Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVIII. Mines and Minerals § 353.592.Powers of the department

(1) Regulations regarding the drilling, casing, operation, plugging, construction, conversion, maintenance, and abandonment of class II wells to protect underground sources of drinking water and to prevent their endangerment;

(2) Regulations prohibiting underground injection through class II wells except as authorized by such regulations or by a permit issued pursuant thereto;

(3) Regulations requiring owners or operators of class II wells to demonstrate financial responsibility for the costs of closure of all class II wells. Such demonstration of financial responsibility may include but need not be limited to the well plugging bond required by KRS 353.590(7) and (12);

(4) Regulations providing for reasonable public notice of applications for permits for class II wells and providing for public participation in the issuance of such permits;

(5) Regulations establishing a schedule of fees for the mechanical integrity testing and periodic registration of class II wells to be paid by the owners or operators thereof. The schedule of fees shall be based upon the reasonable cost to the department of administering the underground injection control program. The regulations may provide for the collection of a fee prior to delegation of authority by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency which shall be refunded by the department if the department does not receive said delegation.