KRS 175.620: Preliminary expenses of turnpike project.

The department is hereby authorized in its discretion to expend such moneys as may be

necessary for the study of any turnpike project or projects and to use its engineering and

other forces and employ consulting engineers and traffic engineers for the purp ose of

effecting such study, and to pay for such additional engineering and traffic and other

expert studies as it may deem expedient. All such expenses incurred by the department

prior to the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds under the provisions of this chapter shall

be paid by the department and charged to the appropriate turnpike project or projects, and

the department shall keep proper records and accounts showing each amount so charged.

Upon the sale of turnpike revenue bonds of the authority for any turnpike project or

projects, the funds so expended by the department in connection with such project or

projects may be reimbursed by the authority to the department from the proceeds of such

bonds if provision to that effect is made in the proceedings o r trust indenture authorizing

and securing such bonds.