KRS 174.010 Repealed, 1992
174.010. Repealed, 1992
Catchline at repeal: Transportation Cabinet established -- Secretary.
History: Repealed 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 13, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 1.
TRANSPORTATION CABINET
KRS tit. XV, ch. 174
in effectKRS 174.012 "Cabinet" defined
174.012. "Cabinet" defined
As used in this chapter, "cabinet" means the Transportation Cabinet.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Created 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 22, effective June 25, 2009.
KRS 174.015 Repealed, 2000
174.015. Repealed, 2000
Catchline at repeal: Departments within the cabinet.
History: Repealed 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 2.
KRS 174.016 Department of Rural and Municipal Aid -- Duties -- Personnel
174.016. Department of Rural and Municipal Aid -- Duties -- Personnel
(1) The Office of Rural and Secondary Roads within the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid shall be responsible for the development and implementation of the Rural Secondary Program and such other functions as are assigned by the secretary, except that the department shall not have jurisdiction over the County Road Aid Program or Municipal Road Aid Program unless an agreement initiated by a county or municipality is in effect.
(2) The Department of Rural and Municipal Aid shall include an assistant state highway engineer for rural and municipal aid appointed pursuant to KRS Chapter 12 by the secretary upon the recommendation of the state highway engineer of the Department of Highways.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 4, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.
KRS 174.020 Major organizational units
174.020. Major organizational units
(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall consist of the following major organizational units:
(a) The Office of the Secretary, which shall include, but not be limited to: 1. The secretary to be appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.255; and 2. The deputy secretary appointed under KRS 12.040;
(b) The Department of Highways, headed by a commissioner, appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040;
(c) The Department of Vehicle Regulation, headed by a commissioner, appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040. The Motor Vehicle Commission established in KRS 190.058 shall be attached to the Department of Vehicle Regulation for administrative purposes;
(d) The Department of Rural and Municipal Aid, headed by a commissioner appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040;
(e) The Department of Aviation, headed by a commissioner appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040 and subject to Senate confirmation in accordance with KRS 11.160. The Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission established by KRS 183.861 shall be attached to the Department of Aviation;
(f) The Office of Support Services, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040;
(g) The Office of Transportation Delivery, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040;
(h) The Office of Audits, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040;
(i) The Office of Human Resource Management, headed by an executive dir ector appointed under KRS 12.040;
(j) The Office of Information Technology, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040;
(k) The Office of Legal Services, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040;
(l) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Office of the Secretary: 1. The Office of Public Affairs, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; 2. The Office of Budget and Fiscal Management, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; 3. The Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; 4. The Office of Inspector General, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; and 5. The Secretary's Office of Saf ety, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040;
(m) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Department of Highways: 1. The Office of Project Development, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered professional engineer under KRS Chapter 322, and who shall be known as the deputy state highway engineer for project development; 2. The Office of Project Delivery and Preservation, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered professional engineer under KRS Chapter 322, and who shall be known as the deputy state highway engineer for project delivery and preservation; 3. The Office of Highway Safety, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; and 4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve, each district office to be headed by an executive director, also known as the chief district engineer, appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered professional engineer under KRS Chapter 322; and
(n) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid: 1. Office of Local Programs, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; and 2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040.
(2) The position of director in the Division of Environmental Analysis is a policy- making position under KRS 18A.175.
Effective: April 16, 2026
History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 17, effective April 16, 2026. -- Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 186, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009; and ch. 12, sec. 45, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 2, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 2, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 417, sec. 2, effective December 1, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 333, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 215, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 216, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 339, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984; and ch. 406, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 34. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Ar t. IV, sec. 3. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2009). During the processing of Senate Bill 182, which became 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, the following sentence was inadvertently inserted twice in subsection (1) of this statute: "The Motor Vehicle Commission established in KRS 190.058 shall be attached to the Department of Vehicle Regulation for administrative purposes." This manifest clerical or typographical error has been corrected during codification by the Reviser of Statutes under the authority of KRS 7.136(1)(h). Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad Commission.
KRS 174.025 Office of Legal Services
174.025. Office of Legal Services
The executive director of the Office of Legal Services may also serve as general counsel if so appointed pursuant to KRS 12.210. The Office of Legal Services shall be directly responsible to the secretary and shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the secretary. The office shall consist of such attorneys appointed pursuant to KRS 12.210 and such employees as necessary to perform the duties, responsibilities, and functions of the office.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 4, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 4.
KRS 174.030 Repealed, 1976
174.030. Repealed, 1976
Catchline at repeal: Staff services - Administrator.
History: Repealed 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 91. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 5.
