S.L. 2014-122: Coal Ash Management Act of 2014

• Prohibits electric utilities from recovering costs of unlawful coal ash discharges from customers and establishes a moratorium on rate cases for coal ash costs until January 15, 2015.

• Creates the Coal Ash Management Commission with nine members to review and approve coal ash impoundment classifications and closure plans, and establishes comprehensive requirements for groundwater assessment, drinking water well surveys, and surface water discharge identification.

• Mandates closure of coal combustion residuals surface impoundments by risk level (high-risk by December 31, 2019; intermediate by December 31, 2024; low-risk by December 31, 2029) and requires conversion to dry fly ash by December 31, 2017 and dry bottom ash by December 31, 2019 or facility retirement.

• Establishes moratoriums on construction/expansion of coal ash landfills and certain structural fill projects until August 1, 2015 while the state studies beneficial uses and risks.

• Strengthens reporting requirements for untreated wastewater discharges, requires emergency action plans for high and intermediate hazard dams, transfers solid waste rule-making authority from Commission for Public Health to Environmental Management Commission, and creates positions and fees to fund coal ash oversight.