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Last action · February 27, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HJR51

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to evaluate and report on the repair or replacement of the Great Crossing Dam and declaring an emergency.

Direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to delay the demolition of the Great Crossing Dam in Georgetown, Kentucky, until after December 31, 2027; direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to hold periodic meetings regarding the demolition, repair, or reconstruction of the Great Crossing Dam; direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to conduct a study on the repair or reconstruction of the Great Crossing Dam; require a report to be…

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This resolution would require Kentucky's Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to pause any plans to demolish the Great Crossing Dam in Georgetown until at least the end of 2027. During that time, the department would need to hold public meetings and conduct a study on whether the dam should be repaired or rebuilt instead. A report on those findings would be due to local and state officials by the end of 2025. Who it…

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