KRS 174.035 Internal organization -- Divisions
174.035. Internal organization -- Divisions
The secretary shall establish the internal organization of the cabinet not established in 1974 Acts, ch. 74, and shall divide the cabinet into such offices or divisions as the secretary may deem necessary to perform the functions, powers and duties of the cabinet, subject to the provisions of KRS Chapter 12.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 6.
KRS 174.040 Powers of secretary -- Designation of deputy secretaries
174.040. Powers of secretary -- Designation of deputy secretaries
The secretary shall have any and all necessary power and authority, subject to appropriate provisions of the statutes, to create such positions and to employ the necessary personnel in such positions to enable the secretary to perform the functions of the cabinet. The commissioner of the Department of Highways, the commissioner of the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid, and the commissioner of the Department of Vehicle Regulation may be designated as deputy secretaries for operational purposes.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 5, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 5, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 350, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 7.
KRS 174.045 Appointments of assistants
174.045. Appointments of assistants
All appointments to positions not in the classified service shall be made pursuant to KRS 12.050 and such appointees shall be major assistants to the secretary and shall assist in the development of policy.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 8.
KRS 174.050 Transfer of functions of Highways, Motor Transportation, and Aeronautics Departments
174.050. Transfer of functions of Highways, Motor Transportation, and Aeronautics Departments
There are hereby transferred to and vested in the secretary and cabinet all functions, powers and duties, funds, personnel, equipment, and supplies existing under present law in the Department of Highways, Department of Motor Transportation, Department of Aeronautics, and under commissioners and other officers and offices of said Departments of Highways, Motor Transportation, and Aeronautics.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 9.
KRS 174.055 Other agency functions transferred to cabinet
174.055. Other agency functions transferred to cabinet
There are hereby transferred to and vested in the secretary and cabinet all functions, powers, duties, funds, personnel, equipment, and supplies relating to operators' licenses under provisions of KRS Chapter 186, boats and boating provisions of KRS Chapter 235, financial responsibility provisions of KRS Chapter 189, traffic safety coordinating committee under provisions of KRS Chapter 17, and motor vehicle inspection under provisions of KRS Chapter 189, which said provisions of law have been conferred upon the Department of Public Safety and under the commissioner and other officers and offices of said Department of Public Safety. The examination of applicants under KRS 186.480 shall be retained by the Department of Kentucky State Police.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 179, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 10.
KRS 174.056 KYTC photo license account
174.056. KYTC photo license account
(1) The KYTC photo license account is created within the road fund, to be administered by the Transportation Cabinet. The account shall consist of the portion of fees directed to the account under KRS 186.531 and 186.577, and any other proceeds from grants, contributions, appropriations, or other moneys made available for the purposes of the account.
(2) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any moneys remaining in the account not expended at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
(3) Any interest earnings of the account shall become a part of the account and shall not lapse.
(4) Moneys in the account shall be used for the purposes of verifying, creating, and distributing secure photo instruction permits, operator's licenses, and personal identification cards and are hereby appropriated for these purposes.
Effective: July 1, 2024
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 3, effective July 1, 2024. -- Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 23, effective January 1, 2 019.
KRS 174.057 Railroad regulation -- Division of Planning -- Administrative regulations
174.057. Railroad regulation -- Division of Planning -- Administrative regulations
The Transportation Cabinet shall have the responsibility of regulating railroads within the Commonwealth. The cabinet shall delegate to the Division of Planning within the Department of Highways' Office of Project Development the powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The secretary may employ such personnel as necessary to perform the duties, functions, and responsibilities associated with the regulation of railroads. The division shall have all the powers previously vested in the Kentucky Railroad Commission. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of this section.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 6, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 1, effective December 1, 2000. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad Commission.
KRS 174.058 Shortline railroad assistance fund
174.058. Shortline railroad assistance fund
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Class II railroad" means a railroad company classified as a Class II carrier by the federal Surface Transportation Board; and
(b) "Class III railroad" means a railroad company classified as a Class III carrier by the federal Surface Transportation Board.
(2) The shortline railroad assistance fund is hereby established in the State Treasury as an interest-bearing fund and shall be administered by the cabinet.
(3) The fund shall be a dedicated fund, and all moneys in the fund shall be used solely to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation and improvement of a Class II railroad and Class III railroad operating in Kentucky.
(4) Eligible costs for which financial assistance may be provided shall include construction, reconstruction, improvement, or rehabilitation of rail facilities, including tracks, ties, roadbeds, and related structures used for freight rail operation.
(5) Financial assistance provided from the fund shall be limited to:
(a) Grants; and
(b) Loans, which shall be made at or below market interest rates, including interest-free loans, at terms not to exceed ten (10) years.
(6) All loan payments and repayments, and all interest payments on loans, shall be credited to the fund.
(7) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations regarding procedures for providing financial assistance pursuant to this section.
