KRS 224.10-650: Source separation and collection program for waste materials -- Use of

funds received -- Resource conservation and recovery fund.

(1) The secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall assume the primary

responsibility in state government fo r implementing a source separation and

collection program for waste materials generated as a result of state agency

operations, including, at a minimum, aluminum, high grade office paper, and

corrugated paper.

(2) The cabinet shall establish procedures for collection and storage of recovered

material and contractual or other arrangements for transportation and purchase of

recovered materials. Every state agency of the executive, legislative, and judicial

branches of state government and all state -supported institutions of higher

education, in cooperation with the cabinet, shall develop a plan to conduct source

separation and collection activities for recovered materials.

(3) A state agency or institution may elect to operate its own source separation program

upon review and approval by the cabinet.

(4) The secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall take or cause to be

taken such actions as may be necessary to:

(a) Identify the geographical location of existing or potential markets for

recovered materials and energy generated;

(b) Identify the economic and technical barriers to the use of recovered materials

and energy generated;

(c) Identify sound technologies, techniques, and processes for resource recovery

and energy generated applicable to both urban and rural areas of Kentucky;

(d) Encourage the development of new uses for recovered materials; and

(e) Encourage and promote the development of new markets for recovered

materials.

(5) Funds received by the Energy and Environment Cabinet from the sou rce separation

and collection program as described in this section shall be utilized by the cabinet to

defray the cost of conducting the activities outlined in this section. Funds received

by any other state agency or institution from an approved source se paration

collection program may be used to offset costs of the program. Any moneys

generated by the cabinet or other state agencies or institutions in excess of the

amounts needed to conduct these activities shall be placed in the resource

conservation and recovery fund and be used for other litter abatement activities.

(6) There is created within the State Treasury a trust and agency fund, which shall not

lapse, to be known as the resource conservation and recovery fund. Any

appropriations, gifts, grants or program revenues received by the cabinet relating to

resource recovery and litter abatement shall be deposited in the fund. Moneys in the

fund shall be used for resource recovery and litter abatement activities.