Kentucky Statutes 351.160 – Annual report of commissioner — Record and index of inspections and reports — Certified copies
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(1) The commissioner of the department shall annually make a report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission of his proceedings during the preceding calendar year. The annual report shall be prepared and printed as soon as possible after the close of the calendar year. The annual report shall cover the complete operation of the mines in this Commonwealth during the preceding calendar year, enumerating all accidents occurring in or about any such mines during that year, and giving such other information as the commissioner deems useful, and making such suggestions as he deems important as to further legislation on the subject of mining.
(2) The commissioner shall keep and index a permanent record of all inspections made by himself and of all reports relating to inspection of mines furnished to him by mine inspectors. All such records of the department shall be public records and shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the public, and shall be laid before the Governor or the Legislative Research Commission upon their request at any time.
(3) The department shall furnish certified copies of any such records, when requested to do so, upon payment of such fee as is generally charged by courts of record for certified copies. Such fee shall be paid into the Treasury of the state.
Effective: March 20, 2001
History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 10, effective March 20, 2001. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 13, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1972
Ky. Acts ch. 298, sec. 13. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 5. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739-
10, 2739-11.
(2) The commissioner shall keep and index a permanent record of all inspections made by himself and of all reports relating to inspection of mines furnished to him by mine inspectors. All such records of the department shall be public records and shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the public, and shall be laid before the Governor or the Legislative Research Commission upon their request at any time.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 351.160
- Commission: means the Mine Safety Review Commission created by KRS
351. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010 - Department: means the Department for Natural Resources. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010
- Mine: means any open pit or any underground workings from which coal is produced for sale, exchange, or commercial use, and all shafts, slopes, drifts, or inclines leading thereto, and includes all buildings and equipment, above or below the surface of the ground, used in connection with the workings. See Kentucky Statutes 351.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The department shall furnish certified copies of any such records, when requested to do so, upon payment of such fee as is generally charged by courts of record for certified copies. Such fee shall be paid into the Treasury of the state.
Effective: March 20, 2001
History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 10, effective March 20, 2001. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 13, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1972
Ky. Acts ch. 298, sec. 13. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 5. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2739-
10, 2739-11.