(8) The shortline railroad assistance fund is authorized to receive funds from appropriations of the General Assembly, repayments of loans and interest thereon, interest from fund principal, grants, donations, and payments to the fund for any lawful purpose.
(9) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any moneys remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used for the purposes set forth in this section.
(10) The cabinet may enter into agreements with federal or state agencies or any other persons to carry out the provisions of this section.
(11) Any moneys in the fund are hereby appropriated for the purposes set forth in this section.
Effective: June 26, 2009
History: Created 2009 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 72, effective June 26, 2009.
KRS 174.060 Licenses and fees
174.060. Licenses and fees
There are hereby transferred to and vested in the secretary and cabinet all functions, powers, duties, funds, personnel, equipment and supplies relating to motor vehicle license under the provisions of KRS Chapter 186, operator license under provisions of KRS Chapter 186 and boating fees under provisions of KRS Chapter 235, which said provisions of law have been conferred upon the Department of Revenue and under the commissioner and other officers and offices of said Department of Revenue.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 11.
KRS 174.065 Traffic safety
174.065. Traffic safety
The cabinet shall:
(1) Assist the Department of Kentucky State Police in coordinating all efforts of the state's various departments and agencies to promote traffic safety and in making recommendations regarding the prevention of unnecessary duplications of these efforts;
(2) Cooperate with all organizations, public or private, in the encouragement and promotion of traffic safety education in all forms; and
(3) Receive, control, and expend, in accordance with the general provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes governing financial administration of all state agencies, grants, and funds from either public or private sources.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 180, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 404, sec. 18, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 12.
KRS 174.070 Funds, credits, assets, etc., transferred to cabinet
174.070. Funds, credits, assets, etc., transferred to cabinet
All funds, credits, assets, appropriations, outstanding obligations, personnel, equipment, any and all resources or other tangible personal property and any business or other matter undertaken or now vested in the Department of Highways, Department of Motor Transportation, Department of Aeronautics, Department of Public Safety, Department of Revenue, relating to functions transferred under 1974 Acts ch. 74, are hereby transferred and vested in the cabinet.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 13.
KRS 174.075 Rules and regulations
174.075. Rules and regulations
Except as otherwise provided in 1974 Acts ch. 74, all rules, regulations, acts, agreements, determinations and decisions of the Department of Public Safety, Department of Highways, Department of Motor Transportation, Department of Aeronautics, and Department of Revenue, shall remain in effect within the cabinet until duly modified or repealed by the secretary.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 14.
KRS 174.080 Administrative regulations
174.080. Administrative regulations
(1) The secretary may promulgate administrative regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of 1974 Acts ch. 74.
(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall adopt such administrative regulations and procedures consistent with the provisions of KRS 56.610 to 56.760 as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of KRS 56.610 to 56.760 with regard to requirements of the Department of Highways as provided for in KRS Chapters 175, 176, 177 and 180.
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 15.
KRS 174.085 Administrative support services
174.085. Administrative support services
All corporate bodies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth, advisory committees, commissions, councils, interstate compact, or other statutory bodies presently attached to the functions in whole or in part of the Departments of Public Safety, Aeronautics, Highways, Motor Transportation, and Revenue and transferred to the Department of Transportation under 1974 Acts ch. 74, shall be attached to the Transportation Cabinet for administrative support services. The secretary of transportation, or his designee, shall serve as member of any authority, commission, board, committee, or other entity on which by virtue of law, regulation, or order the commissioner of public safety, commissioner of highways, commissioner of motor transportation, commissioner of aeronautics, commissioner of revenue is a member by virtue of his office. Any office, or its successor agency, presently designated as Kentucky representative for a federally related program shall continue as such until such designation is modified by the secretary with the approval of the Governor.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 16.
KRS 174.100 Public hearing required prior to expenditure by unit of local government of state-derived tax revenues on roads -- Effect of hearing -- Exceptions
174.100. Public hearing required prior to expenditure by unit of local government of state-derived tax revenues on roads -- Effect of hearing -- Exceptions
(1) Before any unit of local government expends state-derived tax revenues on a state rural, secondary, county road or municipal highway, road, street, or county or municipal bridge, it shall provide an opportunity to the public to provide input in a public meeting for which notice has been given under KRS 61.823(2) to (4) with regard to the project and to priorities for use of tax moneys for road and bridge purposes.
(2) Prior to the contemplated date of expenditure of state-derived tax revenues on a road or bridge by a unit of local government, that unit of government shall include the topic as a specific item on the public meeting agenda and shall allow any person to speak with regard to any proposed project, any project which he or she feels should be built or done which has not been proposed, priorities for completion of projects, and any other matter related to road or bridge projects.
(3) The unit of local government shall not be bound by the comments and input provided at the meeting but shall give due consideration to them.
