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(1) The location of a nuclear waste disposal facility in the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall require prior approval by a majority of the members of the Kentucky House of Representatives, a majority of the members of the Kentucky Senate, and the approval of the Governor of Kentucky.
(2) Before an application to locate a nuclear waste disposal facility in Kentucky can be submitted for approval to the Kentucky General Assembly, it must first receive the approval of the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet. It shall be the responsibility of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Energy and Environment Cabinet to ensure that a comprehensive environmental impact statement is submitted and that public hearings are held in the county in which it is proposed to locate a nuclear waste disposal facility.
(3) This section shall not apply to nuclear waste disposal facilities in existence prior to June 17, 1978.
(1) Whenever state property is proposed to be made available to private persons for use as a vending facility, if two or more substantially equal proposals submitted by responsible bidders are determined to most closely meet the purchasing agency's specifications and if one of the proposals has been submitted by a blind person, the contract must be awarded to the blind person.
(2) For purposes of this section, proposals are substantially equal if their overall ratings, as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with the request for proposal, do not differ by more than 3%.
(3) Any contract awarded pursuant to this section to a blind person must prohibit transfer of the contract by sublease, assignment, or any other method.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVIII. Public Health § 211.852. Prerequisites to approval of nuclear waste disposal facility; procedure; exception - last updated January 01, 2018 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xviii-public-health/ky-rev-st-sect-211-852/
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