{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-350.425","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 350.425","heading":"Waste used as dams -- Jurisdiction over dams.","body":"The permittee, operator, or other person shall design, locate, construct, operate, maintain,\nenlarge, modify, and remove or abandon, in accordance with the standards and criteria\ndeveloped pursuant to subsection (f) of Section 515 of Public Law 95 -87, \"Sur face\nMining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977,\" all existing and new coal mine waste piles\nconsisting of mine wastes, tailings, coal processing wastes, or other liquid and solid\nwastes, and used either temporarily or permanently as dams or embankments. The Energy\nand Environment Cabinet through this chapter shall have exclusive jurisdiction over KRS\nChapter 151 concerning the regulation of dams, levees, embankments, dikes, bridges,\nfills, or other obstructions across or along any stream or in the floodway  of any stream,\nwhich structures or obstructions are permitted under this chapter.","path":["KRS Chapter 350"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32845","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:36Z","sha256":"a958d481fbec4267165d254e9740cfb6cbe8875c2dfaaf561450b165fe07a6b0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-350.421","next":"us-ky/krs-350.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}