Program changes under new law
Contact: Leslie J. King or Eva Smith-Carroll 502-564-6716
Governor Ernie Fletcher has announced the awarding of more than $2.8 million in grants from the Kentucky Pride Fund for cleanup of 475 illegal open dumps in 56 counties.
Senate Bill 50, passed by the 2006 General Assembly and effective on July 12, converted the illegal open dump reimbursement program to a grant program.
Participating counties agree to provide a 25 percent match for dump cleanups costing less than $50,000. The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC) may waive the match if costs are higher.
Significant progress has been made in addressing the illegal dump issue, due in large part to a statewide cleanup and an education campaign by local, state and federal agencies, said R. Bruce Scott, director of the EPPC Division of Waste Management, which administers the fund.
State funding for the illegal open dump grant program is from a $1.75 environmental remediation fee for each ton of garbage disposed of at Kentucky municipal solid waste disposal facilities. The “tipping fee,” authorized by the 2002 General Assembly under House Bill 174, is collected quarterly and placed in the Kentucky Pride Fund to help combat illegal dumping and finance the closure of old landfills. The Pride Fund is the first legislated and ongoing source of state funding for this work. Illegal open dump cleanup has been a continuing project in Kentucky for several years, primarily using county and federal money.
Senate Bill 50 also expanded the scope of the Kentucky Pride Fund to address household hazardous waste collection and recycling infrastructure.
County-by-county listing:
Barren County Fiscal Court $20,771.87
Bell County 109 Board $41,287.50
Bracken County Fiscal Court $36,412.06
Breathitt County Fiscal Court $11,643.72
Breckinridge County Fiscal Court $24,408
Butler County 109 Board $3,642.92
Calloway County Fiscal Court $40,030.71
Carroll County Fiscal Court $2,091.75
Carter County Fiscal Court $42,758.86
Casey County Fiscal Court $99,667.50
Christian County Fiscal Court $6,888.76
Clark County Fiscal Court $2,475
Crittenden County Fiscal Court $4,439.52
Edmonson County Fiscal Court $19,824.75
Fleming County Fiscal Court $2,072.87
Grayson County Fiscal Court $3,712.50
Hardin County Fiscal Court $33,926.29
Harlan County Fiscal Court $103,968.45
Hart County 109 Board $12,591.45
Henderson County Fiscal Court $7,902.82
Henry County Fiscal Court $4,417.61
Johnson County Fiscal Court $4,055.98
Knott County Fiscal Court $15,377.07
Larue County Fiscal Court $21,235.57
Laurel County Fiscal Court $28,875
Lewis County Fiscal Court $42,765.30
Lincoln County Fiscal Court $597.03
Livingston County Fiscal Court $19,836
Logan County Fiscal Court $13,559.10
Madison County Fiscal Court $16,222.77
Marion County Fiscal Court $74,698.09
Marshall County 109 Board $13,897.07
Mason County Fiscal Court $2,393.56
McCracken County Fiscal Court $1,000,000
McLean County Fiscal Court $371.60
Meade County 109 Board $18,551.02
Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court $51,266.06
Northern Kentucky Solid Waste Management Area
(Boone and Kenton counties) $167,994.15
Ohio County Fiscal Court $5,954.11
Oldham County Fiscal Court $22,500
Owen County Fiscal Court $100,000
Owsley County Fiscal Court $99,861.06
Pike County Fiscal Court $13,313.85
Rockcastle County Fiscal Court $129,248.22
Shelby County 109 Board $52,300
Spencer County Fiscal Court $11,523
Taylor County Fiscal Court $16,957.50
Trigg County Fiscal Court $11,381.10
Trimble County Fiscal Court $21,018.75
Union County Fiscal Court $759.62
Warren County Fiscal Court $49,018.67
Washington County Fiscal Court $26,340.27
Wayne County Fiscal Court $226,109.22
Webster County Fiscal Court $17,291.72
Wolfe County Fiscal Court $33,613.74
Woodford County Fiscal Court $15,000
