KRS 175B.040: Tolls and other revenues to be derived from projects -- Sinking fund

-- Pledges of sinking fund -- Use and disposition of moneys -- Project

users to pay appropriate toll -- Penalties -- Confidentiality of toll

collection customer account information.

(1) If imposed as part of the financing plan, tolls shall be fixed and adjusted by the

developing authority to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues, if any, to:

(a) Pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the project, unless

the cost or any part thereof is being paid by the Commonwealth as

authorized by this chapter;

(b) Pay the principal of and interest on the project revenue bonds; and

(c) Create reserves not to exceed amounts specified in the development

agreement.

(2) Unless a transfer of ownership of a project occurs pursuant to KRS 175B.095

or the project utilizes a public-private partnership pursuant to KRS 175B.030

and 175B.037, the developing authority shall at all times maintain ownership

and control of all tolls and other revenues generated by the project. Tolls shall

not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other department, division,

authority, board, bureau, or agency of a local government or the

Commonwealth.

(3) (a) The tolls and all other revenues derived from the project, except those

revenues necessary to:

1. Pay the cost of maintenance, repair, and operation;

2. Establish and maintain reserves as may be provided for in the

authorization of the issuance of the project revenue bonds or in the

trust indenture securing the project revenue bonds; or

3. Satisfy the requirements of a public-private partnership agreement

or a development agreement;

shall be set aside in a sinking fund which shall be pledged to, and

charged with, the payment of principal and interest on the project revenue

bonds as they become due, and the redemption price or the purchase

price of project revenue bonds retired by call or purchase as provided in

the authorization of issuance.

(b) The pledge of the sinking fund shall be valid and binding from the time

when the pledge is made.

(c) The tolls or other revenues received and pledged by the developing

authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any

physical delivery or further action, and the lien on any pledge shall be

valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort,

contract, or otherwise against the developing authority, whether the

parties have received notice or not.

(d) Neither the proceedings nor any trust indenture by which a pledge is

created need be filed or recorded, except in the records of the issuing

authority.

(e) The use and disposition of moneys to the credit of the sinking fund shall

be subject to the provisions of the proceedings authorizing the issuance

of the project revenue bonds or the trust indenture.

(4) (a) Every person utilizing a project developed and tolled under this chapter

shall pay the appropriate toll.

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be subject

to the provisions of administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to

KRS 175B.015(12).

(5) Upon receiving notice, the cabinet shall suspend or withhold the annual

registration of a vehicle used in the commission of a toll violation until:

(a) The fine, charge, or assessment has been paid; or

(b) The violation of subsection (4) of this section has been determined not to

have occurred.

(6) (a) Toll collection customer account information shall be confidential and not

subject to disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.884. Contracts relating to

toll collection for a project developed and tolled under this chapter shall

ensure the confidentiality of all toll collection customer account

information.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "toll collection customer account

information" means any information collected or received from or about

any person who is assessed a toll, including contact information, payment

information, trip data, and any other relevant data.