HB 471

Bill Subjects

Constitution, Ky. County Clerks Elections And Voting Environment And Conservation Local Mandate Pollution Public Health Secretary Of State State Agencies Water Supply

Abstract

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky establishing a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, are the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.