24RS HB 627

House Bill 627

Actions

Last Action	02/21/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to liability for damage to property adjacent to Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission-managed lands.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2212
Sponsor	S. Miles
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to define "adjacent landowner" and "commission-managed lands"; waive the sovereign immunity of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and establish the department's liability when the operations of commission-managed lands results in damages to property of an adjacent landowner; provide that a claim for damages shall be brought in the county in which the adjacent landowner's property is located, and the action shall not be removed to Franklin District or Circuit Court; provide that the Board of Claims does not have jurisdiction over an adjacent landowner's claim for damages.
Index Headings of Original Version	Fish and Wildlife - Liability for damage to property adjacent to Fish and Wildlife Resources-managed lands Courts, District - Jurisdiction for claims arising from Fish and Wildlife Resources-managed lands Civil Actions - Jurisdiction for claims arising from Fish and Wildlife Resources-managed lands Property - Liability for damage to property adjacent to Fish and Wildlife Resources-managed lands Claims - Liability for damage to property adjacent to Fish and Wildlife Resources-managed lands Courts, Circuit - Jurisdiction for claims arising from Fish and Wildlife Resources-managed lands Civil Procedure - Jurisdiction for claims arising from Fish and Wildlife Resources-managed lands