{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-175b.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 175B.010","heading":"Definitions for chapter.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) \"Authority\" means  the state authority, or a bi-state authority, or a project\nauthority, unless the specific use requires that it apply only to the state\nauthority, or a bi-state authority, or a project authority;\n(2) \"Bi-state authority\" means an authority created under KRS 175B.030;\n(3) \"Cabinet\" means the Transportation Cabinet;\n(4) \"Commonwealth\"  means the Commonwealth  of Kentucky;\n(5) \"Cost\" means:\n(a) The  cost of construction of the project, including the acquisition of land,\nrights-of-way, property, rights in land, easements, and interests acquired\nby the authority for construction of a project;\n(b) The cost of preparing land or property, including demolishing or removing\nany buildings or structures, and the cost of acquiring any lands to which\nthose buildings or structures may be moved;\n(c) The pro-rata value of all machinery and equipment used in construction of\nthe project;\n(d) Financing charges and provisions for working capital in an amount the\nauthority determines to be reasonable;\n(e) Interest prior to and during construction and, if approved by the authority,\nfor a period up to two (2) years after completion of construction;\n(f) The  cost of traffic estimates and of engineering, financial and legal\nservices, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and revenues,\nor other expenses necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility or\npracticability of constructing any project;\n(g) The  cost and expense of the relocation or removal of public utilities\nimpacted by a project, including the cost of installing the facilities in a new\nlocation, the cost of any lands or any rights or interests in lands, and the\ncost of any other rights acquired to accomplish the relocation or removal;\n(h) Administrative expenses and any other expenses that are necessary for\nor  incidental to the construction of a project, the financing of the\nconstruction, and the placing of the project in operation; and\n(i) The cost of maintenance of the completed project.\nAny obligation or expense incurred by and reimbursed to the Commonwealth  in\nconnection with any of the items of cost set out in this subsection may  be\nregarded as a part of that cost;\n(6) \"Department\" means the Department of Highways;\n(7) \"Developing authority\" means  the authority involved in the development of a\nproject;\n(8) \"Issuing authority\" means  the authority that will issue or has issued debt\nassociated with a project;\n(9) \"Local government\" means a consolidated local government, an urban-county\ngovernment, a charter county government, a unified local government, or a\ncounty;\n(10) \"Private partner\" means  any entity that is a partner in a public-private\npartnership other than:\n(a) The Commonwealth  of Kentucky;\n(b) Any political subdivision of the Commonwealth;\n(c) The federal government;\n(d) Any other state government;\n(e) Any agency of a state, federal, or local government; or\n(f) An authority;\n(11) (a) \"Project\" means:\n1. Any highway or section of a highway designated as part of, or built\nto the standards of, the federal interstate highway system and that\nwould  be designated a major project by the Federal Highway\nAdministration; or\n2. Any  fully or partially controlled highway or section of a fully or\npartially controlled highway not designated as part of, or built to the\nstandards of, the federal interstate highway system, that exceeds\none hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in total cost;\nwith  funding authorized by  the plan enacted  pursuant to KRS\n48.300(2)(b);\n(b) \"Project\" includes all bridges, tollhouses, garages, and other buildings\nand facilities which the authority deems necessary for the operation of the\nproject, together with all property, rights, easements, and interests which\nmay  be acquired by the authority or by the Commonwealth  for the\nconstruction and operation of a project;\n(12) \"Project authority\" means an authority created pursuant to KRS 175B.035;\n(13) \"Project revenue bonds\" means  revenue funding bonds, revenue refunding\nbonds, notes, or other financial obligations issued under this chapter by the\nissuing authority;\n(14) \"Public-private partnership\" means  an entity operating pursuant to a written\npublic-private partnership agreement, and composed of:\n(a) An authority or authorities;\n(b) At least one (1) private partner;\n(c) The cabinet, if necessary; and\n(d) An  adjoining state, if necessary, if the public-private partnership is\nfinancing a project that is between the Commonwealth  and an adjoining\nstate;\n(15) \"Public utility facilities\" means  tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires,\ntowers, poles, and other equipment and appliances of any public utility in, on,\nalong, over, or under any project; and\n(16) \"State authority\" means  the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure\nAuthority created under KRS 175B.015.","path":["KRS Chapter 175B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44862","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:26Z","sha256":"7424a151bf3ae709936d753ccbf48272be2ff345bde51c697d92dabc54ec735a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-175b.005","next":"us-ky/krs-175b.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}