Kentucky Statutes 411.450 – Definitions for KRS 411.460 and 411.470
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As used in KRS § 411.460 and KRS § 411.470 unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) “Discharge or disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any hazardous materials into or on any land or water so that such materials or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be discharged into any waters, including ground waters.
(2) “Hazardous material” means a substance or material in a quantity and form which may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported and which has been designated as a hazardous material under the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law (49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq.) or by any state law or regulation.
(3) “Person” means any individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, federal agency, state agency, city, commission, political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or any interstate body.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 11, effective June 20, 2005. — Created
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 1, effective April 9, 1984.
(1) “Discharge or disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any hazardous materials into or on any land or water so that such materials or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be discharged into any waters, including ground waters.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 411.450
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) “Hazardous material” means a substance or material in a quantity and form which may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported and which has been designated as a hazardous material under the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law (49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq.) or by any state law or regulation.
(3) “Person” means any individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, federal agency, state agency, city, commission, political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or any interstate body.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 11, effective June 20, 2005. — Created
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 1, effective April 9, 1984.