{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-183.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 183.120","heading":"Acquisition of facilities by cabinet -- Aid to other agencies.","body":"(1) The cabinet may acquire or dispose by contract, purchase, lease, donation,\ncondemnation or otherwise, airports, buildings, runways, grounds and other\nfacilities suitable for a irport purposes and the proper safeguards to flying where\nsuch acquisition or disposal shall be in the public interest.\n(2) The cabinet may make additions and improvements to airports or facilities, and\neither alone or with the cooperation of others, provi de personnel, heat, light, water,\nfuel, telephone service, drainage, runways, fueling facilities, radio and navigation\nfacilities, and other costs of operation and maintenance, including insurance, and\nmay bear the expense of removal or change of obstructions that menace air travel.\n(3) The cabinet may enter into contracts of lease for land or facilities to which title is\nvested in the Commonwealth with any city, or cities, county, or counties,\ngovernmental unit, political subdivision, air board, or person for the furtherance of\nthe purposes of this chapter. All rents or revenues derived from any contracts of\nlease shall become the property of the cabinet to be expended by it in carrying out\nthe purposes of this chapter.\n(4) The cabinet may give such advice and assistance, including financial aid,\nengineering and technical assistance within the limits of its resources as it deems\nadvisable, to enable any governmental unit or board to acquire, construct, expand,\nmaintain and operate airports or otherwise assis t in the development of aeronautics\nwithin their limits. Aid may include the exercise of the cabinet's power of eminent\ndomain, if such usage is requested by the governmental unit or board. Where such\neminent domain powers are utilized, title to acquire pr operty may vest in the\ngovernmental unit.","path":["KRS Chapter 183"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56100","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:34Z","sha256":"c0842269805718bd210754fb9f0aea0693e3d541db8aa1796a8e910c51f84faf","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-183.110","next":"us-ky/krs-183.121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}