2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 148 - PARKS AND TOURISM 148.850 Tourism Development Finance Authority created -- Members -- Terms -- Conflicts of interest -- Powers.
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148.850 Tourism Development Finance Authority created -- Members -- Terms
-- Conflicts of interest -- Powers.
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The Tourism Development Finance Authority is created within the Tourism,
Arts and Heritage Cabinet. The authority shall consist of seven (7) members
appointed by the Governor. The members of the authority shall serve without
compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their necessary
expenses incurred in performing their duties. Of the members initially appointed
to the authority, two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year,
three (3) members shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years, and two (2)
members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years. Thereafter, the
members of the authority shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years.
The Governor shall appoint one (1) member as chairperson of the Tourism
Development Finance Authority. The members of the authority may elect other
officers as they deem necessary.
No member of the Tourism Development Finance Authority shall either directly
or indirectly be a party to, or be in any manner interested in, any contract or
agreement with the authority for any matter, cause, or thing that creates any
liability or indebtedness against the authority.
The Tourism Development Finance Authority shall have the powers necessary
to carry out the purposes of this section, KRS 139.536, KRS 148.851 to
148.860, and the Tourism Development Loan Program created by 2000 Ky.
Acts ch. 549, Part IX, Section 47, including but not limited to the power to:
(a) Make and condition all loans from the Tourism Development Loan
Program;
(b) Employ fiscal consultants, attorneys, appraisers, and other agents on
behalf of the authority whom the authority deems necessary or convenient
for the preparation and administration of agreements and documents
necessary or incidental to any project. The fees for the services provided
by persons employed on behalf of the authority shall be paid by the
beneficiary of a loan under this program directly to the person providing
consultation, advisory, legal, or other services; and
(c) Impose and collect fees and charges in connection with any transaction
and provide for reasonable penalties for delinquent payment of fees and
charges.
Effective:June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 26, effective June 25, 2009. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 23, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created
2001 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001.
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