KRS 154.14-020: Definitions for subchapter.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Economic Development;

(2) "County population ranking" means the score of each county determined by the

cabinet under KRS 154.14-050(7);

(3) "Eligible grant applicant" means a county or city governing body, any entity

organized in Kentucky providing public services through law enforcement, fire,

emergency medical, rescue, waterfront development, a water utility, or a waste

water utility to persons domiciled in Kentucky, or a nonprofit charitable

organization organized under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3) and engaged in public

benefit improvements;

(4) "Eligible project" means a project that:

(a) Meets the requirements for a federal grant offered or administered by a

qualifying federal entity that:

1. Requires a local match; or

2. Is a Delta Regional Authority project that includes language explicitly

stating that a local match will make an application more competitive;

(b) Benefits the public or substantially benefits the public and satisfies the

evaluation criteria in KRS 154.14-050 and that is initiated on:

1. Publicly owned property;

2. Property to be acquired, which comes with either a:

a. Legally binding letter of inten t or option for the sale to an eligible

grant applicant; or

b. Legally binding sale agreement for the sale to an eligible grant

applicant; or

3. Private property on which a project is located that is in the public

interest and for a public purpose and that benefits an eligible

community; and

(c) Requires local matching funds based on the county population ranking as

provided in KRS 154.14-050;

(5) "Eligible use" means the authorized purpose for which an awarded grant may be

used depending on the source of funds from the federal government;

(6) "GRANT Program" means the Government Resources Accelerating Needed

Transformation Program established in KRS 154.14-030;

(7) "GRANT Program fund" means the fund established in KRS 154.14-060;

(8) "Population density":

(a) Means the number of persons per square mile of a county;

(b) Is calculated by dividing the total county population by the square miles in the

county;

(c) Is determined by using the population estimate from the most recent available

five (5) year Americ an Community Survey as published by the United States

Census Bureau; and

(d) Is used to rank each county in descending order, with the county having the

largest population density receiving a rank of one (1) and the county with the

smallest population density receiving a rank of one hundred twenty (120);

(9) "Qualifying federal entity" includes the following:

(a) The Domestic Policy Council;

(b) The Office of Management and Budget;

(c) The United States Department of Energy;

(d) The United States Department of the Treasury;

(e) The United States Department of the Interior;

(f) The United States Department of Agriculture;

(g) The United States Department of Commerce;

(h) The United States Department of Labor;

(i) The United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(j) The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(k) The United States Department of Transportation;

(l) The United States Department of Education;

(m) The United States Department of Homeland Security;

(n) The United States Department of Justice;

(o) The United States Department of Defense;

(p) The United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(q) The Appalachian Regional Commission;

(r) The Delta Regional Authority;

(s) The National Science Foundation; and

(t) Any federal agency, department, or entity that is the successor of an entity

listed in paragraphs (a) to (s) of this subsection;

(10) "Regional project" means an eligible project that is proposed by eligible grant

applicants residing or having a primary business address in different counties in this

Commonwealth or by eligible grant subrecipients as part of a multistate project who

submit a regional grant application; and

(11) "Ten (10) year percentage change in population":

(a) Means the percentage change in population within a county;

(b) Is determined by comparing the population estimate from the most recent

available five (5) year American Community Survey as published by the

United States Censu s Bureau to the same survey ten (10) years prior to the

most recent available survey; and

(c) Is used to rank each county in descending order, with the county having the

largest positive percentage change in population receiving a rank of one (1)

and the county with the largest negative percentage change receiving a rank of

one hundred twenty (120).