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148.590 Kentucky Sports Authority -- Membership -- Chairperson -- Executive
director -- Functions.
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There is created the Kentucky Sports Authority, which shall be attached to the
Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Office of the Secretary, for administrative
purposes.
The authority shall consist of fifteen (15) members, including the Lieutenant
Governor, the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the secretary of
the Public Protection Cabinet, and twelve (12) members appointed by the Governor.
The members appointed by the Governor shall include representatives of the
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, the fish and wildlife community, and the
Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority.
The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as chairperson of the authority. Members shall
elect other officers as they deem necessary. Of the members initially appointed by
the Governor, one-third (1/3) shall serve a term of four (4) years, one-third (1/3)
shall serve a term of three (3) years, and one-third (1/3) shall serve a term of two (2)
years. All succeeding terms shall be for four (4) years.
The secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet shall appoint an executive
director, with the prior written approval of the Governor, to head the authority. The
cabinet shall provide additional administrative support to the authority from the
cabinet's existing staff as necessary.
The authority shall meet no less than biannually and at other times as necessary,
upon the call of the chairperson. Members shall be reimbursed for expenses
incurred in performing the authority's duties, functions, and responsibilities.
The authority's primary responsibility shall be to recruit, promote, assist, place, and
develop sporting events, facilities, attractions, and programs in the Commonwealth,
with the ultimate goal of developing commerce, the economy, job opportunities,
and revenue streams. The authority's duties shall include but not be limited to the
following:
(a) Lead efforts to attract national and regional sporting events to Kentucky by
working with national, regional, and local sporting organizations;
(b) Work with communities to recruit professional franchises and develop an
overall strategic plan to recruit and retain all forms of professional and
amateur sporting events to Kentucky;
(c) Collaborate with communities to identify and propose improvements for
sporting activity infrastructure, including opportunities for private and public
partnership on infrastructure development; present for the Governor's approval
any financial plan that would require state tax dollars to build new athletic
facilities; and upon the Governor's approval of a proposed financial plan,
present it to the General Assembly;
(d) Foster relationships between sporting event organizers and event sponsors,
and between and among state agencies, and provide advice and direction for
increasing the number and quality of sporting events;
(e) Evaluate various sports and sports-related activities and entities and make
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written recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly if
additional regulation, licensing, or taxing are necessary;
Collaborate with communities and Kentucky athletes to develop programs to
promote youth wellness and awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle;
and
Develop and recommend to the Governor, as necessary, legislation and
administrative regulations to further the purposes of the authority, including
but not limited to the recruitment and maintenance of professional and
amateur sporting events, the facilitation of sporting participation by
Kentucky's citizens, the safe and ethical operation of sporting events, and the
fiscal impact of sporting events in the Commonwealth.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 138, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 44,
sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 24, effective
June 25, 2009. -- Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). Although 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 10,
sec. 1, contains a reference to the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission, the
entity created by 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 11, which confirms Executive Order 2005-002, is
the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority. In accordance with 2005 Ky. Acts ch.
11, sec. 23, the reference in subsection (2) of this statute has been changed.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). This section was amended by
2010 Ky. Acts chs. 24 and 44, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been
codified together.
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