Download as PDF
262.902 Legislative findings.
(1)
(2)
(3)
The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is a policy of the
Commonwealth to retain agriculture and enhance the contribution that agriculture
makes to its economy. A program to retain and enhance agriculture is in the
economic best interests of the Commonwealth and, consequently, constitutes a
public benefit that contributes to the health, safety, and general welfare of the
residents of the Commonwealth and the nation.
The General Assembly further finds and declares that the use of the
Commonwealth's funds for the purpose of paying in whole or part the cost of
acquiring agricultural conservation easements as set forth in KRS 262.900 to
262.920, including any costs necessarily incident to the acquisition, sale, issuance,
and delivery of the funds, and the monitoring and enforcement of agricultural
conservation easements, or to the participation of any party for these purposes, will
promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the
Commonwealth.
Further, it is the purpose of KRS 262.900 to 262.920 to:
(a) Establish procedures for the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements
in order to ensure that lands currently in agricultural use will continue to
remain available for agriculture and not be converted to other land uses, and
that landowners who participate in this program will be fairly compensated for
their agreement to accept deed restrictions limiting the use of their property;
(b) Encourage landowners to make a long-term commitment to agriculture by
offering them financial incentives and security that land use will remain
stable;
(c) Protect normal farming operations in agricultural areas from incompatible
nonfarming uses that may render farming impracticable;
(d) Protect normal farming operations from complaints of public nuisance against
normal farming operations; and
(e) Maximize the use of agricultural conservation easement purchase funds and
protect the investment of taxpayers in agricultural conservation easements.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 390, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1994.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.