AN ACT relating to concessions in state parks.
     Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to provide definitions; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet to promulgate regulations for the evaluation of applications and the issuance of master agreements to concessionaires in state parks; require that each master agreement have a term of ten years except for extraordinary circumstances, provide for conditions to allow a master agreement to be renewed automatically, provide for an authorization fee to be paid to the Commonwealth, provide for annual performance evaluations, and contain specific requirements that protect the health and welfare of the public; require the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet to promulgate regulations pertaining to annual performance evaluations; specify conditions under which a master agreement may be suspended or revoked; state that the issuance of a master agreement shall not adversely affect any right or obligation that exists under previous agreements, contracts, or other authorizations.

     (Prefiled by the sponsor(s))

     Jan 7-introduced in House; to Tourism Development and Energy (H)