Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 179 to define "chip seal"; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to establish a pilot project to evaluate the efficacy of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; start the pilot program on July 1, 2026, and end it on June 30, 3030; limit the amount of county road aid funds a county may use to chip seal county roads in any year; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on the use of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; set forth required elements of the report: EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; define "recycled asphalt product" or "RAP"; add recycled asphalt product to the pilot project and reporting requirements the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid is required to establish for chip sealing; correct the end date of pilot project to 2030; create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet from restricting the use of recycled asphalt, provided the asphalt mixture meets established performance standards; require the Transportation Cabinet to report annually on the use of RAP as opposed to traditional asphalt.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Amendment 1 -- J. Blanton

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 67.722 to provide the expense allowance for administering the local county road program only to those county judges/executive who were in office prior to November 1, 2022; reduce the annual allowance from $3,600 to $3,000; EMERGENCY.

Statutes affected:
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 67.722