KRS 351.160: Annual report of commissioner -- Record and index of inspections and

reports -- Certified copies.

(1) The commissioner of the department shall annually make a report to the Governor

and the Legislative Research Commission of his proceedings during the preceding

calendar year. The annual report shall be prepared and printed as soon as possible

after the close of the calendar year. The annual report shall cover the complete

operation of the mines in this Commonwealth during the preceding calendar year,

enumerating all accidents occurring in or about any such mines during that year, and

giving such other information as the commissioner deems useful, and making such

suggestions as he deems important as to further legislation on the subject of mining.

(2) The commissioner shall keep and index a permanent record of all inspections made

by himself and of all reports relating to inspection of mines furnished to him by

mine inspectors. All such records of the department shall be public records and

shall, at all t imes, be open to the inspection of the public, and shall be laid before

the Governor or the Legislative Research Commission upon their request at any

time.

(3) The department shall furnish certified copies of any such records, when requested to

do so, upon payment of such fee as is generally charged by courts of record for

certified copies. Such fee shall be paid into the Treasury of the state.