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Senator Danny Carroll, sponsor of SB179, told the committee the authority — created last year to promote nuclear energy development in Kentucky — will administer the grant program. \"Senate bill 179 has to do with the NEDA, the Nuclear Energy Development Authority that we established last year,\" Carroll said. He said the legislature previously appropriated $40,000,000 to support the authority and related activity, and SB179 would set aside $10,000,000 of that appropriation for grants related to nuclear energy development within the commonwealth. \"The max grant that an entity could receive would be $2,000,000,\" Carroll said.

Carroll said the grants would be administered by the NEDA board rather than by the Department of Economic Development and that the legislation establishes a board committee and the application and decision process. He cited Tennessee's larger investments as context, saying Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee invested roughly $95,000,000 in similar efforts and that Tennessee is now hosting the first small modular reactor project in the U.S.

Senator West and other members praised the legislation as timely for Kentucky's energy policy. The clerk recorded ayes from Senators Boswell, Elkins, Girdler, Herron, Maiden, Wheeler, Williams and Chair Smith; Chair Smith said, \"I also vote aye,\" and the motion carried. Chair Smith added remarks about energy policy, saying the issue is \"a transitional time for America as far as energy goes\" and arguing for strong state attention to energy development.

The committee held no recorded amendments to SB179 and did not record additional implementation deadlines or a detailed grant application timetable during the hearing. The bill's text assigns administration and decision-making authority to the NEDA board as described in the bill language presented to the committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (2-19-25)","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved Senate Bill 179 to establish a $10 million grant program managed by the Nuclear Energy Development Authority (NEDA), drawing from a previously appropriated $40 million, with maximum individual grants capped at $2 million.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature KY, Kentucky","taxId",77680,"location","Kentucky","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6323043,"Senate committee backs resolution to remove reformulated gasoline requirement for Jefferson County",127,116000,243000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343249-9b8d2e4c042eed264c3c5f749ab1ae7c&start=116&end=243","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343249-9b8d2e4c042eed264c3c5f749ab1ae7c/thumbnail_116000.jpg","/articles/6323043/Kentucky/Senate-committee-backs-resolution-to-remove-reformulated-gasoline-requirement-for-Jefferson-County","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6323043-66053de62ad4129f4f11a942ea586263/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152680&Signature=arWZ0pLJ5mXK9cDS60ZaSraeFTXy6zjpCrhRydjXeV3vxoMG6E-gbIbUQNQ3pcVXsQ0OK3pkCx~AXp~myaeiaXmQp~A9TYmSskYabJ0PTuVx2wbBCpJyQnnqu5-ceUHEgH8SPfO6S5A639sSsLJ~nH89aOoexTrIU5CU~vPyHabLgAHKHfuUF-AbNMzkC5qc18aq1a~7kb5UXR2W9RQdfGETZ7gvD8BY8cTrQbUulA1~vRQLBXGoUqW01ieEN0cM0xkmRN1D75XuNxp~SomZF58LUW7inweKWKCseUXrvma3JHXX9qMtIhO0FJdMlU5tnmpGAWMQrbqyzmh9sXZ~jQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Senate Natural Resources Committee voted to approve a joint resolution directing the Energy and Environmental Cabinet to adopt revisions to the state air quality implementation plan to remove a reformulated gasoline requirement for Jefferson County and applicable parts of Oldham and Bullitt counties.

Senator Neebs, speaking for the measure carried by Senator Adams, told the committee that the requirement — originally imposed at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce emissions — has become less necessary because of cleaner gasoline and newer vehicle technologies. \"This is something that's been going on for quite a while,\" Neebs said. \"The EPA demanded that reformulated gas be used in Northern Kentucky and in the Louisville area and surrounding counties.\"

The resolution asks the Energy and Environmental Cabinet to revise Kentucky's state implementation plan for air quality so the reformulated gasoline requirement would be removed for Jefferson County and the named portions of Oldham and Bullitt counties. The committee moved and seconded the resolution, and the clerk called the roll. Senators recorded on the transcript as saying \"aye\" included Senator Boswell, Senator Elkins, Senator Girdler, Senator Maiden, Senator Mills, Senator West, Senator Wheeler, Senator Williams and Chair Smith; the motion carried. Chair Smith declared, \"The motion passes, with the expression of the same shall pass.\"

Committee members referenced prior requests by governors to the EPA to remove the requirement. The transcript records that both Governor Beshear and Governor Bevin had asked the EPA to withdraw the reformulated-gasoline requirement for Jefferson County; the resolution directs state action to implement that policy change locally.

The committee did not record any formal amendments to the resolution or further instructions to staff. The action before the committee was the passage of the joint resolution; the committee's vote advances the item to the full Senate process where further consideration may occur.","The Kentucky Senate Natural Resources Committee approved a joint resolution directing the Energy and Environmental Cabinet to revise the state air quality implementation plan to remove a reformulated gasoline requirement for Jefferson County and parts of Oldham and Bullitt counties.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves Senate Bill 179 to create nuclear energy development grant program within NEDA

Senate committee backs resolution to remove reformulated gasoline requirement for Jefferson County