(4) No unit of local government shall begin construction on a road or bridge project in which state-derived tax revenues are involved until the meeting as provided in this section has been held.
(5) This section shall not be construed to require a separate meeting for each project. A single meeting encompassing the entire road and bridge program, if all projects subsequently undertaken have been identified at the meeting, shall meet the requirements of this section.
(6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency repair or replacement of roads or bridges necessitated by natural or man-caused disasters nor to street cleaning or snow removal operations.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 370, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2022). Under the authority of KRS 7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has corrected the format of this section following the enactment of 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 3. The words in the text were not changed.
KRS 174.105 Repealed, 1984
174.105. Repealed, 1984
Catchline at repeal: Motor carrier regulatory board - Membership - Hearings on violations.
History: Repealed 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 373, sec. 12, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 203, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1982.
KRS 174.120 Statewide bicycle and bikeways program
174.120. Statewide bicycle and bikeways program
(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall develop and coordinate a statewide bicycle and bikeways program and shall coordinate plans for promotion of bicycling and promotion of bikeways with other state agencies, and units of local government in order to maximize the use of roads, streets, parks and other publicly owned lands, abandoned road beds, and other resources in the development of bikeways.
(2) The cabinet shall:
(a) Assist and cooperate with local governments and other agencies in the development and construction of local and regional bikeway projects;
(b) Develop and publish policies, procedures, and standards for planning, designing, and constructing, maintaining, marking, and operating bikeways in the state, and for the safety of bicyclists, motorists, and the public;
(c) Develop bikeway demonstration projects and safety training programs; and
(d) Develop and construct a State Bikeway System.
(3) (a) The cabinet shall be authorized to appropriate needed funds for the program in the biennial budget, subject to approval of the General Assembly.
(b) The cabinet is authorized to obtain any federal, state, local, or private funds available to the cabinet, and designated for the purpose of this section and KRS 174.125.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.
KRS 174.125 Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission -- Membership -- Duties -- Authority to adopt administrative regulations
174.125. Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission -- Membership -- Duties -- Authority to adopt administrative regulations
(1) There is hereby created a Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission within the Transportation Cabinet. The commission shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor. Members of the commission shall receive necessary travel expenses. The members of the commission shall elect a chairman who shall serve a two (2) year term. Initially, three (3) members shall be appointed for two (2) years, and four (4) members for four (4) years. Each appointment thereafter shall be for four (4) years. Upon the resignation of a member in midterm, the Governor shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Governor shall make appointments to the commission with a view to represent each of the state's geographical regions and to various types of bicycle users and interests.
(2) The commission shall meet in various sections of the state on a quarterly basis, and at other times as may be necessary to fulfill its duties. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission shall be provided with adequate staff as determined by the secretary, and this staff shall be responsible for maintaining the minutes of the meetings, researching bicycle and bikeway related topics, and other activities for the commission as may be consistent with the commission's role within the cabinet.
(3) The commission shall have the following duties:
(a) To represent the interests of bicyclists in advising the secretary on all matters pertaining to bicycles, bikeways, and their use, extent, and location;
(b) Assist the bicycle and bikeway program in the exercise of its duties within the cabinet;
(c) Promote the best interests of the bicycling public, within the context of the total transportation system, to governing officials and the public at large.
(4) The secretary shall study bicycle and bikeway needs and potentials and shall report the findings to the legislature on an annual basis.
(5) The secretary shall adopt administrative regulations to implement the purposes of KRS 174.120 and this section.
(6) Initial appointments to the commission shall be made no later than August 1, 1994.
Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.
KRS 174.130 Cabinet's duty to transmit information concerning abandonment of railroad corridors to Department of Parks and Railtrail Development Office -- Records and maps of railroad lines
174.130. Cabinet's duty to transmit information concerning abandonment of railroad corridors to Department of Parks and Railtrail Development Office -- Records and maps of railroad lines
(1) The Transportation Cabinet, including any agency or other unit of government attached to the cabinet, shall immediately transmit to the Department of Parks and to the Commonwealth's Railtrail Development Office in the Department for Local Government any information received from a railroad or other person having an ownership interest in a railroad corridor pertaining to a proposed or pending action or proceeding to obtain federal authority for the regulatory abandonment of that railroad corridor.
