Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB187 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

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AN ACT relating to the recording of greenhouse gas emissions reduction 1 
agreements. 2 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3 
SECTION 1.   A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 382 IS CREATED TO 4 
READ AS FOLLOWS: 5 
(1) As used in this section, "greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreement" means 6 
an instrument that creates an interest in real property that imposes limitations or 7 
affirmative obligations on the use of the real property by its owner and 8 
subsequent grantees for the purposes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions or 9 
storing greenhouse gas emissions that would have otherwise been released. 10 
(2) A greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreement shall not be binding on: 11 
(a)  A subsequent purchaser of the real property to which it applies who has 12 
paid valuable consideration and has no notice of the agreement; or 13 
(b)  Any creditor of the real property who has no notice of the agreement;  14 
 unless the agreement is properly recorded pursuant to the requirements of KRS 15 
382.110. 16