As used in KRS § 152.710 to KRS § 152.720, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Alternative transportation fuels” means:
(a) Before August 1, 2010, crude oil or transportation fuels produced by processes that:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 152.715


1. Convert coal, waste coal, or biomass resources; or
2. Extract oil from oil shale or tar sands;
to produce crude oil or fuels for powering vehicles, aircraft, and machinery;
and
(b) On or after August 1, 2010:
1. Crude oil or transportation fuels produced by processes that:
a. Convert coal, waste coal, or biomass resources; or b. Extract oil from oil shale or tar sands;
to produce crude oil or fuels for powering vehicles, aircraft, and machinery;
2. Liquefied or compressed natural gas produced for use as a transportation fuel; or
3. Liquefied petroleum gas produced from natural gas, natural gas liquids, or petroleum for use as a transportation fuel.
“Alternative transportation fuels” may include but are not limited to natural gas, petroleum, jet fuel, gasoline, diesel fuel, hydrogen derived from coal, and diesel fuel and ethanol derived from biomass;
(2) “Synthetic natural gas” means pipeline quality or industrial quality natural gas produced from coal through gasification processes;
(3) “Fossil energy resources” means reserves of coal, oil shale, and natural gas; and
(4) “Biomass resources” means any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including agricultural crops and trees; wood and wood residues; plants, aquatic plants, and plant oils; grasses; animal fats and animal by-products; animal manure; residue materials; and waste products.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 187, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 139, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2009 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 100, effective June 26, 2009. — Amended 2007 (2d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 38, effective August 30, 2007. — Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006.