(2) The Transportation Cabinet shall keep a record of railroad lines in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including both lines that have been abandoned through the federal government's regulatory abandonment process and those where any railroad property interest in the railroad corridor itself has been abandoned under Kentucky law. The cabinet shall annually publish an updated map showing the location and as much information as to the status of these lines as practicable. The record shall include, inasmuch as possible:
(a) A description of the line and its location;
(b) The current or last railroad owner of the line;
(c) The operator of the line;
(d) The addresses and phone numbers for the owners and operators of the lines;
(e) Whether the owner of the line has received authority from the Federal Government to discontinue service over the line;
(f) Whether the owner of the line has received authority from the Federal Government to abandon the line;
(g) Whether the owner of the line has consummated any authority granted by the Federal Government to discontinue service over the line or to abandon the line;
(h) Whether the line has been railbanked under either federal or state law; and
(i) Any other information the cabinet deems pertinent and useful to the public.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 77, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 81, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 338, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000.
KRS 174.135 Division of Incident Management
174.135. Division of Incident Management
The director of the Division of Incident Management within the Department of Highways' Office of Highway Safety shall be responsible for statewide transportation emergency and critical incident information and systems control. The director:
(1) Shall be directly responsible and report to the executive director of the Office of Highway Safety; and
(2) May, with the approval of the executive director, employ the staff necessary to perform the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the division.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2003.
KRS 174.200 Water Transportation Advisory Board -- Members -- Officers -- Meetings
174.200. Water Transportation Advisory Board -- Members -- Officers -- Meetings
(1) The Water Transportation Advisory Board is established as an advisory body to the executive and legislative branches of government on matters pertaining to water transportation.
(2) The Water Transportation Advisory Board shall be composed of seven (7) members, to be appointed as follows:
(a) Four (4) members representing the Commonwealth's public riverports, to be appointed by the Governor from a list of eight (8) nominees supplied by the Kentucky Association of Riverports. The Governor shall give consideration to including a representative from each river containing an operating public riverport;
(b) Two (2) at-large members, to be appointed by the Governor from the private sector associated with the waterways industry; and
(c) One (1) member representing Kentuckians for Better Transportation, to be appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) nominees supplied by that organization.
(3) After the initial appointments, members of the Water Transportation Advisory Board shall serve terms of four (4) years. Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves and shall serve until their successor is appointed.
(4) Members of the Water Transportation Advisory Board shall not be paid for their service as board members, and shall not be reimbursed for any expenses involved in attending board meetings.
(5) The Water Transportation Advisory Board shall elect a chair and a vice chair from its members who shall serve in those capacities until replaced. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business. The board shall be subject to the provisions of the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to 61.884.
(6) The Water Transportation Advisory Board shall meet biennially, or when called by the chair, or at the request of the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet. The board shall receive assistance in carrying out its administrative functions from the Transportation Cabinet and shall be attached to the Transportation Cabinet for administrative purposes.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 5, sets forth the initial terms for members of the Water Transportation Advisory Board established by this section.
KRS 174.205 Duties of Water Transportation Advisory Board
174.205. Duties of Water Transportation Advisory Board
The Water Transportation Advisory Board shall:
(1) Advise the Transportation Cabinet, the Cabinet for Economic Development, the Governor's Office, and the General Assembly on matters relating to water transportation;
(2) Recommend action to enable the Commonwealth to make best use of its waterways and riverports for future economic growth;
(3) Assist in defining the duties and functions of positions within state government responsible for water transportation;
(4) Recommend criteria for setting priorities for funding riverport marketing initiatives;
(5) Evaluate applications submitted by riverports for grants under the riverport marketing assistance trust fund and make recommendations to the granting authority on the disbursement of those funds;
(6) Recommend criteria for setting priorities for funding riverport improvements under the riverport financial assistance trust fund established in KRS 174.210; and
(7) Evaluate applications submitted by riverports for grants under the riverport financial assistance trust fund and make recommendations to the granting authority on the disbursement of those funds.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 36, effective June 29, 2023. -- Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). Subsection (5) of this statute contains a reference to the riverport marketing assistance trust fund, which was established in 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 3, and codified in KRS 154.80-140. Although KRS 154.80-140 was repealed by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 39, subsection (5) of this statute was not amended to conform to the repeal.
KRS 174.210 Riverport financial assistance trust fund -- Contributions -- Purpose -- Grants -- Annual report
174.210. Riverport financial assistance trust fund -- Contributions -- Purpose -- Grants -- Annual report
(1) There is created a riverport financial assistance trust fund, to be administered by the Transportation Cabinet.
(2) The riverport financial assistance trust fund may receive appropriations, federal funds, contributions, gifts, and donations.
(3) The purpose of the riverport financial assistance trust fund shall be to improve riverport facilities and infrastructure, to capture the economic and trade potential offered by water transportation. To the extent funds are available, the fund shall make grants to riverport authorities for new construction and major replacement or repair projects, including but not limited to improvement of docks, wharves, equipment, port buildings, storage facilities, roads and railroads to facilitate the flow of commerce through the port, other on-site improvements, and related professional services. Eligible projects shall not include routine operations, maintenance, or repair activities.
