Title XII, Conservation and State Development

Administrative appeals from any order or final determination by the office under KRS 146.410 to 146.530 shall be made in accordance with procedures established by regulations of the office.

KRS 146.410 to 146.530 shall be known and may be cited as the "Kentucky Nature Preserves Act."

As used in KRS 146.550 to 146.570: (1) "Wetlands" means land that has a predominance of hydric soils and is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of hydrop…

The General Assembly hereby recognizes the benefit to the citizens of Kentucky of the acquisition and maintenance of certain lands for use as state parks, recreation areas, state forests, nature preserves, wildlife management areas, and wetlands. It is, therefore, in the public i…

(1) There is hereby established a Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board, referred to hereafter as "the board," which shall administer the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund established in KRS 146.570 and shall review and approve all grants payable from the fund. Th…

Agencies identified in KRS 146.570 may acquire natural areas and wetlands as defined in KRS 146.550 and shall acquire any access and buffer land deemed necessary by the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board established by KRS 146.560. Acquisition of land and expenditure …

(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a fund entitled "Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation fund." The fund shall primarily receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and tax receipts. The fund shall be disbursed by the State Treasurer upon the war…

The General Assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to recognize endangered and threatened species of plants for human enjoyment, for scientific purposes, and to ensure their perpetuation as viable components of their ecosystems for the benefit of th…

As used in KRS 146.600 to 146.619: (1) "Office" means the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, created by KRS 146.430; (2) "Endangered species" means any species of plant that is in danger of extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the Commonwealth…

administrative regulations -- Criteria for designation of plants as endangered or threatened -- Plant lists -- Quadrennial report. (1) The office may conduct investigations, with the permission of the landowner, on any species of plants indigenous to the Commonwealth necessary to…

The lists promulgated under KRS 146.610 shall not serve to impede the development or use of public or private lands, including, but not limited to, the normal and accepted operations of agriculture; forestry; mining; development, construction, and maintenance of oil and gas resou…

KRS 146.600 to 146.619 may be cited as the "Kentucky Rare Plant Recognition Act."

(1) Any person, corporation, city, county or other governmental subdivision who violates any of the provisions of KRS 146.200 to 146.360 shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for said violation and in addition may be enjoined from conti…

(1) The Department for Local Government shall be headed by a commissioner and shall consist of the: (a) Office of Financial Management and Administration, which shall be headed by an executive director appointed by the commissioner and shall be responsible for duties including bu…

The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority shall be attached to the Department for Local Government for administrative purposes. Office space required by the authority shall be provided by the Department for Local Government.

(1) The Department for Local Government shall administer distribution of state and federal planning funds to area development districts and shall require by administrative regulation financial and operational reports, audits, and other controls as are necessary to assure complian…

officer. (1) The state local debt officer and the state local finance officer within the Department for Local Government shall exercise the following administrative functions of the state: (a) The state local debt officer shall exercise all administrative functions as provided in…

(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 …

(1) The Governor's Cabinet shall: (a) Prepare and adopt plans for complete systems of state or regional highways, expressways, parkways, parks, water supply and forest reservations, airways and air terminals, and other things of significance in furthering a well balanced developm…

As used in KRS 147.070 to 147.120 the term "Governor's Cabinet" shall mean the "Governor's Executive Cabinet" and such other persons as the Governor may designate to compose the membership of the "State Planning Committee." The Governor shall serve as chairman of the State Planni…

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…

The Governor's Cabinet shall prepare and keep up to date a long-term development program of major state improvement projects. The various state agencies and officers shall prepare and submit to the cabinet their proposals for major projects. The cabinet shall coordinate such plan…

(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…

Reimbursement. (1) There is recognized as established the Governor's Financial Policy Council. The purpose of the council shall be to advise the Governor on economic and financial matters relating to revenue, budgetary, and financial management policies. (2) The council shall con…

The Governor's Cabinet may make maps, planning studies and surveys relating to zoning, soil conditions, land use and classification, population distribution, schools, park and playground development, port, harbor and waterway work, parkways, highways, traffic, transit, water supp…

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.

The Governor's Financial Policy Council shall perform the following duties and functions: (1) Review the state revenue forecast and official revenue estimates; (2) Review long-term expenditure patterns; (3) Review federal economic, taxation, and budget policies and report to the …

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…

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…

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…

(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 …