Title XV, Roads, Waterways, and Aviation

Airport development in Kentucky may be undertaken and paid for by the state, the United States and governmental units. Costs for development may be borne by any one (1) of these or by any combination.

The cabinet may set apart out of moneys appropriated to it for state airport development an amount equal to any sum allotted to the state by the federal government or any sum necessary to carry on cooperative work with the federal government.

As a condition precedent to the expenditure of any state funds for the development of any airport in the state, the cabinet may require that the governmental unit or units shall have, or be in a position to acquire, all lands or other property interests which in the judgment of t…

The cabinet shall not expend any funds appropriated or made available by the state for the development of public airports, upon any private airports.

Whenever state funds are used or sought to be used, all governmental units in this state, whether acting alone or jointly with another governmental unit or with the United States government or with the state, shall comply with the terms of KRS 183.763 to 183.772 and all rules and…

The provisions of KRS 56.030 do not apply to land or interest in land or easements thereon partly or wholly paid for out of state funds used in the construction, alteration, or development of public airports in the state.

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "Kentucky Airport Development Fund". All moneys deposited or paid into this fund, including repayment of any loans made therefrom, are appropriated and shall be available to the cabinet for the purpos…

issues. (1) There is hereby created and established within the cabinet, a commission to be known as the "Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission" which, notwithstanding the provisions of KRS Chapters 100 and 147, shall be empowered to issue orders, rules, and regulations pertaining to…

(1) (a) The commission shall consist of six (6) members and the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet or in his absence his designated representative who shall be the ex officio chairman of the commission. The ex officio chairman of the commission shall not be entitled to vote …

(1) The cabinet shall assign an employee to serve as administrator of the commission. The administrator shall be an employee of the Department of Aviation. (2) In addition to commission administration responsibilities, the administrator shall perform such duties as are assigned b…

The commission shall be a body politic and corporate with the usual corporate attributes, including, but not limited to the power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with and to do all things reasonable or necessary to effectively carry out the duties prescribed. It sh…

The Franklin Circuit Court shall hold concurrent venue with the courts of this Commonwealth in all civil and injunctive actions instituted by the commission for the enforcement of applicable statutes, rules, regulations and orders issued.

All of the powers, provisions, and duties relating to the zoning and use of land, structures, and air space within and around military and public use airports, heliports, and sea plane bases within the state are hereby conferred upon, delegated to and vested in the commission. Th…

It is hereby found and declared that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in the vicinity, and in effect reduces the size of the area available for landing, taking off and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to dest…

(1) The commission shall require that every military and public use airport, heliport, and sea plane base in the state file with it, from time to time, as required, maps showing the airport and area surrounding the airport used for approach or landing purposes. The commission sha…

In addition to considering the regulations or standards promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration in zoning the use of land and structures in areas over which jurisdiction is assumed, the commission shall consider among other things the safety of airport users and surfac…

When the commission has assumed zoning jurisdiction over an airport and surrounding area by appropriate regulation and the filing of a map with the zoning boundaries marked thereon, no person shall thereafter change, modify or alter the use of any land or structures within such a…

The commission shall have authority to establish by regulation reasonable application fees for the issuance of permits.

The commission shall establish by regulation the maximum height to which any structure may be erected within the navigable air space of the state. In establishing such maximum heights, the commission shall consider, among other things, the regulations or standards promulgated by …

Any person may petition the commission for a hearing regarding any orders issued, and upon receipt of a petition, the commission shall convene and hear the matter in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. It shall thereafter vote on the matter, and issue its final order based on the de…

In any case in which it is desired to remove, lower or otherwise terminate a nonconforming use; or the approach protection necessary cannot, because of unconstitutional limitations, be provided by zoning regulations; or it appears advisable that the necessary approach protection …

In addition to any other penalty prescribed in this chapter, the commission may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction, an action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation of this chapter or of any zoning regulations adopted, or of any order or ruling made in…

by appointees. The airport board created by a county containing a city with a population equal to or greater than twenty thousand (20,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census, an urban-county government, or created jointly by a city of the first class and county i…

permitted. (1) Safety and security officers so appointed shall be peace officers and conservators of the peace. They shall have general police powers to arrest, without process, all persons who within their view commit any crime or misdemeanor. They shall possess all of the commo…

procedures when bomb, explosive or deadly weapon suspected. An air board may utilize electronic equipment or such techniques and procedures as it determines necessary to insure the safety of the public on airplanes and on airport property from persons using or attempting to use b…

All persons appointed as safety and security officers pursuant to KRS 183.110 and 183.880 to 183.886 shall, at the time of their employment, be: (1) Not less than eighteen (18) years of age; and (2) Comply with the requirements of KRS 61.300, other than the age and residency requ…

The airport board may provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades and positions of the department such officers and civilians as are considered by the airport board to be necessary for the efficient administration of the department. Such officers and civilian…

(1) Vehicles used for emergency purposes by the safety and security department of an airport board shall be considered as emergency vehicles and shall be equipped with blue lights and sirens and shall be operated in conformance with the requirements of KRS Chapter 189. (2) Safety…

(1) The airport boards, each having the power and authority to govern and control the method and purpose of use of property owned or occupied by their respective airports, including travel over such property, is each hereby confirmed in its authority to regulate the traffic and p…

No person shall falsely represent himself to be a safety and security officer, agent or employee of a safety and security department of an airport board and in such assumed character, arrest, or detain or search, or question, in any manner the person or property of any person, no…

(1) As used in this section, "laser" means any device designed or used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam. (2) A person shall not knowingly direct at an aircraft any light emitted from a laser device or any other source which is capable …

(1) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter with respect to operation of aircraft, or violating the provisions of any rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted under KRS 183.133(6), shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollar…