KRS 180.270: Condemnation of competing ferries.

If the department is unable to contract with the owner of the competing ferry for the

purchase of the ferry, the department may institute condemnation proceedings in the

county where the ferry is located, for the purpose of acquiring the ferry. The

condemnation proceedings shall be in the name of the state, under the procedure set out in

the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky. In the proceedings the department shall be

represented by the Attorney General and by the county attorney of the county in which the

proceedings are filed. Where the ferry operates between two (2) counties the proceedings

may be filed in either county.