Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SCR283: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force.
Status: In committee, March 31, 2026
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force to evaluate and develop legislative recommendations for establishing a comprehensive process through which a water or wastewater utility can examine all feasible options for accomplishing the goals of a new infrastructure project and to examine related issues; establish the membership and meeting schedule for the task force; allow the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026; allow the issues that the task force is directed to study to be assigned to an interim joint committee or subcommittee thereof.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution establishing the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force. WHEREAS, Kentucky's water and wastewater infrastructure, including drinking water treatment plants and distribution systems, wastewater treatment plants and collection systems, stormwater management systems, and dams, is critical to Kentucky's public health and safety, economic development, environmental sustainability, and quality of life; and WHEREAS, there are approximately 450 public drinking water systems in Kentucky that serve more than 95 percent of the population, and the majority of Kentucky's citizens are connected to regional wastewater service; and WHEREAS, these systems include municipalities, boards, associations, districts, and investor-owned companies whose structure of governance and regulatory control varies; and WHEREAS, Kentucky's water infrastructure is extensive, and the average age of Kentucky's water systems often exceeds the system's design life; and WHEREAS, Kentucky has made significant progress to preserve and improve access to potable water and adequate wastewater services through regionalization and consolidation of water and wastewater systems; and WHEREAS, the challenges for Kentucky's water and wastewater infrastructure are system age; ongoing use of deferred maintenance; insufficient planning and infrastructure investment; and a lack of technical, managerial and financial capacity, all of which have resulted in water infrastructure failures; and WHEREAS, a comprehensive regional planning framework is needed to identify the least-cost options to address Kentucky's water and wastewater infrastructure needs, avoid waste …
Sponsors
- Gex Williams (R, SD-020) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Sewer Systems, Environment And Conservation, Public Utilities, Public Works, Water Supply, Legislative Research Commission, Waterways And Dams, Task Forces, Legislative Branch
Common questions
- What is SCR283?
- SCR283 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force.
- What does SCR283 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution establishing the Water Resource Regional Infrastructure Planning Task Force.
- What is the status of SCR283?
- In committee as of March 31, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR283?
- Gex Williams (R, SD-020).
- Where is the official record for SCR283?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/scr283.html
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