{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-176.525","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 176.525","heading":"Use of identified potential industrial park sites as construction waste sites -","body":"- Deeding of site to local government -- Consultation with local government\nofficials in site identification.\n(1) During the construction phase of a new road construction p roject, potential\nindustrial park sites identified during the design phase shall be used as waste sites\nby the department or the contractor who was awarded the project. Waste shall\ninclude, but not be limited, to nonhazardous nonsoluble construction materi al, steel,\nconcrete, brick, asphalt, rock, dirt, or other fill material, but shall not include\nvegetation resulting from land clearing and grubbing, utility line maintenance,\nseasonal and storm -related cleanup, or any hazardous material or hazardous waste\nas defined in KRS 174.405.\n(2) The purpose of using the site as a repository for waste is to reduce the cost\nassociated with the road project and to level or otherwise create a site sufficient to\nsupport industrial activities. The department or the department's contractor shall use\nstabilization methods to reduce significant differential settling of the waste. The\ndepartment or the department's contractor shall continually grade and compact the\nwaste site, and design surface contours to minimize water run -off, until the site is\nstable, final grading is complete, and the site is ready for building to begin on an\nindustrial park.\n(3) If a waste site is owned by the state, the state shall deed in fee simple the area used\nas a waste site to an interested city, c ounty, or other governmental agency upon\ncompletion of the highway project after the final pay estimate has been processed.\n(4) The department shall consult with the appropriate elected officials affected by new\nroutes proposed to be constructed in the six (6) year road plan. The department shall\nconsult with the appropriate elected officials to identify waste sites along the\nproposed new routes that may be potential industrial park sites.","path":["KRS Chapter 176"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5227","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:27Z","sha256":"aaf612636f9efc2fddf01762b06c63bb71b0a902e2e203553e6157f3160c7bea","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-176.520","next":"us-ky/krs-176.990"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}