(4) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, moneys remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse but shall carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year. Interest earned on any moneys in the fund shall accrue to the fund. Amounts from the fund shall be disbursed and expended in accordance with this section.
(5) To be eligible for a grant under this section, the applicant shall provide at least a twenty percent (20%) match, which may be obtained from any public or private source.
(6) (a) Grant applications shall be reviewed and awarded annually.
(b) The Transportation Cabinet shall submit all applications to the Water Transportation Advisory Board established by KRS 174.200 for evaluation and recommendations prior to awarding any grant funding under this section.
(c) Priority shall be given to applicants with a riverport master plan, for capital- intensive projects for which permits have been obtained, and for projects for which matching funds have been obtained.
(7) The Transportation Cabinet shall submit on an annual basis a report detailing all grants awarded under this section to the Water Transportation Advisory Board, the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation, and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2010.
Legislative Research Commission Note (9/24/2015). The phrase "Notwithstanding KRS 45.299" in subsection (4) of this statute has been changed to "Notwithstanding KRS 45.229." This manifest clerical or typographical error has been corrected by the Reviser of Statutes under the authority of KRS 7.136.
KRS 174.400 Legislative intent
174.400. Legislative intent
Due to the central geographical location of the Commonwealth with respect to the hazardous materials industry, and since most predictions indicate that the amount of hazardous material in transport should substantially increase in the future, it is the intent of KRS 174.405 to 174.425 to provide for the public health and safety of the citizens and to protect the environment of the Commonwealth when any hazardous material is being transported within, or, in the case of radioactive materials, within or through this state.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.405 Definitions
174.405. Definitions
As used in KRS 174.400 to 174.425:
(1) "Carrier" means a person engaged in the commercial transportation of passengers or property, except for pipelines and railways, by:
(a) Land, as a common, contract, or private carrier; or
(b) Civil aircraft.
(2) "Hazardous material" means a substance designated hazardous by the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law (49 U.S.C. sec. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued pursuant thereto, including but not limited to hazardous and radioactive waste, but shall not include agricultural wastes, coal mining wastes, utility waste (fly ash, bottom ash, scrubber sludge), sludge from water treatment and sewage treatment facilities, cement kiln dust, gas and oil drilling muds, oil production brines or waste oil.
(3) "Hazardous waste" means a substance or material defined as hazardous waste by KRS Chapter 224 and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(4) "Radioactive material" means any material or combination of material, which spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. Materials in which the estimated specific activity is not greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram of material, and in which the radioactivity is essentially uniformly distributed, are not considered to be radioactive materials.
(5) "Radioactive waste" means any waste substance or combination of substances, in any form which because of its radioactive material content may create a threat to public health or to animal, plant, and aquatic life forms.
(6) "Vehicle" means any device or contrivance for carrying or conveying persons, property, or substances, including conveyance by highways or by airway.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 10, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.410 Administrative regulations and agreements with other cabinets
174.410. Administrative regulations and agreements with other cabinets
(1) The secretary shall be responsible for controlling and regulating the movement of all radioactive materials and the intrastate transport of other hazardous materials transported by all carrier modes within the Commonwealth.
(2) The secretary, in consultation with the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet and the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, shall adopt by reference or in entirety, the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations, 49 C.F.R. (1978), as amended, to effectively carry out the intent of KRS 174.400 to 174.425.
(3) The cabinet and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall cooperate with and assist the Energy and Environment Cabinet in implementing and enforcing the transportation provisions of any state hazardous waste regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 224. The specific nature and details of the assistance effort shall be established by a formal cooperative agreement acceptable to the cabinets, and all activities shall occur in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The agreement shall address and include but not necessarily be limited to the following items:
(a) As a part of routine and periodic transportation checks and inspections, ensure that shipments of hazardous waste do not present a threat to the public or the environment; are accompanied by the required hazardous waste manifest or such other shipping or delivery documents as may be acceptable to the Energy and Environment Cabinet; and comply with applicable shipping standards;
(b) Upon receipt of a written request from the secretary or general counsel of the Energy and Environment Cabinet, actively conduct field investigations relating to the illegal, improper, or unauthorized transport of hazardous waste in the state. Such investigations may, at a minimum, include passive and active surveillance, apprehension, and reporting, with the scope and extent of each investigation to be previously agreed to by the involved cabinets;
(c) Compile and maintain such necessary records that may normally be required to carry out the provisions of this subsection and shall for minor violations report quarterly, and for major violations report weekly, to the Energy and Environment Cabinet on the status of the interagency hazardous-waste transportation monitoring and enforcement activity for irregularities or violations;
(d) Provide any information, evidence, and other support, either in written form or in the form of oral testimony during a legal proceeding or both, as may be required by the Energy and Environment Cabinet to fully carry out its statutory responsibility under the appropriate sections of KRS Chapter 224;
(e) The Energy and Environment Cabinet shall, unless specifically agreed otherwise, have primary responsibility for initiating and conducting all legal proceedings arising from the terms and provisions of this subsection; and
(f) The Energy and Environment Cabinet shall provide sufficient training, technical assistance, and other support to the appropriate cabinets to prepare representatives of the cabinets to adequately carry out the responsibilities set forth in this subsection.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 228, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 181, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 142, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 121, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 484, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.415 Inspection and enforcement program
174.415. Inspection and enforcement program
The secretary shall establish an inspection and enforcement program to determine compliance with the provisions of KRS 174.400 to 174.425, and any regulations promulgated under KRS 174.410. In carrying out the provisions of KRS 174.400 to 174.425, the secretary shall not duplicate the enforcement and inspection activities performed by the federal government.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.420 Carrying of shipping papers and hazardous waste manifest
174.420. Carrying of shipping papers and hazardous waste manifest
(1) Any person transporting hazardous materials in the Commonwealth shall carry a copy of the shipping papers required in 49 C.F.R. (1978), as amended, in the transporting vehicle while in the Commonwealth.
