Title XII, Conservation and State Development

(1) The Department for Local Government shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To require any reports from local governments that will enable it adequately to provide the technical and advisory assistance authorized by this section; (b) To encourage, conduct, or particip…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the Department for Local Government, with the advice and approval of the state local finance officer, annually shall conduct a program to instruct county clerks, sheriffs, jailers, and county treasurers respecting their du…

fund established -- Distribution of funds by commissioner. (1) In enacting a parks establishment aid law, it is the intention of the General Assembly to supplement local efforts to establish park and recreational facilities. The inadequacy of present facilities and the high cost …

(1) The commissioner of the Department for Local Government shall administer and determine the disbursement of funds for the Local Match Participation Program. (2) Funds appropriated for the Local Match Participation Program may be used as matching funds by local governments, soi…

(1) The Department for Local Government, in cooperation with cities, counties, waste management districts, waste industries, and the Energy and Environment Cabinet shall develop procedures designed to resolve conflicts resulting from municipal solid waste management facility siti…

(1) As used in this section, "department" means the Department for Local Government. (2) The department may, to the extent resources are available, establish an industrial revenue bond information clearinghouse to serve as a central statewide point of contact for the disseminatio…

There is hereby created and established in the Commonwealth fifteen (15) area development districts consisting of the following counties: (1) Purchase Area Development District which shall include the counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, McCracken, Graves, Marshall, an…

officers and members of General Assembly may serve only in advisory capacity. There shall be in each area development district a board of directors. The composition of the board and the terms and appointments of its members in each district shall be specified by administrative re…

committee, duties -- Advertisement of open positions -- Employees' compensation. (1) Subject to the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, the board of directors in each district may appoint an executive director and deputy executive director and fix the salary for each …

Each board of directors shall have the power and authority to: (1) Adopt and have a common seal and alter the same at pleasure; (2) Sue and be sued; (3) Adopt bylaws and make rules and regulations for the conduct of its business; (4) Make and enter into all contracts or agreement…

Each district board of directors shall have the power, duty, and authority to: (1) Establish such functional advisory committees as may be necessary and advisable. These functional advisory committees shall be organized to meet such guidelines as may be required for federal or st…

(1) The Department for Local Government shall allocate area development district funds appropriated to the Joint Funding Administration Program to the area development districts in accordance with the following formula: (a) Seventy percent (70%) of the total appropriation shall b…

As a public body, no area development district board shall be required to pay taxes or assessments upon any project or upon any property acquired or used by it or upon the income or proceeds therefrom.

fundings. (1) By December 31 of each year beginning in 2017, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Education and Labor Cabinet shall, following any year in which the cabinet awarded federal or state funds to an area development district, prepare and submit a detailed…

records, procurement, a code of ethics, conflicts of interest, whistleblower protections, and compensation. (1) By January 1, 2018, each area development district and any board, committee, or other organization created by an area development district shall: (a) Comply with the pr…

Auditor of Public Accounts -- Conditions for. (1) No area development district shall enter into any contract with a certified public accountant or firm to perform an audit unless the Auditor of Public Accounts has declined in writing to perform the audit or has failed to respond …

Nothing in KRS 147A.050 to 147A.120 shall be deemed to limit or authorize the limitation in any manner of the functions, powers, or duties of any department or agency of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision. Nor shall anything in KRS 147A.050 to 147A.120 authorize the…

(1) Except as set forth in subsection (8) of this section, each area development district shall establish a regional planning council to act in an advisory capacity on planning matters throughout the district. (2) The regional planning council shall be composed of one (1) represe…

In addition to its other powers, each area development district may prepare a solid waste management plan emphasizing regional alternatives for reduction, collection, transportation, and disposal for a local government which authorizes the preparation of the plan, but shall not h…

(1) The General Assembly finds and declares that the purpose of KRS 147A.150 to 147A.166 is to support the priority communities in the Commonwealth designated by the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization established by President…

As used in KRS 147A.150 to 147A.166: (1) "Department" means the Department for Local Government; (2) "Eligible grant recipient" means a grant applicant that is a public agency as defined in KRS 61.805 or nonprofit entity engaged in public benefit improvements to priority communit…

Administration by Department for Local Government -- Sunset -- Assistance by area development districts. (1) The Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program is hereby established under the department. The department's administration of the program includes but…

(1) To participate in the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program, grant applicants shall submit either a standardized or a regional application to the department. (2) If a grant application is selected as an eligible grant recipient approved under KRS 147…

fund -- Report -- Funds remaining after June 30, 2024, transferred to Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program of 2024 fund. (1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a trust and agency account to be known as the Government Resources Acceleratin…

-- Evaluation of projects -- Duties of grant recipients. (1) The department shall identify and certify the locations for grant funding assistance by utilizing the designation of priority communities established by the Interagency Working Group. The department shall not approve a …

(1) In the administration of the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program, the department shall develop a scoring system for the project proposed by each grant applicant based on the total projected return on investment and the relative positive impact in t…

By December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until December 1, 2026, the Department for Local Government shall prepare an annual report of the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program to be submitted to the Governor and the Interim Joint Committee on Econom…

KRS 147A.150 to 147A.166 shall be known as the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Act.

-- Loan applications. (1) The Department for Local Government is authorized and directed to apply for and receive federal funds to be placed in a state account called the gas system restoration and development project account, and to provide staff to administer said funds. The fu…

A Railtrail Development Office is hereby created within the Department for Local Government. The Department for Local Government shall ensure that the office has the necessary expertise to carry out the requirements imposed upon it by this section. Among other railtrail functions…

KRS 147A.300 to 147A.330 shall be known as the "Endow Kentucky Program."

The purpose of KRS 147A.300 to 147A.330 is to enhance the quality of life for citizens of the Commonwealth through increased philanthropic activity by providing capital to new and existing citizen groups of the Commonwealth organized as community foundations and working to establ…

As used in KRS 147A.300 to 147A.330, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Affiliate community foundation" means a philanthropic foundation organized or operating to serve an identified geographic area within the Commonwealth, and which: (a) Is affiliated with a qualified c…

(1) The community endowment fund is established as a separate trust and agency account in the State Treasury. The fund shall consist of funds appropriated from the general fund, and any other proceeds from appropriations, contributions, gifts, or grants made available for the pur…

Administrative regulations -- Annual report. (1) The Department for Local Government may: (a) Establish a capacity building grant program, through which it may provide qualified community foundations, county-specific component funds, and affiliate community foundations with grant…

component, or affiliate community foundation -- Commission to maintain and publish list of certified entities -- Biennial review -- Administrative regulations. (1) In order to receive grants from the fund under KRS 147A.320, a qualified community foundation, county-specific compo…

(1) There is hereby established the Endow Kentucky Commission, which shall be responsible for the planning, implementation, and direction of a strategic and collaborative philanthropic partnership to focus on building endowment funds that will address community needs through comm…