2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 2 - CITIZENSHIP, EMBLEMS, HOLIDAYS, AND TIME 2.108 Hurricane Creek coal mine site designated as state historic site.
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2.108 Hurricane Creek coal mine site designated as state historic site.
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The Hurricane Creek coal mine site in Leslie County, at which thirty-eight (38)
miners lost their lives on December 30, 1970, is designated as a state historic
site.
As funds are available, Leslie County shall construct a memorial to those who
perished, which shall include but not be limited to:
(a) A monument to the miners, to be built at the mine site with the names of
the thirty-eight (38) miners who lost their lives and the one (1) survivor;
(b) Informational materials about the mining disaster;
(c) Signage, off-street parking, and other features to encourage visitors; and
(d) A plan for construction and periodic maintenance of the monument site.
Leslie County's fiscal court is authorized to establish a restricted account for
the site, and to raise funds from federal, state, and local entities and from
private sources for this account. Funds in the account shall be expended only
for the mining disaster memorial. Moneys received and expended shall be
reported separately in the county's budget.
The Governor shall, prior to December 30, 2010, issue a proclamation
recognizing the fortieth anniversary of the Hurricane Creek mine disaster,
memorializing the deceased miners and their families, and honoring the
courage of all Kentucky's miners. The Governor shall call upon all citizens to
observe the occasion honoring miners in communities across the
Commonwealth. The Governor is authorized to recognize the mine disaster
anniversary in future years, on or before December 30, through a proclamation.
Working with Leslie County officials, state agencies shall provide assistance in
informing the public about the site. The Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet,
with assistance from the Kentucky Heritage Council, the Kentucky Historical
Society, the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing, and the Kentucky Mining
Board, and within the limits of funds available, shall prepare and distribute
information about the Hurricane Creek mining disaster, the risks which miners
faced historically, and the advances in mining safety since the 1970 disaster.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). References to the "Office of
Mine Safety" and the "Mining Board" in subsection (5) of this section, as created
by 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 1, have been changed in codification to the "Office
of Mine Safety and Licensing" and the "Kentucky Mining Board," respectively, to
reflect the establishment of the Energy and Environment Cabinet in Executive
Order 2009-538, which was confirmed by the General Assembly in 2010 Ky.
Acts ch. 24. These changes were made by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1938.
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