(2) In the event of an accident involving hazardous material, the operator of the vehicle shall:
(a) Notify the Department of Kentucky State Police of the accident within one (1) hour, who shall then notify the local jurisdiction and any other appropriate state agency with emergency action responsibility, and
(b) Provide the shipping papers to state and local emergency response authorities, and immediately bring to their attention the fact that the vehicle is transporting hazardous materials.
(3) In addition to the other requirements of this section, any person transporting hazardous wastes shall carry in the transporting vehicle a copy of a manifest in a form approved by the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 229, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 182, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.425 Exemption for national security purposes
174.425. Exemption for national security purposes
The provisions of KRS 174.400 to 174.425 shall not apply to hazardous materials shipped by the United States government. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the disclosure of any defense information or restricted data as defined in 42 U.S.C. secs. 2011 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. secs. 5801 et seq.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.430 Repealed, 1994
174.430. Repealed, 1994
Catchline at repeal: Fees.
History: Repealed 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.435 Repealed, 1994
174.435. Repealed, 1994
Catchline at repeal: Exemption.
History: Repealed 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1980.
KRS 174.450 Repealed, 2024
174.450. Repealed, 2024
Catchline at repeal: License to operate a municipal solid waste transportation vehicle -- Application procedures -- Placard for display -- Exemption -- Registration fees.
History: Repealed 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 42, effective July 15, 2024. -- Created 1991 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky . Acts Ch. 12, Sec. 22, effective February 26, 1991.
KRS 174.500 Definitions for KRS 174.500 to 174.510
174.500. Definitions for KRS 174.500 to 174.510
As used in KRS 174.500 to 174.510, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Aviation;
(2) "State aircraft" means aircraft owned by the Commonwealth, leased by the Commonwealth, or otherwise under the control of the Commonwealth and administratively assigned to the department. It shall also include air charters by the department. However, this shall not include or apply to any and all aircraft assigned to, owned, leased, operated, or controlled by the Department of Kentucky State Police, or otherwise under the control or direction of the Department of Kentucky State Police. The operation, maintenance, scheduling, and care of Department of Kentucky State Police aircraft shall not be included under or affected by KRS 174.500 to 174.510; and
(3) "Official business" means any activity involving travel in a state aircraft if the activity is reasonably required, expected, or appropriate, considering the nature of the using public official's job responsibilities. The activities shall include but not be limited to attendance by officials at nonpartisan ceremonial functions and events where their appearance is normally expected by virtue of their office or where official representation of the Commonwealth is otherwise appropriate, and to nonpolitical flights by the Governor and members of his immediate family when accompanying or representing him.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 16, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 120, effective June 26, 2007. - - Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 36.400.
KRS 174.502 Policy development, supervision, management, and administration of Capital City Airport Division
174.502. Policy development, supervision, management, and administration of Capital City Airport Division
(1) The commissioner of the department shall be responsible for overall policy development and supervision of the Capital City Airport Division.
(2) A division director shall head the Capital City Airport Division within the Department of Aviation.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 17, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 36.405.
KRS 174.504 Functions of Capital City Airport Division -- Authority for administrative regulations
174.504. Functions of Capital City Airport Division -- Authority for administrative regulations
(1) The functions of the Capital City Airport Division shall be to:
(a) Manage and operate the Capital City Airport;
(b) Oversee the maintenance and care of all state aircraft;
(c) Control the scheduling and operational use of state aircraft, including air charters; and
(d) Collect from using agencies and officers the costs of operating state aircraft, including air charters.
