{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-224.46-505","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 224.46-505","heading":"Legislative findings and statement of policy.","body":"The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hereby finds, determines, and\ndeclares as follows:\n(1) That technological progress and increases in the amounts of manufacturing are\ncontinuing to result in increasing quantities of hazardous waste being  generated and\nprohibiting the generation of hazardous waste would result in a competitive\neconomic disadvantage for the Commonwealth;\n(2) That the Commonwealth is the site of much improper and inadequately regulated\nhandling, treatment, transportation, st orage, and disposal of hazardous waste which\npresents a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare and the environment;\n(3) That by the enactment by the Congress of the United States of the Resource\nConservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended ( PL 94-580), the generation,\ntransportation, treatment, storage, recycling, and disposal of hazardous waste has\nbeen determined to be a matter of national importance, recognizing that hazardous\nwaste presents, in addition to the problems generally associate d with nonhazardous\nwaste, special dangers to health and requires a greater degree of regulation than\ndoes nonhazardous waste;\n(4) That the primary responsibility for proper hazardous waste management rests with\nthe generators, transporters, treaters, stor ers, recyclers, and disposers of hazardous\nwaste, subject to rules, regulations, guidelines, and standards promulgated by the\nEnergy and Environment Cabinet and also subject to registration or permitting by\nthe cabinet for the purpose of effectuating safe and proper management at all steps\nin the hazardous waste cycle;\n(5) That the participation of the private sector and the interested public in any aspect of\nhazardous waste management not expressly reserved as state or federal authority as\nset forth in KRS  224.46-510 to 224.46 -570 or other statutes is encouraged,\nmoreover, it is preferable for hazardous waste management functions to be\nperformed by the private sector when such is in the best interest of the public and\nconforms with the policies and provisio ns set forth in KRS 224.46 -510 to 224.46 -\n570;\n(6) That as a matter of policy the prevention of pollution or reduction of waste at its\nsource is the preferred management option. Pollutants that cannot be prevented\nshould be recycled in an environmentally -safe manner whenever feasible. Pollution\nthat cannot be prevented or recycled should be treated; and, disposal or other release\ninto the environment should only be employed when no other feasible option is\navailable; and\n(7) That as a result of the condition s described in the foregoing findings, the problems\nof hazardous waste generation, transportation, treatment, storage, recycling, and\ndisposal have become a matter of extreme state concern necessitating action by the\nGeneral Assembly to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and the\nenvironment of the Commonwealth.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=10445","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:41Z","sha256":"0ea6102f60aa3a63467eadcc81ffd1a0a7d71c065f2f40c9039c721bc84dccee","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-224.46-335","next":"us-ky/krs-224.46-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}