{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-150.620","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 150.620","heading":"Acquisition of lands for establishment and maintenance of public shooting,","body":"fishing, and other recreational areas -- Operation of facilities and lands --\nSubleasing of land.\nFor the purpose of encouraging and developing public interest in wildlife and carrying out\nthe policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky under KRS Chapter 150, the Department of\nFish and Wildlife Resources Commission, as a state agency, and based upon\ninvestigations and recommendations of the commission, is hereby authorized to acquire\nlands including any improvements thereon by purchase, condemnation or lease from the\nState Property and Buildings Commission or from others, and partly by any or all of such\nmeans, and to thereafter establish, improve, maintain, and operate public shootin g and\nfishing grounds and similar or related recreational facilities thereon, and for the purpose\nof paying the cost of any such purchase or condemnation and the maintenance and\noperation expenses may use and apply any funds available for that purpose. The payments\nunder each such lease shall be deemed an administrative and operating expense of the\ndepartment, and such payments may be secured by a pledge of and made from all or any\npart of the funds coming under the control of the department including the g ame and fish\nfund, as may be provided and specified in the lease. The commissioner, with the approval\nof the commission may sublease any lands and improvements thereon acquired under the\nprovisions of this chapter for agricultural and for any purpose deeme d by the commission\nto be incidental or beneficial to the maintenance and operation of the balance of said\nlands and improvements for the purpose herein stated. The commission may impose and\nenforce special regulations in the maintenance and operation of t he facilities and lands\nacquired under the provisions of this section or lands that are managed by the department\nunder a cooperative agreement and charge such rates as may be deemed fair and\nreasonable for the use of and participation of the public in the  facilities and lands and\nlease payments aforesaid may be made a first charge on the income and revenues from the\nmaintenance and operation of the facilities and lands and from the sublease of any portion\nthereof, to be supplemented with any other funds available for that purpose.","path":["KRS Chapter 150"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=2049","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:44Z","sha256":"a3f40d1d49f198ad2d2937a493865afcd74053e6ce8bb226feca4bd7f19ed05e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-150.610","next":"us-ky/krs-150.625"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}