A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds and declaring an emergency.

Authorize the Office of State Budget Director to release a portion of the moneys previously appropriated for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems Program; EMERGENCY.

Budget and Financial Administration Public Utilities Sewer Systems State Agencies Water Supply Effective Dates, Emergency

Introduced: February 23, 2026

Last action: April 20, 2026

(Acts Ch. 190)

In effect since April 20, 2026

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This resolution gives the state budget office permission to release money that had already been set aside for a program helping struggling water and wastewater systems in Kentucky. The emergency designation means it takes effect immediately upon signing rather than waiting for the standard timeline. It does not create new spending, but unlocks funds that were previously approved. Who it may affect: communities and local utility systems facing financial or operational difficulties with their water or sewer services.

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