Environmental leadership program

(1) The cabinet shall establish by administrative regulation an environmental leadership program for those facilities meeting the pollution prevention goal established in KRS 224.46-305. The program shall provide incentives to acknowledge the environmental leadership of those facilities. The program may include provisions to address: (a) Public recognition of a facility for meeting "state of the art" standards for environmental leadership; (b) Accelerated review of a facility's applications for permits, permit renewals, and permit modifications; (c) "Green product" labeling for products produced by a facility; (d) Compliance credit given in later enforcement action taken against a facility; (e) Reduced frequency of monitoring or reporting by a facility; (f) Consolidation of requirements into one (1) permit; (g) Reduction or elimination of fees paid to the cabinet for permits, releases of toxic chemicals, or generation of hazardous waste; (h) Access to the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman who will assist in cutting red tape; and (i) Offset of voluntary actions against future regulatory requirements. (2) The administrative regulations shall not violate a statutory or regulatory requirement or impair the cabinet's ability to administer a federally-delegated or federally-funded program.