KRS 350.555: Priorities for expenditure of moneys from fund.

Expenditure of moneys from the fund on lands and water eligible pursuant to KRS

350.560 for the purposes of the Abandoned Mine Lands Program shall reflect the

following priorities in the order stated:

(1) (a) The protection of public health, safety, and pr operty from extreme danger of

adverse effects of coal mining practices; and

(b) The restoration of land and water resources and the environment that have

been degraded by the adverse effects of coal mining practices and which are

situated adjacent to a sit e that has been or will be remediated under this

subsection;

(2) (a) The protection of public health and safety from the adverse effects of coal

mining practices; and

(b) The restoration of land and water resources and the environment that have

been degraded by the adverse effects of coal mining practices and which are

situated adjacent to a site that has been or will be remediated under this

subsection; and

(3) The restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously

degraded by adverse e ffects of coal mining practices, including measures for the

conservation and development of soil, water (excluding channelization), and

woodland resources, fish and wildlife, recreation resources, and economic

productivity.