(1) It is the purpose of KRS § 109.310 to KRS § 109.320 to further the intention of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky as expressed in KRS § 109.011 that the primary responsibility for adequate solid waste collection, disposal and resource recovery rests with counties, and to assist local governments to carry out those responsibilities.
(2) The authority granted by KRS § 109.310 to KRS § 109.320 shall be construed as being in addition to other power already given to counties. The purpose of this grant of authority shall be to increase the range of options from which counties may choose in order to meet local solid waste management needs.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 109.300

  • Solid waste: means any garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining (excluding coal mining waste, coal mining by-
    products, refuse and overburden), agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include those materials including but not limited to sand, soil, rock, gravel, or bridge debris extracted as part of a public road construction project funded wholly or in part with state funds, recovered material, post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks as those terms are defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 109.012

Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.

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