{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-224a.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 224A.020","heading":"Legislative finding as to infrastructure projects.","body":"The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky finds as a fact that the\npolluting and befouling of the waters of the state has harmed, and is presently harming\nand injuring, the state's abundant water resources, and, if unabated, will continue to har m\nsuch state water resources, and will endanger the health, safety, welfare and well-being of\nthe general public, and the ability of the state to provide essential governmental services\nfor the benefit of the public, and that such situation, if allowed to continue unchecked,\nwill destroy the natural chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the\nstate. Further, the conservation, development and proper use of the water resources of the\nstate are of vital importance as a result of populatio n expansion and concentration,\nindustrial growth and technological advances. It is hereby found and determined to be\nessential to the preservation of the natural water resources, economic potential, and\ngeneral well-being of the state that, to the maximum and greatest extent possible, the state\nshould and must actively engage in a program of assistance to governmental agencies\nwhereby infrastructure projects may be more economically provided so as to better serve\nthe general public of the state.","path":["KRS Chapter 224A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=10553","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:42Z","sha256":"e9d257ccdca1cd8a30f912890648677dbcbbc52c244d0505deb710685bc6e39b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-224a.013","next":"us-ky/krs-224a.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}