{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-224.20-130","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 224.20-130","heading":"Concurrent jurisdiction with local district -- Effect.","body":"(1) Each county which pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 77 has established or\nwill establish a local air pollution control program, shall submit a synopsis of said\nprogram together with such standards and procedures as are enacted by regulations\nto the cabinet for approval within a period of ninety (90) days from the enactment\nhereof, or a period of ninety (90) days of the establishment of said local program.\n(2) If, after review by the cabinet, and a public hearing held in the county activating a\ndistrict, the cabinet determines that the air pollution control district has adopted\nstandards and procedures and has the necessary staff to implement the program in a\nmanner consistent with the objectives of this chapter, concurrent jurisdiction may be\ngranted the air pollution control district for the administration and enforcement of\nthe aforesaid statutes. Except for the limit on authority established by KRS\n77.115(3), the air pollution control district shall adopt no regulation or standard less\nstringent th an a regulation or standard adopted by the cabinet, and shall submit\nprepared regulations and standards to the cabinet for prior concurrence. Periodic\nreports shall be made to the cabinet and to the commission as shall be provided for\nby regulation. If the cabinet shall determine, after hearing with notice, that a district\nprogram is not being administered in accordance with the statutes and regulations of\nthe cabinet or the district, the grant of authority may be suspended, revoked, or\nmodified by order of  the cabinet. The enactment or enforcement of a regulation by\nan air pollution control district that finds the need for and requires the\nimplementation of a vehicle exhaust testing program, if the program is not limited\nto prohibiting the emissions of, reg ulating, or controlling only mobile sources of air\npollutants regulated under the state program established in accordance with KRS\n224.20-710 to 224.20-765, shall cause an automatic revocation of an existing grant\nof authority or an automatic denial of a requested grant of authority.\n(3) This provision shall in no way diminish the authority of the cabinet to administer\nand enforce the provisions of this chapter.\n(4) The cabinet shall be empowered to enforce any and all regulations or standards in\nany district when concurrent jurisdiction is granted.\n(5) When enforcement actions are taken by the district, the local Commonwealth's,\ncounty, and city prosecuting attorneys, instead of the Attorney General shall\nprosecute such actions.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=10354","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:40Z","sha256":"291397cca071176c8099d5997b0d9d57f2e9133a248a5f20145515623bf41832","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-224.20-125","next":"us-ky/krs-224.20-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}