KRS 39A.170: Lease or loan of real or personal property of state government -- Disaster

and emergency response activities of state employees.

(1) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the Governor may, when it is

found to be in the public interest:

(a) Authorize any division or agency of the state to lease or lend, on such terms

and conditions as deemed necessary to promote the public welfare and protect

the interests of the state, any real or personal property of the state government

to the President of the United States, the chiefs of the Armed Forces, or to the

Federal Emergency Management Agency;

(b) Enter into a contract on behalf of the state for the lease or loan to any political

subdivision of the state on such terms and conditions as may be dee med

necessary to promote the public welfare and protect the interests of the state,

of any real or personal property of the state government, or the temporary

transfer or employment of personnel of the state government to or by any

political subdivision of the state; and

(c) Permit state employees to engage in disaster and emergency response

activities, within or without the state, for the division, or for a local

jurisdiction upon request of a local emergency management agency to the

division. State employ ees assigned to or volunteering for this duty shall be

considered as being employed by the agency by which they are regularly

employed and shall continue to receive salary and benefits while engaging in

disaster and emergency response work.

(2) The permiss ion of the Governor for the use of state employees in the manner

specified in subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be presumed, and shall be

automatic unless the Governor specifies otherwise with regard to the use of a

specific employee or employees.

(3) The Chief Justice for the Court of Justice and the Director of the Legislative

Research Commission, with regard to employees of their respective branches of

government, may permit Court of Justice and legislative employees to engage in

disaster and emerg ency services work under the same terms and conditions as

specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.