KRS 266.140: Board's power to cooperate with federal agencies.

The board of levee commissioners may enter into arrangements, contracts and agreements

with any river commission or agency of the United States government to secure the

construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement, extension or maintenance of the leve e

by the river commission or other agency, or with its aid or cooperation. For this purpose

the board may turn over to the river commission or other agency the use and control of

any part or all of its line of levee, and may place its officers, servants, agencies or funds at

the disposal of and under the control and direction of the river commission or other

agency, which may take the same in charge and which may contract for and superintend

the building of the levee.