(2) Subject to the approval of the department and in accordance with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations, the Capital City Airport Division shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to:
(a) Establish user fees to be paid by users of the services and facilities of the Capital City Airport for charges including, but not limited to, hangar fees, tie- down fees, fuel, and aircraft supplies; and
(b) Establish fees for the usage of state aircraft.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 18, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 36.410.
KRS 174.506 Use of state aircraft
174.506. Use of state aircraft
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, state aircraft, including air charters, shall be used only for official business.
(2) State aircraft shall not be used for personal business, except when the Governor or Lieutenant Governor, for reasons of security, protocol, ceremonial functions, or overall demands of time, require travel considerations not accorded to other officials. In recognition of these realities, flights that may be solely for personal business, or partly for official business or partly for personal business, may be scheduled for the Governor or the Lieutenant Governor and their immediate families.
(a) The cost of flights scheduled solely for personal business of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be charged to that officer in accordance with the rate schedule set forth in the administrative regulations authorized by KRS 174.504.
(b) If a particular flight is in part official business and part personal business, the Governor or the Lieutenant Governor shall make a reasonable allocation of the flight time between official and personal business and be responsible for paying with nonstate funds to the Capital City Airport Division the charge for the part of the flight that is allocable to personal business. The rate charged shall be calculated using costs that would be considered in a rate developed by a commercial air charter company. In these cases, the allocation made and the basis for the allocation shall be indicated on the aircraft request form.
(3) Constitutional officers, other elected state officials, members of the General Assembly, officers and employees of the cabinets, departments, and agencies of state government, officers and employees of other governmental units, and other persons traveling under the auspices of a state agency or in connection with state business deemed desirable by an agency head, including dependents of state officials, and news media representatives and other persons having an interest in the official purpose of the trip may be authorized to use state aircraft. Charges for travel in state aircraft shall be paid by the requesting state agency in accordance with the rate schedule established in administrative regulations authorized by KRS 174.504.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 19, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 36.415.
KRS 174.508 Approval of requests for use of state aircraft
174.508. Approval of requests for use of state aircraft
(1) All requests for use of state aircraft shall be approved in advance by the:
(a) Constitutional officer;
(b) Program cabinet secretary or his designee in writing;
(c) For the judicial branch, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; or
(d) For the legislative branch, the co-chairs of the Legislative Research Commission or the director of the Legislative Research Commission.
(2) Verbal requests for state aircraft transportation may be honored. However, all requests for state aircraft shall be provided in writing to the Capital City Airport Division within five (5) working days of the date of the flight.
(3) Approving officials shall be responsible for determining that a trip is for official business, that use of state aircraft is the most appropriate means of transportation, and that the proposed passenger complement conforms to the requirements of KRS 174.506(3). In determining the passenger complement, requesting agencies shall weigh the benefit to the agency of the inclusion of additional passengers against the increased costs that might be incurred if a larger aircraft is required to accommodate additional passengers on a trip.
(4) All requests for use of state aircraft shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the Capital City Airport Division and shall contain at a minimum the following information:
(a) Cabinet or agency name;
(b) Department name with appropriate billing account number;
(c) Purpose of the trip;
(d) Destination, including any planned stopovers and the reason for them;
(e) Names of all passengers on the flight; and
(f) Identification of any percentage of the flight that is for personal business in cases of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor as allowed under KRS 174.506.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 20, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 36.420. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. III, 31 at 2162.
KRS 174.510 Recordkeeping for Capital City Airport Division and use of state aircraft
174.510. Recordkeeping for Capital City Airport Division and use of state aircraft
(1) The Capital City Airport Division shall arrange for all trips and maintain flight cards, passenger manifests, payment documents, and interaccount bills pertaining to each flight.
(2) Pilots for all state agencies shall maintain a flight manifest for all flights which shall include the passengers' names, information pertaining to points of origin and destination, and any side trips or stopovers for each flight.
(3) The Capital City Airport Division shall maintain original manifests for all trips using state aircraft.
(4) Originals of requests for the use of state aircraft shall be kept by the Capital City Airport Division, with the following exceptions:
(a) The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall maintain originals of all requests for the use of state aircraft made by their respective offices; and
(b) In cases where the secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development has certified in an aircraft request that disclosure of the identities of passengers or the purpose of a trip will violate needs for confidentiality required for economic development efforts, the secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development shall maintain complete original records of the request in his office.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 21, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 36.425.
KRS 174.990 Penalties
174.990. Penalties
Any person who willfully hauls, transports, or causes to be transported any hazardous material into, out of, within, or through the Commonwealth in violation of the provisions of KRS 174.400 to 174.425, or contrary to an order, or regulation issued or promulgated under KRS 174.400 to 174.425, shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), for each day of violation.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 36, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1980.
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