Title XII, Conservation and State Development

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the Department of Parks; (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of parks; (3) "Commission" means the State Property and Buildings Commission; (4) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, swine, goat…

(1) There shall be established in the state government a Department of Parks, a statutory administrative department within the meaning of KRS Chapter 12, the executive head of which shall be the commissioner of parks. (2) The commissioner of parks shall be appointed by the Govern…

(1) The Department of Parks shall exercise all administrative functions of the state relating to the operation of state parks, shrines, monuments, and museums except those allocated to the historical society. (2) The department may request acquisition, subject to the provisions o…

fees. (1) Any veteran who has been a prisoner of war, was honorably discharged from the military forces, and is a resident of this state is exempt from camping fees in parks or campgrounds owned or operated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (2) To claim the exemption provided for …

overnight accommodation rate at Kentucky state parks -- Maximum number of stays -- Peak periods -- Administrative regulations. (1) A Kentucky resident shall be exempt from the relevant overnight accommodations rate at any Kentucky state park if he or she is: (a) A permanently and…

Government -- Breaks Interstate Park functions. (1) The Department for Local Government shall administer and operate the outdoor recreation programs of the state and shall be responsible for developmental planning and the administration of United States Bureau of Outdoor Recreati…

As used in KRS 148.0221 to 148.0225, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Authority" or "KMRRA" means the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority established in KRS 148.0222; (2) "Board" means the board of directors of KMRRA; (3) "County" means a county, charter co…

- Powers -- Purpose -- Governance -- Operation -- Membership -- Compliance with special purpose governmental entities laws -- Employees. (1) The Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority is hereby created and established as an independent, de jure municipal corporation and …

functions -- No waiver of sovereign immunity. (1) The KMRRA shall: (a) Supervise the design and construction of trail systems within the KMRA and provide all management functions for the trails and for any other property built, acquired, or leased pursuant to its powers under KRS…

(1) Revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds of the authority issued under KRS 148.0221 to 148.0225 do not constitute a debt of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth or a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth or of any political subdiv…

A participating landowner who has a contractual agreement with the KMRRA for use of private land as part of the KMRA does not waive any protection granted to the landowner by KRS 411.190. Effective:June 29, 2017

The commissioner of parks may employ or contract with such other persons, firms or corporations as he may deem necessary or desirable to accomplish the duties and functions assigned by law to the Department of Parks; may fix the compensation and the terms of employment or contrac…

The Department of Parks, may, through its commissioner, determine the need for lands or waters, or any interest or estate therein, located in Kentucky, having scenic beauty, material or recreational utility, historic interest, natural phenomena or other unusual features which sho…

Permits for scientific collecting -- Duties of department. (1) All areas controlled by the Department of Parks and designated as camping, hiking, or other family-oriented recreation areas are designated wildlife sanctuaries for the purpose of affording protection to the wildlife …

bonds. (1) The cost of acquiring parks and constructing improvements and facilities therein and equipping same may be defrayed by funds received from general expenditure fund appropriations, gifts, the use of money received as fees and charges for the use of said parks and facili…

As used in KRS 148.033 to 148.039, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Authority" or "KORRRA" means the Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority established in KRS 148.034; (2) "Board" means the board of directors of KORRRA; (3) "County" means a county, charter c…

and duties -- Sunset -- Membership -- Meetings -- Executive director. (1) The Kentucky Ohio River Regional Recreation Authority is hereby created and established as an independent, de jure municipal corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth and shall exercise all …

activities -- Powers and duties of the board of directors -- Fees -- Administrative regulations -- Sinking fund -- Grants. (1) The KORRRA shall: (a) Supervise the design and construction of trail systems within the RA and provide all management functions for the trails and for an…

(1) Revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds of the authority issued under KRS 148.033 to 148.039 do not constitute a debt of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth or a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivis…

A participating landowner who has a contractual agreement with the KORRRA for use of private land as part of the RA does not waive any protection granted to the landowner by KRS 411.190.

The department shall adopt regulations necessary for the operation, maintenance and use of state parks. These regulations shall include the setting up of an accounting system to properly show the receipts and expenditures of the parks operated by the department, and shall provide…

(1) All regulations adopted by the department for the purpose of protecting and maintaining the property under the control of the department and devoted to public park purposes, shall be printed and posted at the main entrance to the parks and at three (3) or more public places w…

officers. (1) The commissioner of parks, in his discretion, may employ and commission park rangers as the commissioner deems necessary to secure the parks and property of the Department of Parks and to maintain law and order and such employees, when so commissioned, shall have al…

(1) The Department of Parks shall accept for the state any real estate or personal property conveyed or dedicated for public park purposes to the state or to the department or to its predecessor, but the department is not compelled to accept any such property if it deems it unwis…

Agreements -- Powers. The State Property and Buildings Commission is hereby authorized and directed to further the establishment of national parks in such areas in Kentucky as the Congress of the United States designates. To accomplish that purpose, the commission may enter into …

(1) The commission may condemn any land or any interest in land within areas designated by the United States for park sites. Condemnation proceedings shall be exercised in accordance with the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky. No condemnation proceedings shall impose on the state an…

The commission may receive by gift or purchase and hold any property or money for the purpose of establishing national parks, and may use such gifts in the purchase of real estate interests therein needed for proposed national parks. It may also dispose of any property so accepte…

Conveyances to the United States shall be made on the condition that the government of the United States administer, protect and develop the property for national park purposes, in accordance with federal laws regulating national parks.

