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Bill AN ACT relating to water pollution control. Amend KRS 224.16-080 to provide that any Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) permittee seeking to rely on a mixing zone for a bioaccumulative chemical concern assigned before September 8, 2004, include information identifying the mixing zone in its application for a modification or approval of a KPDES permit; require that any change or extinguishment in a mixing zone requirement for a bioaccumulative chemical of concern only be accomplished through a formal KPDES permitting action by the Energy and Environment Cabinet conducted pursuant to administrative regulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A; amend KRS 224.16-090 to provide that if a KPDES permit applicant requests in their application for a modification or renewal of a permit that the Energy and Environment Cabinet take into account rapid and complete mixing at a wastewater outfall, the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall apply rapid and complete mixing in establishing water quality-based effluent limitations and conditions under the KPDES permit if the discharge occurs through a submerged high-rate multi-port outfall structure. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2023RS HB 160 Kentucky HB 160 (2023RS)
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Kentucky HB 160 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to water pollution control.

Amend KRS 224.16-080 to provide that any Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) permittee seeking to rely on a mixing zone for a bioaccumulative chemical concern assigned before September 8, 2004, include information identifying the mixing zone in its application for a modification or approval of a KPDES permit; require that any change or extinguishment in a mixing zone requirement for a bioaccumulative chemical of concern only be accomplished through a formal KPDES permitting action by the Energy and Environment Cabinet conducted pursuant to administrative regulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A; amend KRS 224.16-090 to provide that if a KPDES permit applicant requests in their application for a modification or renewal of a permit that the Energy and Environment Cabinet take into account rapid and complete mixing at a wastewater outfall, the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall apply rapid and complete mixing in establishing water quality-based effluent limitations and conditions under the KPDES permit if the discharge occurs through a submerged high-rate multi-port outfall structure.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 37 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Pass — pass (pass) · lower
  • FINAL PASSAGE HB 160 — pass (pass) · lower

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Natural Resources & Energy (H) referral-committee
  • 2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
  • 2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
  • 2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 95-0 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Committee on Committees (S)
  • 2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Committee on Committees (S)
  • 2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 to Natural Resources & Energy (S) referral-committee
  • 2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
  • 2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading reading-2
  • 2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
  • 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill committee-passage
  • 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2023
  • 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 36 -0 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9eebbe77-9b7e-4d67-aa99-0061cb896190. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).