KRS 49.110: Compensation and expenses of Board of Claims, assistant Attorneys

General, or attorneys appointed by Governor -- Payment of awards --

Operating costs paid out of general fund.

(1) The assistant Attorneys General or attorneys appointed by the Governor to represent

the Commonwealth's cabinets, departments, agencies or employees, agents, or

officers thereof, assigned to defend claims filed with the Board of Claims shall

receive no additional compensation for the performance of their duties before the

board; provided, however, members of the board, assistant Attorneys General, and

all employees acting for the board shall be recompensed for all necessary and actual

expenses they may incur incident to their duties for or before the commission.

(2) All awards and cost of operation assessed by the commission against the

Department of Highways shall be paid out of the state road fund upon warrants

drawn by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet upon the State

Treasurer.

(3) All awards a nd costs of operation assessed by the board against other cabinets or

agencies of the state, which are not maintained by appropriations out of the general

fund, shall be paid out of the funds created or collected for the maintenance and

operation of such c abinets or agencies respectively, upon warrants drawn by the

secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet upon the State Treasurer.

(4) All amounts necessary to pay awards and costs of operation assessed by the board

against all other cabinets or a gencies of the Commonwealth shall be paid out of the

general fund of the Commonwealth, upon warrants drawn by the secretary of the

Finance and Administration Cabinet upon the State Treasurer.

(5) The executive director of the board shall maintain accurate records reflecting the

costs incident to the operation of the board. At the close of each quarter-year period,

he shall summarize the cost and shall bill each cabinet, commission, board, or

agency which has had cases before the board for a pro -rata share o f the cost of

operation for the appropriate calendar quarter computed in a manner deemed just

and equitable by the board. Each cabinet, board, or agency shall remit quarterly their

share of the cost of operation to the board in the manner provided by law.

(6) The board shall have the power and authority to determine the right of any

successful party to an action before it to recover from the opposing party the costs

incurred by him or it in such action; and such decision shall not be subject to

appeal. Costs shall not include attorneys' fees.