KRS 151.650: Authority created -- Purposes -- Legislative findings.

(1) The West Fork Drakes Creek Dam and Reservoir Interstate Authority is hereby

created. The West Fork Drakes Creek Dam and Reservoir Interstate Authority shall

be a public body corporate and politic and shall be referred to as the "authority" in

KRS 151.650 t o 151.664. The authority shall develop the resources of the region

embracing the Tennessee county of Sumner and the Kentucky county of Simpson by

means of the construction and maintenance of a dam across the West Fork Drakes

Creek and the reservoir created by this dam. The water impounded within this

reservoir shall be utilized by the areas encompassing the authority to provide a

source of water for both recreation and economic development to be used in

industrial, commercial, agricultural, and residential activities. The authority may

develop this dam and reservoir for these stated purposes.

(2) The General Assembly hereby finds that the need for the purposes for which this

authority is created is evidenced by the effects which the recent droughts have had

and continue to have on this area. The General Assembly also finds that an adequate

supply of potable water is essential for the continued growth of this area.