Title XV, Roads, Waterways, and Aviation

All turnpikes established under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570 are declared to be limited access facilities, within the meaning and subject to the provisions of KRS 177.220 to 177.310, and KRS 177.990. No right of access to a turnpike shall vest in the holder of adjacen…

(1) The department is authorized to provide, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the Commonwealth for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more turnpike projects. The principal of and the interest on the bonds…

In the discretion of the department, any bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570 may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the department and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or wi…

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570 shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth or of any such political subdivision, but such bonds sh…

Disposition of toll revenues -- Maintenance of turnpike by Department of Highways. (1) The department is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge, and collect tolls for the use of each turnpike project and the different parts or sections thereof, and to contract with any person, …

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of KRS 177.390 to 177.570, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in KRS 177.390 to 177.570. The proceedings authorizing the bonds of any …

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570 or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement, may, either at law or in equity…

The exercise of the powers granted by KRS 177.390 to 177.570 will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the Commonwealth, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the operation and maint…

Bonds issued by the department under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570 are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies, agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, ba…

property by county or city -- Annual report of turnpike activities -- Audits -- Personnel of Department of Highways not to have interest in project -- Penalty for failure to pay toll -- Lien on vehicle. (1) Each turnpike project when constructed and opened to traffic shall be mai…

The department is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of turnpike revenue refunding bonds of the Commonwealth for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of KRS 177.390 to 177.570, including the payment of an…

Except as hereinafter provided in this section, when all bonds issued under KRS 177.390 to 177.570 in connection with any turnpike project or projects and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest thereon t…

The department is hereby authorized in its discretion to expend such moneys as may be necessary for the study of any turnpike project or projects and to use its engineering and other forces and employ consulting engineers and traffic engineers for the purpose of effecting such st…

KRS 177.390 to 177.560 shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers …

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares the purpose of KRS 177.571 to 177.576 to be the appropriate recognition and preservation of the scenic qualities of many of Kentucky's roadways. Therefore, the General Assembly is creating a state system of scenic byways and scenic h…

As used in KRS 177.571 to 177.576, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Advertising device" means as defined in KRS 177.830; (2) "Archaeological quality" means those characteristics of the area surrounding a scenic byway or a scenic highway that are physical evidence of hi…

removal of scenic designation of byway or highway. The Transportation Cabinet, in coordination with the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet and the Kentucky Heritage Council, shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to establish: (1) Specific criteria for …

A road may be designated a scenic byway or scenic highway if it has a minimum of one (1) intrinsic quality as defined in KRS 177.571; a limit on existing visual intrusions that significantly impact the road; and a local support group that has requested scenic designation for the …

(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall attempt to maintain the character of a state- maintained road that has been designated a scenic highway. (2) The Transportation Cabinet shall erect and maintain appropriate scenic highway identification signs on each road designated a scenic b…

(1) The cabinet shall prohibit the erection of an outdoor advertising device adjacent to or visible from a scenic highway on which outdoor advertising devices as defined in KRS 177.572 are regulated under KRS 177.830 to 177.890. (2) The status of an outdoor advertising device sha…

Approval of people. Subject to the provisions of Sections 49 and 50 of the Constitution of Kentucky, there is hereby contracted on behalf of the Commonwealth a debt in the amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). It is hereby declared to be the intent of the General …

Registration with Finance and Administration Cabinet -- Exemption from state, county and municipal taxation -- Cost of printing. Bonds of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be issued in the total amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). Said bonds shall be of the den…

Said bonds shall bear serial numbers beginning with number one (1) and shall mature on such dates, with such provisions as to prior redemption including premiums therefor, as may be determined by the State Property and Buildings Commission, providing that all of such bonds shall …

be set aside in amount sufficient to pay principal and interest -- Exception. The bonds herein provided for shall be direct obligations of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth hereby is pledged for the payment of said bonds and the inter…

All of said bonds need not be sold at one (1) time, but may be advertised and sold in units of not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000) principal amount as and when the money to be derived from the issuance and sale of said bonds may be needed. The State Property and Build…

sealed -- Opening of bids -- Rejection -- Premium and accrued interest to be deposited in sinking fund -- Destruction of matured coupons -- Cost of advertising. Before any of said bonds shall be sold, said State Property and Buildings Commission shall advertise not less than once…

The State Property and Buildings Commission shall specify such terms for the bonds that are not inconsistent with the provisions of KRS 177.580 to 177.630.

