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211.852 Prerequisites to approval of nuclear waste disposal facility -- Procedure -- Exception.

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211.852 Prerequisites to approval of nuclear waste disposal facility -- Procedure -- Exception. (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 <br>Representatives, a majority of the members of the Kentucky Senate, and the approval of the <br>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 <br>approval of the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the secretary of <br>the Energy and Environment Cabinet. It shall be the responsibility of the Cabinet for Health <br>and Family Services and the Energy and Environment Cabinet to ensure that a <br>comprehensive environmental impact statement is submitted and that public hearings are <br>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. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 313, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 379, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, <br>sec. 320, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 279, sec. 8, effective June 17, <br>1978.