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99.330 Legislative finding and policy.
(1)
(2)
It is hereby found and declared:
(a) That there exist in many communities in this Commonwealth slum areas
and blighted areas (as defined by KRS 99.340) which constitute a serious
and growing menace, are injurious and inimical to the public health,
safety, and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth, and are beyond
remedy and control solely by regulatory process in the exercise of the
police power;
(b) That such areas contribute substantially and increasingly to the spread of
disease and crime and necessitate excessive and disproportionate
expenditures for the preservation of the public health and safety, for crime
prevention, correction, prosecution, and punishment, and the treatment of
juvenile delinquency, and for the maintenance of adequate police, fire,
and accident protection and other public services and facilities;
(c) That this menace cannot be effectively dealt with by private enterprise
without the aids in KRS 99.330 to 99.510; and
(d) That the benefits which would result from eliminating slum conditions and
conditions of blight will accrue to the inhabitants of the communities in
which these conditions exist and to the inhabitants of this Commonwealth
generally.
It is hereby declared:
(a) That it is the policy of this Commonwealth to protect and promote the
health, safety, and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth and
particularly of the communities in which slum areas and blighted areas
exist by the elimination of slum conditions and conditions of blight;
(b) That the elimination of such conditions and the preparation of the land in
such areas for sale or lease for development or redevelopment constitute
a public use and purpose for which public money may be expended and
private property acquired and are governmental functions in the interest of
the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth; and
(c) That the necessity in the public interest for the provisions enacted in KRS
99.340 to 99.510 is hereby declared to be a legislative determination.
Effective:March 25, 1950
History: Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 2.
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