KRS 150.027: Hearing required before promulgation, amendment, or repeal of

administrative regulations affecting property owners or occupants of property

adjacent to a lake or other real property owned or controlled by the

department.

(1) Not less than sixty (60) d ays nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the submission

of a proposed administrative regulation, proposed amendment to an administrative

regulation, or proposed repeal of an administrative regulation to the Administrative

Regulation Review Subcommittee which affects property owners or occupants of

property adjacent to any lake or other real property owned or controlled by the

department, the department shall:

(a) Hold a public hearing at a time and location most convenient to the public at a

location within ten (10) miles of the boundary of the lake so that the public

can make comments about the proposed administrative regulation, proposed

amendment to an administrative regulation, or proposed repeal of an

administrative regulation. Copies of the proposed administrative regulation,

proposed amendment to an administrative regulation, or proposed repeal of an

administrative regulation shall be distributed to members of the public

attending the meeting without cost;

(b) Advertise the hearing in accordance with KRS Chapter 424;

(c) Electronically record the hearing and the comments made at the hearing; and

(d) Within thirty (30) days of the close of the hearing, file a statement of

consideration with the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee

summarizing the comments made at the hearing and the department's response

thereto containing the information required by KRS 13A.010.

(2) The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee shall find deficient any

proposed administrative regulation, proposed amendmen t to an administrative

regulation, or proposed repeal of an administrative regulation covered by this

section which does not comply with the provisions of this section.