AN ACT relating to environmental covenants and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 224.80-190 to allow for the amendment of an environmental covenant without the approval of some of the previously required signatories if the sole effect of the amendment is to remove or reduce a land use restriction in the environmental covenant that the Energy and Environment Cabinet has determined is no longer necessary and certain new procedural requirements have been satisfied; provide that when the cabinet determines that a land use restriction in an…

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In effect since April 8, 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 bill changes the rules around environmental covenants, which are legal agreements that restrict how land can be used due to past pollution or contamination. It allows certain restrictions on that land to be removed or reduced without requiring all original signatories to agree, as long as the state's Energy and Environment Cabinet determines the restriction is no longer needed and follows new notice requirements. Affected parties must be notified and given a chance to…

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