HB 651·KY·house
AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency.
Signed into LawFiled Feb 17, 2026
Latest Action
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 116)
Apr 13, 2026
Summary
The bill creates the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) program, administered by the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board, to provide loans, grants, or forgivable loans to eligible public water or wastewater utilities. It sets eligibility criteria, a standardized application and scoring process, and reporting requirements, and it takes effect immediately as an emergency measure.
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