KRS 147A.029: Disbursement of funds for Local Match Participation Program.

(1) The commissioner of the Department for Local Government shall administer and

determine the disbursement of funds for the Local Match Participation Program.

(2) Funds appropriated f or the Local Match Participation Program may be used as

matching funds by local governments, soil and water conservation districts

established under KRS 262.010 to 262.660, or watershed conservancy districts

established under KRS 262.700 to 262.795 for flo od-related projects and straight

sewage pipe removal projects with:

(a) The United States Army Corps of Engineers;

(b) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);

(c) The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation

Service; and

(d) Other federal government grant and loan programs requiring local matching

funds.

(3) Any general fund appropriations made for the Local Match Participation Program

may be used for flood control planning and mitigation activities and straight sewage

pipe removal and mitigation activities.