Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Session
- 2026RS
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Amusements And Recreations, Boards And Commissions, Bonds, Public, Cities, Counties, Economic Development, General Assembly, Governor, Land Use, Local Government, Local Mandate, Parks And Shrines, Public Meetings, Public Records And Reports, State Agencies, Taxation, Property, Tourism
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-02-19 05:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to define terms; establish the Burnside Island Development Authority to develop, finance, maintain, and improve lodging and restaurant facilities on General Burnside Island State Park and surrounding area; require the authority to be governed by a board; establish board membership, terms, powers, and duties; establish duties and purposes of the authority; require the board and authority to be subject to the Kentucky Open Meetings Act and Kentucky Open Records Act; require the board to acquire authorization from the General Assembly prior to the sale, trade, or disposal of real property valued greater than $400,000 that is owned by the Commonwealth and managed by the Department of Parks; require that bond debt service be payable solely from the revenue of the bonds; require the Department of Parks to operate and maintain General Burnside Island State Park until an agreement between the authority and a private partner takes effect; amend KRS 132.195 to exempt the acquisition or lease of General Burnside Island State Park from taxation requirements; set forth the staggering of initial board terms.
Sponsors
- K. Upchurch (primary), primary
- S. Baker (primary), primary
- J. Branscum (primary), primary
- J. Bray (primary), primary
- D. Meade (primary), primary