§ 224-46-335

224.46 -335 Environmental leadership program. (1) The cabinet shall establish by administrative regulation an environmental leadership program for those facilities meeting the pollution prevention goal established in KRS 224.46 -305. The program shall provide incentives to acknowledge the environmental lea dership of those facilities. The program may include provisions to address: (a) Public recognition of a facility for meeting 'state of the art' standards for environmental leadership; (b) Accelerated review of a facility's applications for permits, permit renewals, and permit modifications; (c) 'Green product' labeling for products produced by a facility; (d) Compliance credit given in later enforcement action taken against a facility; (e) Reduced frequency of monitoring or reporting by a facility; (f) Cons olidation of requirements into one (1) permit; (g) Reduction or elimination of fees paid to the cabinet for permits, releases of toxic chemicals, or generation of hazardous waste; (h) Access to the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman who will assist in cutting red tape; and (i) Offset of voluntary actions against future regulatory requirements.

generation of hazardous waste; (h) Access to the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman who will assist in cutting red tape; and (i) Offset of voluntary actions against future regulatory requirements. (2) The administrative regulations shall not violate a statutory or regulatory requirement or impair the cabinet's ability to administer a federally -delegated or federally -funded program. Effective: July 1, 2024 History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 89, effective July 1, 2024. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 460, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.