KRS 154.40-050: Powers and duties of corporation.

The Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center Corporation shall have the following powers

and duties:

(1) The corporation shall supervise the design, construction, and operation of the

Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center and shall provide all management functions for

the facility and for any other property acquired or leased in accordance with its

powers established in this section.

(2) The corporation shall promote the growth and development of the convention,

trade, tourism, hotel, restaurant, and entertainment i ndustry in eastern Kentucky,

Pike County, and the Commonwealth through utilization of the center.

(3) The corporation shall have the exclusive control of all exhibitions, performances,

and concessions in the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. The corporat ion shall

have a prior lien upon the property of any private exhibitor, concessionaire, or other

person holding an exhibition or performance or operating a concession in the center

and may sell the property upon ten (10) days' notice to satisfy any indebtedness.

(4) The corporation shall participate with local hotels and the travel industry to develop

tourist packages and additional services to attract conferences and conventions to

the region.

(5) The corporation may take, acquire, and hold property, and a ll interests therein, by

deed, purchase, gift, devise, bequest, or lease or by transfer from the State

Properties and Buildings Commission and may dispose of any property so acquired

in any manner provided by law.

(6) The corporation may levy a surcharge on tickets for functions held within the center

to contribute to operating revenue.

(7) The corporation may sue and be sued and maintain and defend legal actions in its

corporate name.