2000-2002 biennium and each biennium thereafter, the authority shall submit to the General Assembly a six (6) year program of preconstruction and
construction activities to maintain or increase water available within the Kentucky
River. The program shall include a two (2) year construction component that shall
be implemented as authorized by the General Assembly in the authority's biennial
budget and a four (4) year preconstruction component that shall advise the General
Assembly of the consistency of ongoing and long-term planning with the
construction activities funded by the General Assembly. (2) The program shall be developed by considering, at a minimum, the following factors:
(a) The population to be served by the available water;
(b) The social, economic, and environmental impact of program elements;
(c) The condition of existing facilities critical to water availability;
(d) The cost of maintaining, improving, replacing, or removing facilities; and
(e) The dependence of communities within the river basin on specific Kentucky River dam pools or other sources of water. (3) The program shall include a four (4) year planning document setting out preconstruction activities that include planning and design and an environmental
analysis of projects to maintain or increase water available within the Kentucky
River and geotechnical and stability evaluations of the Kentucky River locks and
dams. (4) The authority shall provide to the General Assembly a long-range planning document consisting of twenty (20) years for water supply projects being considered
by the authority. (5) The authority shall be responsible for the execution of each six (6) year program as approved and authorized in the budget by the General Assembly and shall report
any anticipated deviations from the authorized construction funding or
preconstruction program to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and
Revenue. Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 265, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 287, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000). This section was created by 2000 Ky. Acts chs. 265 and 287, which are identical and have been codified together.