KRS 154.47-060: Quicksand Wood Utilization Center as hub for industry expansion --

Demonstration projects.

(1) The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture may operate the Quicksand

Wood Utilization Center, which is located in Breathitt County at the Quicks and

Substation of the College of Agriculture of the University of Kentucky, as a hub for

the expansion of the secondary wood products industry. The center shall, if utilized

as a secondary wood products training center, develop and further workforce

training, management skills, technology transfer, and collaborative design and

product development mechanisms and processes associated with the secondary

wood products industry.

(2) The Quicksand Wood Utilization Center shall serve as a model for the development

of additional hubs in other parts of the state.

(3) The cabinet, utilizing facilities of the Quicksand Wood Utilization Center, may

conduct demonstration projects at the center, and may provide assistance to rural

development organizations by producing bu ilding materials, furniture, and other

wood products for display and sale at area showrooms and for use by rural

development organizations in carrying out approved demonstration projects.