The commission may adopt and enforce lawful regulations for the proper administration and disposition of any property to which it may acquire title or over which it may gain control previous to the conveyance thereof to the United States.

Expenditures limited. (1) Upon the request of the public body or private entity owning or controlling a Civil War cemetery, the Department of Parks may, as to a cemetery other than those mentioned in subsection (2) of this section, maintain a cemetery in an appropriate manner and…

The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the following compact with the Commonwealth of Virginia which is hereby approved, ratified and enacted into law: BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK COMPACT Pursuant to authority granted by a…

One (1) of the four (4) members of the Breaks Interstate Park Commission appointed by the Governor pursuant to Article II of the compact set forth in KRS 148.220 shall be the Lieutenant Governor.

Powers of State Property and Buildings Commission. (1) All governmental agencies of the Commonwealth of Kentucky are authorized to cooperate with the Breaks Interstate Park Commission created by the compact approved by KRS 148.220, it being the policy of this Commonwealth to perf…

state to commission. The Breaks Interstate Park Commission may acquire by condemnation in the manner provided in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky such lands lying within this state as may be necessary to be acquired for purposes of the Breaks Interstate Park. Deeds to land in t…

The Falls of the Ohio Interstate Park Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with the state of Indiana, in the form substantially as follows: FALLS OF THE OHIO INTERSTATE PARK COMPACT ARTICLE I. The State of Indiana and the Commonwealth of Kentucky agre…

One (1) of the three (3) members of the Falls of the Ohio Interstate Park Commission appointed by the Governor pursuant to Article II of the compact set forth in KRS 148.241 shall be the Lieutenant Governor.

There may be a state park at a site to be selected by the commissioner of parks in Fayette County, Kentucky, which park shall be known as Thoroughbred State Park. It shall be developed for recreational and educational purposes, in commemoration of the influence of the Thoroughbre…

No interest in real property that is located in a county containing a consolidated local government and that is owned by the Commonwealth and managed by the Kentucky Department of Parks and having a value greater than four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) shall be sold, traded…

(1) Notwithstanding KRS 11A.020, 11A.040, and 45A.340, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may designate as a craftsperson any interim state employee whose duties consist primarily of craft-making demonstrations and who has been juried by a craft jury. (2) Persons …

As used in KRS 148.258 to 148.320: (1) "Commission" means the "Kentucky Horse Park Commission" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise; (2) "Emergency" means an incident or situation which impedes the operations of the Kentucky Horse Park, or poses a major threat to the pu…

Reimbursement for expenses -- Bylaws -- Advisory committee. (1) There is hereby created and established an agency of state government to be known as the Kentucky Horse Park Commission, which shall constitute a separate administrative body of state government within the meaning of…

Organization of commission -- Additional staff. (1) (a) The commission shall be a body corporate with usual corporate powers. (b) The General Assembly hereby recognizes and reaffirms that the operations of the Kentucky Horse Park and the operations of its facilities are unique ac…

property -- Holding of events -- Contracts -- Exclusion of persons from property. (1) The commission: (a) Shall have the authority and control of such property as now is under its custody and control, and of such property as may hereafter be placed under its control or transferre…

The commission shall: (1) Formulate policies and procedures as necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 148.258 to 148.320; (2) Promulgate administrative regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 148.258 to 148.320; (3) Annually provide the Interim Joint Com…

(1) The commission may enter into agreements with the law enforcement agency of any urban-county or counties in which the Kentucky Horse Park is located or in any adjacent county or with the Department of Kentucky State Police for proper policing of the Kentucky Horse Park. If au…

-- Enforcement of liens. (1) The commission shall have exclusive control of concessions, exhibitions, shows, entertainments and attractions at any place on the State Horse Park grounds, and may under the direction of the commission operate any or all of such activities, by law. (…

None of the provisions of KRS Chapter 137 and none of the provisions of KRS 92.280(2) shall apply to any operations on State Horse Park grounds wherein the commission shares in the receipts and proceeds of such operations.

for purchasing purposes. (1) (a) All revenues derived by the commission from the use of properties and facilities under its custody and control shall be used exclusively for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the commission, the cost of the management and operation of such …

There is established in the State Treasury "My Old Kentucky Home Endowment Fund" which shall be administered by the park superintendent at My Old Kentucky Home State Park under the supervision of the commissioner of the Department of Parks. The fund may receive state appropriatio…

(1) The Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet shall consist of the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Legal Affairs, the Office of Finance, the Office of Government Relations and Administration, the Office of Human Resources, the Office of Public Affairs and Constituent Services…