2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 176 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 176.500 Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Kentucky -- Members -- Duties -- Reimbursement for expenses.
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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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