211.852 Prerequisites to approval of nuclear waste disposal facility -- Procedure --
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(1)The location of a nuclear waste disposal facility in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
shall require prior approval by a majority of the members of the Kentucky House of
Representatives, a majority of the members of the Kentucky Senate, and the
approval of the Governor of Kentucky.
(2)Before an application to locate a nuclear waste disposal facility in Kentucky can be
submitted for approval to the Kentucky General Assembly, it must first receive the
approval of the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the
secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet. It shall be the responsibility of
the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Energy and Environment
Cabinet to ensure that a comprehensive environmental impact statement is
submitted and that public hearings are held in the county in which it is proposed to
locate a nuclear waste disposal facility.
(3)This section shall not apply to nuclear waste disposal facilities in existence prior to
June 17, 1978.