Kentucky Statutes 58.605 – Energy conservation revenue bonds for energy conservation measures — Procedure
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(1) Subject to the reporting and approval requirements in KRS § 45A.352, 45A.353, and
58.610, any local public agency may issue energy conservation revenue bonds to pay for the cost of energy conservation measures under guaranteed energy savings contracts for the purpose of reducing the cost of energy to buildings owned or operated by the local public agency by making energy-saving improvements to these buildings.
(2) A local public agency, or an agency acting on its behalf, may issue energy conservation revenue bonds to finance the energy conservation measures under guaranteed energy savings contracts, with the following limitations:
(a) Any energy conservation measure, financed through bonds, shall comply with the provisions set forth in KRS § 45A.345, 45A.352, and 45A.353;
(b) The term of the bonds shall run coterminous with the term of guaranteed energy savings contract;
(c) A local public agency shall not enter into a guaranteed energy savings contract where the total cost of the energy conservation measures exceeds the cost of the energy savings plus the operational costs plus the capital cost avoidance that is estimated for the term of the guaranteed energy savings contract commencing from the date of the energy conservation measure’s installation; and
(d) The use of capital cost avoidance shall be subject to the following restrictions:
1. The amount expended shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the project cost; and
2. Capital cost avoidance shall be restricted to payment for permanent equipment replacement as follows:
a. Storm windows or doors, multiglazed windows or doors, additional glazing, and reduction in glass area;
b. Replacement of heating, ventilating, or air conditioning major components or systems;
c. New lighting fixtures where required to achieve Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) standards, provided the existing light fixtures shall have been determined to be obsolete and incapable of achieving IES standards; and
d. Life safety system replacements or upgrades which shall have been determined to be necessary to conform with existing state and local codes and standards.
(3) Energy conservation revenue bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of KRS § 58.010 to KRS § 58.140 and shall be sold at a competitive sale preceded by adequate public notice and shall bear interest at an interest rate or rates determined by the local public agency at the time of the sale.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 31, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 375, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 213, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This section was amended by 1998
Ky. Acts chs. 120 and 375 which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.
58.610, any local public agency may issue energy conservation revenue bonds to pay for the cost of energy conservation measures under guaranteed energy savings contracts for the purpose of reducing the cost of energy to buildings owned or operated by the local public agency by making energy-saving improvements to these buildings.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 58.605
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
- 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) A local public agency, or an agency acting on its behalf, may issue energy conservation revenue bonds to finance the energy conservation measures under guaranteed energy savings contracts, with the following limitations:
(a) Any energy conservation measure, financed through bonds, shall comply with the provisions set forth in KRS § 45A.345, 45A.352, and 45A.353;
(b) The term of the bonds shall run coterminous with the term of guaranteed energy savings contract;
(c) A local public agency shall not enter into a guaranteed energy savings contract where the total cost of the energy conservation measures exceeds the cost of the energy savings plus the operational costs plus the capital cost avoidance that is estimated for the term of the guaranteed energy savings contract commencing from the date of the energy conservation measure’s installation; and
(d) The use of capital cost avoidance shall be subject to the following restrictions:
1. The amount expended shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the project cost; and
2. Capital cost avoidance shall be restricted to payment for permanent equipment replacement as follows:
a. Storm windows or doors, multiglazed windows or doors, additional glazing, and reduction in glass area;
b. Replacement of heating, ventilating, or air conditioning major components or systems;
c. New lighting fixtures where required to achieve Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) standards, provided the existing light fixtures shall have been determined to be obsolete and incapable of achieving IES standards; and
d. Life safety system replacements or upgrades which shall have been determined to be necessary to conform with existing state and local codes and standards.
(3) Energy conservation revenue bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of KRS § 58.010 to KRS § 58.140 and shall be sold at a competitive sale preceded by adequate public notice and shall bear interest at an interest rate or rates determined by the local public agency at the time of the sale.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 31, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 375, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 213, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/98). This section was amended by 1998
Ky. Acts chs. 120 and 375 which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.