2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 176 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 176.500 Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Kentucky -- Members -- Duties -- Reimbursement for expenses.
KY Rev Stat § 176.500 (1996 through Reg Sess) What's This?
176.500 Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Kentucky -- Members -- Duties
-- Reimbursement for expenses.
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The Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Kentucky is hereby established to
serve as the local coordinating agency for the development of the Great River Road
along the Mississippi River from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The commission
shall be attached to the Office of the Secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage
Cabinet for administrative purposes.
The commission shall consist of the following ten (10) members: Four (4) citizen
members, appointed by the Governor, and consisting of one (1) member from each
of the four (4) counties that border the Mississippi River, who shall serve a term of
four (4) years and may serve until a successor is appointed. Four (4) members shall
be the respective county judges/executive of Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman
Counties in Kentucky. Other members shall be the secretary of the Tourism, Arts
and Heritage Cabinet or his designee; and the secretary of the Transportation
Cabinet, or his designee. The commission shall annually elect a chairman and shall
meet quarterly or upon call of the chairman with ten (10) days' written notice. Six
(6) members present shall constitute a quorum for the official conduct of business.
The commission may enter into contracts with the Purchase Area Development
District to provide administrative services.
Members shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed according to state
regulations for actual and necessary expenses incurred in conducting commission
business.
The commission shall assure that the proper direction is taken in developing a
corridor of scenic, historical, and archaeological significance through the Kentucky
counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, and Fulton.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 53, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 39, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 48, sec. 15, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 57,
effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 1, effective July 13,
1990. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986.
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