The State Property and Buildings Commission may invest any amounts received for the sinking fund provided in KRS 177.580 to 177.630 in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or the purchase of the bonds authorized by KRS 177.580 to 177.630, or they may deposit said amo…

proceeds. The proceeds derived from the sale of the aforesaid bonds shall be held or invested by the State Property and Buildings Commission in the same manner and under the same restrictions set forth in KRS 177.615 as to the sinking fund and shall be used solely and only by the…

The word "year" as used in KRS 177.580 to 177.630 means calendar year, unless otherwise expressly stated.

be continued -- If effort unsuccessful, proposal to remove interest rate limit to be submitted to voters at an election. (1) The State Property and Buildings Commission (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "commission") is enjoined to continue its best efforts to sell and is…

hundred million dollars for parks, and for highways, bridges and tunnels -- Submission to voters at an election on November 8, 1960, according to Section 50 of the Constitution. Subject to the provisions of Section 50 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, as hereinafter provid…

be designated distinguishably -- Separation of proceeds. (1) Bonds of the ten million dollars ($10,000,000) authorized for state park purposes, and bonds of the ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) authorized for highways, bridges and tunnels shall be given separate and distingui…

have separate sources of payment of principal and interest -- Provisions for levying taxes as required by the Constitution. All of said 1960 bonds shall, as aforesaid, be direct general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth and shall be issued with an irrevocable pledge of the ful…

In the event the unissued 1956 bonds are not sold by the commission on or prior to August 31, 1960, as provided in subsection (2) of KRS 177.700, the form of the question which shall be caused to appear upon the ballots at the occasion of the general election to be held on Novemb…

In the event the said unissued 1956 bonds are sold by the commission on or prior to August 31, 1960, the form of the question which shall be caused to appear on the ballots at the occasion of said general election to be held November 8, 1960, shall be as follows: GENERAL OBLIGATI…

KRS 177.700 to 177.820 shall be submitted to the people of the Commonwealth at the general election to be held on November 8, 1960. The fact of such submission shall be publicly advertised in the following ways: (1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, immediately afte…

Said election shall be conducted in conjunction with the regular elections otherwise provided by law to be held on the same day, by the same election officers and at the same polling places. The votes cast in favor of and against KRS 177.700 to 177.820 shall be canvassed and cert…

If the question submitting KRS 177.700 to 177.820 to the people at said election on November 8, 1960, shall have been in the form set forth in KRS 177.740, then from and after the proclaiming by the Governor that KRS 177.700 to 177.820 has been approved and is in effect, any unis…

State Property and Buildings Commission. If KRS 177.700 to 177.820 be approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon at said election, the initial date of issue of the 1960 bonds shall be established by resolution of the State Property and Buildings Commission prior to the firs…

rates to be established by the commission and may be determined on basis of competition. The bonds shall be sold by the commission, in its discretion, at one (1) sale or from time to time as funds are required for the identified purposes. Each sale shall be upon sealed purchase b…

Temporary bonds or certificates -- No other approvals required. The bonds and receipt of interest thereon shall be exempt from all taxation by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, municipalities, and taxing districts. The bonds shall be signed in the name of the Commo…

As used in KRS 177.700 to 177.820, "year" means the fiscal year of the Commonwealth, commencing on the first day of July, and ending on the next ensuing thirtieth day of June, unless the context clearly shows a different meaning.

As used in KRS 177.830 to 177.890, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Limited-access highway" means a road or highway or bridge constructed pursuant to the provisions of KRS 177.220 to 177.310; (2) "Interstate highway" means any highway, road, street, access facility, br…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 177.830 to 177.890, the erection or maintenance of any advertising device upon or within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the right-of-way of any interstate highway or federal-aid primary highway is prohibited. (2) The erection or maintenanc…

KRS 177.830(10) in conjunction with the prohibition of KRS 177.841(2) shall extend to all applicable outdoor advertising devices erected after January 1, 1976, unless previously determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in compliance with the laws, regulations, and ru…

The general purposes of KRS 177.830 to 177.890 and its specific objectives and standards are: (1) To provide for maximum visibility along interstate highways, limited-access highways, federal-aid primary highways, turnpikes, and connecting roads or highways; (2) To prevent unreas…

The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, no later than August 1, 2021, to establish: (1) Permit fees for advertising devices not to exceed: (a) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the initial permit application re…

Illumination. Within any commercial or industrial zone or unzoned commercial or industrial area adjacent to a federal-aid primary highway, advertising devices shall be subject to the following standards: (1) Prohibited advertising devices: (a) Advertising devices that are not cle…

(1) The commissioner of the Department of Highways is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation pursuant to the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky and shall pay just compensation upon the removal of the following advertising devices: (a) Those lawfully in existence on …