| Last Action | posted in committee |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to promoting outdoor recreation and tourism development by establishing the Kentucky Mountain Trail Authority and making an appropriation therefor. |
| Bill Documents |
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| Bill Request Number | 1972 |
| Sponsors | J. Stewart III, J. Short |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to establish the Kentucky Mountain Trail Authority (KMTA) as an independent, de jure municipal corporation attached to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet for administrative purposes only; authorize the KMTA to establish the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Area for outdoor recreation opportunities for residents and visitors; prioritize the development of trails and outdoor recreation on private lands through agreements with willing landowners; identify 18 eastern Kentucky counties that would be target counties for initial development of the KMTA; identify a process through which target counties would become full participating counties in the authority; establish a process whereby counties outside the target counties could fulfill requirements to become participating counties in the KMTA; authorize the KMTA board to adopt bylaws for governance; outline methods for appointing an executive director and hiring staff; authorize KMTA board meetings and establish duties; outline methods for appointing an executive director; enable the authority to procure insurance, execute contracts, accept grants and loans, and to promulgate administrate regulations to govern the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreational Area; ensure that participating landowners are not liable for willful negligence or similar damages; APPROPRIATION. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
County Judges/Executive - Kentucky Mountain Trail Authority, create and enable participation Local Government - Kentucky Mountain Trail Authority, create and enable participation Parks and Shrines - Kentucky Mountain Trail Authority, create and enable participation Tourism - Kentucky Mountain Trail Authority, create and enable participation |
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