Title XII, Conservation and State Development

Department heads and cabinet secretaries may accept any funds provided by the United States government or any agency thereof for the purposes defined in KRS 147.070 to 147.100. The state planning committee may allocate funds appropriated to the state planning fund to agencies for…

The Governor's Cabinet shall keep permanent and complete records of its proceedings, orders and decisions, and may employ persons necessary to the exercise of its functions, under KRS 147.070 to 147.100, and pay their compensation and incur any necessary expenses, within the limi…

In any two (2) or more adjacent counties, one (1) of which has a city having a population of more than 50,000 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants as declared by the last federal census, the various cities and the counties may consolidate their planning operations by establishin…

(1) If the fiscal courts of any two (2) or more adjacent counties elect to be consolidated as provided in KRS 147.610, and the respective legislative bodies of cities representing more than two-thirds (2/3) of the population of the residents living within the boundaries of corpor…

(1) The area planning commission as created under the provisions of KRS 147.610 to 147.705 shall be composed of not more than nine (9) members who shall be selected from governmental units participating in the existence of the area planning commission by the affirmative action of…

(Effective until July 1, 2027) (1) An area planning commission created under the provisions of KRS 147.610 to 147.705 shall, not later than two (2) months prior to the first day of its fiscal year, submit a proposed budget detailing anticipated revenues and expenditures, and a pr…

(1) In order to provide more effective representation of the various governmental units participating in the creation of the area planning commission, an area council shall be created. (2) The area council shall be composed of one (1) representative and one (1) alternate from eac…

(1) The area planning commission created hereunder, when accepted by the cities and counties affected as provided for herein, shall then be a political subdivision and shall be in perpetual existence, with power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, incur liabiliti…

The area planning commission shall have the power and duty to: (1) Prepare an area-wide comprehensive plan of the entire area within its jurisdiction, which includes all territory incorporated and unincorporated within the counties signator thereto. The area-wide comprehensive pl…

territory of commission and planning unit -- Hearing -- Notice and publication -- Review. Where a city or county is located within the territory of an area planning commission and also within a planning unit established under the provisions of KRS Chapter 100, all applications fo…

The provisions of KRS 147.610 through 147.705 shall be construed to confer on the area planning commission an advisory capacity only.

and recommendations. No public agency shall construct or authorize the construction of any public facility, which is determined by the area planning commission to be of area-wide significance, within the area planning boundaries until and unless the proposed location and extent o…

The legislative bodies of all counties forming the area planning commission, all cities, all special districts, planning and zoning commissions and boards of adjustment located therein, shall, after the final adoption, approval, or enactment of any annexation ordinance, subdivisi…