KRS 353.6601: Advance notice to surface owner located within 1,000 feet of high -volume

horizontal fracturing treatment of a horizontal well.

(1) An operator employing a high -volume horizontal fracturing treatment shall provide

notice required under subsection (3) of t his section to each surface property owner

within one thousand (1,000) feet of the surface location of the proposed well, at

least twenty (20) days prior to commencement of a high -volume horizontal

fracturing treatment of a horizontal well. For purposes of this subsection, a surface

property owner is the person who is assessed for the purpose of taxes imposed

according to the records of the property valuation administrator of the county where

the property is located.

(2) The operator shall, for the purpose of giving notice, secure from the property

valuation administrator's office the names of persons entitled to notice under this

section. Notice to the persons indicated as surface property owners in the office of

the property valuation administrator shall b e conclusive evidence that the operator

has met the requirements of this section.

(3) The notice to surface property owners shall include:

(a) The name and address of the operator;

(b) The surface location of the proposed well; and

(c) The name and locatio n of the cabinet office where the permit and related

documents are available for public inspection and, if the documents are

available electronically, the Web site where the permit and related documents

may be inspected.