KRS 154.35-020: Kentucky Research and Development Infrastructure -- Location of

research centers -- Integration of basic research centers and applied research

centers.

(1) The Kentucky Science and Technology Council, Inc., is authorized to establish the

Kentucky Research and Development Infrastructure in accordance with guidelines

developed and adopted by the Cabinet for Economic Development and the council.

The infrastructure, subject to qualification by the contracting universities in

accordance with agreements b etween the council and the universities, shall consist

of up to two (2) basic research centers and up to six (6) applied research centers

located as follows:

(a) A basic research center under contract with the University of Kentucky;

(b) A basic research center under contract with the University of Louisville;

(c) An applied research center to serve the central Kentucky area under contract

with the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University;

(d) An applied research center to serve the west centr al Kentucky area under

contract with the University of Louisville and Kentucky State University;

(e) An applied research center to serve the eastern Kentucky area under contract

with Morehead State University;

(f) An applied research center to serve the we stern Kentucky area under contract

with Western Kentucky University;

(g) An applied research center to serve the far western Kentucky area under

contract with Murray State University; and

(h) An applied research center to serve the northern Kentucky area u nder contract

with Northern Kentucky University.

(2) The basic research centers under contract with the University of Kentucky and the

University of Louisville may be integrated with the applied research centers under

contract with those institutions.