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AN ACT relating to coal-derived carbon and making an appropriation therefor. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 152 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "CAER" means the University of Kentucky Center for 5
Applied Energy Research. 6
(2) CAER shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program for 7
carbon engineering solutions to enable new uses for coal-derived carbon, 8
including the use and conversion of raw coal and processed coal products in all 9
phases for: 10
(a) Commercial purposes; 11
(b) Industrial purposes; 12
(c) Defense and military purposes; 13
(d) Agricultural purposes, including soil amendments and fertilizers; 14
(e) Medical and pharmaceutical applications; 15
(f) Construction and building applications; 16
(g) Energy applications; and 17
(h) Production of critical minerals. 18
(3) On or before December 1, 2022, and each December 1 thereafter, CAER shall 19
submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission that: 20
(a) Describes the progress and results of the program; and 21
(b) Includes an analysis of the feasibility of the new uses for coal-derived 22
carbon researched, developed, and demonstrated under subsection (2) of 23
this section. 24
Section 2. (1) As used in this section, "eligible company" means a 25
renewable chemical company that: 26
(a) Extracts valuable products from coal combustion waste using a standardized 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 2137
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modular plant structure; 1
(b) Uses innovative sequencing and chemical formulas and processes to deliver 2
marketable commodities; and 3
(c) Recovers materials that are in demand within the production of fertilizer, 4
industrial additives, cement, and specialty filler products. 5
(2) CAER, acting jointly with an eligible company, shall conduct a study to 6
determine the feasibility of, and opportunities for, the commercialization of coal fly ash 7
and coal-derived carbon products. On or before December 1, 2022, CAER shall file a 8
report with the Legislative research Commission detailing the results of the study and 9
making recommendations for the establishment of a coal-carbon products center of 10
excellence in a major coal-producing region of eastern Kentucky. 11
(3) On or before January 1, 2023, CAER shall, in partnership with an eligible 12
company, commence a two-year pilot and demonstration program in a coal-producing 13
county of eastern Kentucky for the purpose of accelerating the commercial deployment of 14
coal-carbon fly ash. There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 15
$10,000,000 to the University of Kentucky in fiscal year 2022-2023 to accomplish the 16
purposes of this subsection. 17
(4) There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of 18
$10,000,000 to the University of Kentucky in fiscal year 2022-2023 to establish the 19
program created in Section 1 of this Act and to carry out the study described in subsection 20
(2) of this section. 21
Section 3. This Act may be cited as the Coal Fly Ash Act of 2022. 22