{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-224.20-120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 224.20-120","heading":"Considerations in fixing standards.","body":"In exercising the power conferred upon it by this chapter the Energy and Environment\nCabinet shall give due recognition to the policy as heretofore expressed in KRS 224.20 -\n100. The cabinet, in fixing standards, shall require the use of all available, pract ical, and\nreasonable methods to prevent and control air pollution in the Commonwealth of\nKentucky. It shall give due recognition to the quantity of characteristics of air\ncontaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere. It shall take into\nconsideration in this connection such factors, among others, found by it to be proper and\njust, existing physical conditions, public benefit, that the degree of conformance\ntherewith that may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state may  not be\nproper as to a highly industrial area of the state, and, further, the relationship between the\nintensity and composition of air pollution and the health of the public and damage to or\ninterference with enjoyment of property. It shall give reasonabl e consideration to the\ninterests of all parties concerned.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=10352","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:39Z","sha256":"c906d3ae0df28f35248e9e40f02907d556ea5e5c5784cbbeddd234f8b1d43516","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-224.20-110","next":"us-ky/krs-224.20-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}