{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-146.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 146.280","heading":"Acquisition of stream areas.","body":"(1) Within the boundaries of a designated stream area, as established and authorized by\nthe Kentucky General Assembly, the office shall be authorized and empowered to\nacquire by purchase, exercise of the rights of eminent domain, grant, gift, devise, or\notherwise, the fee simple title, an easement, or any acceptable lesser interest in any\nlands, and by lease or conveyance, contract for the right to use and occupy any\nlands. Where property within such boundaries is owned by the federal government,\nthe office can enter into agreements with the landowning agency concerning use of\nthe property consistent with the objectives of KRS 146.200 to 146.360. Nothing in\nKRS 146.200 to 146.360 shall be construed to deprive a landowner of the fee\nsimple title to or lesser interest in his property without just compensation.\n(2) The office may not exercise authority to acquire lands or interests in lands located\nwithin any incorporated city or county when such entities have in force a duly\nadopted, valid ordinance or plan for the management, zoning and protection of such\nlands in accordance with the provisions of KRS 146.200 to 146.360.","path":["KRS Chapter 146"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48695","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:37Z","sha256":"215a877e3304db15f6948a27e6f49993457fe04fffb8f40e848bb8f49d35066e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-146.270","next":"us-ky/krs-146.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}