KRS 194A.050: Execution of policies, plans, and programs -- Administrative regulations

-- Fees.

(1) The secretary shall formulate, promote, establish, and execute policies, plans, and

comprehensive programs and shall adopt, administer, and enforce through out the

Commonwealth all applicable state laws and all administrative regulations

necessary under applicable state laws to protect, develop, and maintain the health,

personal dignity, integrity, and sufficiency of the individual citizens of the

Commonwealth and necessary to operate the programs and fulfill the

responsibilities vested in the cabinet. The secretary shall promulgate, administer,

and enforce those administrative regulations necessary to implement programs

mandated by federal law, or to qualify for the receipt of federal funds and necessary

to cooperate with other state and federal agencies for the proper administration of

the cabinet and its programs.

(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the secretary shall have authority to

establish by administrative regulation a schedule of reasonable fees. The total

fees for permitting and inspection:

1. Shall be the total of the operational and administrative costs of the

programs to the cabinet and to agencies as defined in KRS 211.185;

2. Beginning on March 17, 2020, until December 31, 2020, shall not

increase more than twenty -five percent (25%) of the fee amount on

March 17, 2020; and

3. Beginning on or after January 1, 2021, shall not increase more than five

percent (5%) for each year thereafter.

(b) The fees shall cover the costs of annual inspections of efforts regarding

compliance with program standards administered by the cabinet.

(c) All fees collected for inspections shall be deposited in the State Treasury and

credited to a revolving fund ac count to be used for administration of those

programs of the cabinet. The balance of the account shall lapse to the general

fund at the end of each biennium. Fees shall not be charged for investigation

of complaints.