Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB897: AN ACT relating to investor-owned water utilities.
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
Amend KRS 224A.112 to specify the reference to investor-owned water utility systems for the purpose of infrastructure revolving fund eligibility.
What the bill says
An act relating to investor-owned water utilities.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to investor-owned water utilities. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 224A.112 is amended to read as follows: (1) The infrastructure revolving fund shall be established in the State Treasury and shall be administered by the authority. The fund shall be a dedicated fund, and all moneys in the fund shall be allocated and dedicated solely to providing financial assistance to governmental agencies, and investor-owned water utility systems as provided for in KRS 96.540, 224A.306, 224A.308, and 224A.310, for the construction or acquisition of infrastructure projects through an account designated as the 2020 water service account. (2) The broadband deployment fund shall be established in the State Treasury and shall be administered by the office. The fund shall be a dedicated fund, and all moneys in the fund shall be allocated and dedicated solely to providing grant funds to governmental agencies and private sector entities to construct infrastructure for the deployment of broadband service to households and businesses in underserved or unserved areas of the Commonwealth through an account designated as the broadband deployment fund. (3) Funds in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not be commingled and shall be used only for the stated purposes in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. (4) The financial …
Sponsors
- Adam Bowling (R, HD-087) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Public Utilities, Water Supply
Common questions
- What is HB897?
- HB897 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to investor-owned water utilities.
- What does HB897 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to investor-owned water utilities.
- What is the status of HB897?
- In committee as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: to Natural Resources & Energy (H) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB897?
- Adam Bowling (R, HD-087).
- Where is the official record for HB897?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb897.html
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