{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-65.520","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 65.520","heading":"Establishment -- General powers -- Cabinet's oversight responsibilities.","body":"(1) Any governmental unit by act of its legislative body, or any two (2) or more\ngovernmental units acting jointly by acts of their legislative bodies, and with the\napproval of the Transportation Cabinet, Office of the Secretary, may establish a\ndevelopmental riverport authority to be composed of six (6) members.\n(2) The authority shall be a body politic and corporate with the usual corporate\nattributes, and in its corporate name may sue and be sued, contract and be\ncontracted with and do all things reasonable or necessary to effectively carry out the\npowers and duties prescribed by KRS 65.510 to 65.650. The authority may exercise\nall powers granted to governmental agencies by KRS 58.010 to 58.140. The\nauthority may exercise all powers, consistent with its powe rs and duties stated in\nthis chapter, granted by KRS 273.171 to corporations governed by KRS 273.161 to\n273.390.\n(3) The responsibility for riverports shall be established within the Transportation\nCabinet to provide oversight on development activities inv olving riverport\nauthorities. The cabinet shall be responsible for managing a study that will develop\na long-range capital improvements plan for Kentucky's riverports that shall include,\nbut not be limited to:\n(a) Guidelines for ground transportation access to riverports;\n(b) A model for determining the economic impact of riverports; and\n(c) A blueprint for creating long-term funding mechanisms for riverports.","path":["KRS Chapter 65"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23424","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:21Z","sha256":"c78e4f760cfc9f72388d2f079954d06821b0d08774c4fa1e6c5ae5bc8d4eacd8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-65.510","next":"us-ky/krs-65.530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}