KRS 171.812: Underground Railroad initiative.

The commission shall coordinate Kentucky's Underground Railroad initiative in

accordance with KRS 171.805. The commission's duties as they relate to this

initiative shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) Undertake a comprehensive statewide inventory of historic sites related to the

Underground Railroad, and implement a master plan for site protection and

development;

(2) Encourage and assist the state preservation officer within the Kentucky

Heritage Council to nominate significant historical sites of the Kentucky

Underground Railroad to the national and state registers of historic places;

(3) Develop and operate, in conjunction with the Tourism, Arts and Heritage

Cabinet, a program of public information, education, and promotion of the

history of the Underground Railroad in Kentucky, to include but not be limited

to implementing and maintaining a Web site connected to the Tourism, Arts

and Heritage Cabinet;

(4) Coordinate with local, state, and federal authorities in project planning that may

affect Underground Railroad sites in Kentucky and neighboring states;

(5) Present to the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet an annual

report and plan for future action; and

(6) Pursue public and private funds to carry out the duties set forth in this section.