(1) There is hereby established the Small Business Stationary Source Compliance Advisory Panel, referred to hereafter as “the panel,” to determine the overall effectiveness of Kentucky’s Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program. The panel shall be attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet for administrative purposes.
(2) The eleven (11) member panel shall be appointed as follows:
(a) Two (2) members, who are not owners, or representatives of owners, of small business stationary sources, shall be selected by the Governor to represent the general public;
(b) Two (2) members, who are owners, or representatives of owners, of small business stationary sources, shall be selected by the Governor to represent small business stationary sources;
(c) Two (2) members shall be selected by the secretary of the Energy and
Environment Cabinet to represent that agency;
(d) One (1) member shall be selected by the secretary of the Cabinet for
Economic Development; and
(e) Four (4) members who are owners, or representatives of owners of small business stationary sources, shall be selected by the Kentucky General Assembly as follows:
1. One (1) member selected by the minority leadership and one (1) member selected by the majority leadership of the Senate, and
2. One (1) member selected by the minority leadership and one (1) member selected by the majority leadership of the House of Representatives.
(3) Members who were appointed before July 15, 1998, shall continue in office until October 30, 1998. The Governor shall then designate the members who have been appointed in accordance with subsection (2) of this section to serve initial terms as follows:
(a) Three (3) members shall serve in office for four (4) years; (b) Three (3) members shall serve in office for three (3) years;
(c) Three (3) members shall serve in office for two (2) years; and
(d) Two (2) members shall serve in office for one (1) year.
When those initial terms expire, members shall serve in office for four (4) year terms.
(4) Any vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment to that term.
(5) Members of the panel shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in accordance with Kentucky statutes and administrative regulations while performing official duties.
(6) The panel shall select one (1) of its members as chair and another as vice chair.
(7) Staff services for the panel shall be performed, insofar as practicable, by personnel of the cabinet.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 363, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch.
245, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992.