Kentucky Statutes 224.20-120 – Considerations in fixing standards
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In exercising the power conferred upon it by this chapter the Energy and Environment
Cabinet shall give due recognition to the policy as heretofore expressed in KRS § 224.20-
100. The cabinet, in fixing standards, shall require the use of all available, practical, and reasonable methods to prevent and control air pollution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It shall give due recognition to the quantity of characteristics of air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere. It shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, among others, found by it to be proper and just, existing physical conditions, public benefit, that the degree of conformance therewith that may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state may not be proper as to a highly industrial area of the state, and, further, the relationship between the intensity and composition of air pollution and the health of the public and damage to or interference with enjoyment of property. It shall give reasonable consideration to the interests of all parties concerned.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 362, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(2), effective June 21, 1974. — Amended 1972 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 48, effective January 1, 1973. — Amended 1970
Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 75, effective June 18, 1970. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 6, effective June 16, 1966.
Formerly codified as KRS § 224.340.
Cabinet shall give due recognition to the policy as heretofore expressed in KRS § 224.20-
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 224.20-120
- Air pollution: means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one (1) or more air contaminants in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration as is or threatens to be injurious to human, plant, or animal life, or to property, or which unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
- area: means any geographical area established or designated by the cabinet in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
- Cabinet: means the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 224.1-010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
100. The cabinet, in fixing standards, shall require the use of all available, practical, and reasonable methods to prevent and control air pollution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It shall give due recognition to the quantity of characteristics of air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere. It shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, among others, found by it to be proper and just, existing physical conditions, public benefit, that the degree of conformance therewith that may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state may not be proper as to a highly industrial area of the state, and, further, the relationship between the intensity and composition of air pollution and the health of the public and damage to or interference with enjoyment of property. It shall give reasonable consideration to the interests of all parties concerned.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 362, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(2), effective June 21, 1974. — Amended 1972 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 48, effective January 1, 1973. — Amended 1970
Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 75, effective June 18, 1970. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 6, effective June 16, 1966.
Formerly codified as KRS § 224.340.