KRS 148.031: Manner of payment of cost of acquisition and construction -- Revenue

bonds.

(1) The cost of acquiring parks and constructing improvements and facilities therein

and equipping same may be defrayed by funds received from general expenditure

fund appropriations, gifts, the use of money received as fees and charges for the use

of sai d parks and facilities, or by the issuance of revenue bonds, or by a

combination of such sources of funds.

(2) In the event revenue bonds are issued to defray all or any part of such costs, said

revenue bonds shall be issued pursuant to the terms of KRS 58.010 to 58.140.

(3) The Department of Parks may unite into one (1) project for financing purposes all

or as many parks, and the improvements therein, or to be constructed, enlarged or

improved, as it deems practicable, so that the fees and charges and othe r revenue or

receipts from every source whatsoever from the parks thus united shall be used for

the payment of the principal and interest of all bonds which may be issued. Such

united receipts shall continue until all bonds issued have been paid in full. T he lien

of the bonds for such united project shall be a lien upon the gross income and

revenue of all parks thus united into a project.

(4) All parks in which improvements and facilities are constructed and equipped by the

issuance of revenue bonds shall b e maintained and operated by the Department of

Parks until the bonds are paid, and the cost of operation and maintenance shall be

paid out of appropriations and receipts received by the Department of Parks.