Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 146.550 (2026)

Definitions for KRS 146.550 to 146.570

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As used in KRS 146.550 to 146.570:

(1) "Wetlands" means land that has a predominance of hydric soils and is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions;

(2) "Hydric soils" means soils that, in their undrained condition, are saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop an anaerobic condition that supports the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation;

(3) "Hydrophytic vegetation" means a plant growing in water or a substrate that is at least periodically deficient of oxygen during the growing season as a result of excess water content;

(4) "Office" means the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves; and

(5) "Cabinet" means the Energy and Environment Cabinet. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 42, effective July 14, 2018. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 446, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Bd. v. East Kentucky Power Coop., Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2022).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Bd. v. East Kentucky Power Coop., Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “The Board is further directly authorized to allocate moneys from the Fund “to private, nonprofit land trust organizations, state agencies, local governments, and state colleges and universities” in accordance with the provisions of KRS 146.550 to 146.570 and other applicable law.”

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