KRS 179.310: Payment of damages for engineer's entry upon private lands.

(1) When lands are entered upon under the provisions of KRS 179.300, the county

engineer may agree with the owner of the lands subject to the approval of the fiscal

court, as to the amount of damages sustained by the owner because of the entry, and

the amount of damages shall be paid by the fiscal court out of the county road fund.

(2) If the county engineer is unable to agree with the owner upon the amount of the

damages, the amount shall be determined and paid in the manner provided in KRS

178.110.