2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 262 - SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION 262.020 Purpose of soil and water conservation district -- Methods of achieving purpose.
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262.020 Purpose of soil and water conservation district -- Methods of
achieving purpose.
The purpose of a soil and water conservation district is to conserve and develop all
renewable natural resources within the district. In so doing, the district is authorized
to undertake, sponsor, or participate in projects and activities which promote the
conservation, development, maintenance and use of the land, water, trees and other
renewable natural resources of the district. Such projects and activities shall include
but not be limited to conservation practices on agricultural lands, the control of soil
erosion, retardation of water runoff, the construction of flood prevention and control
reservoirs, the maintenance of flood plains, the promotion of projects to assure an
adequate municipal, industrial and agricultural supply of water, watershed
stabilization, the avoidance and abatement of sedimentation and pollution in streams
and other bodies of water, forestation and reforestation, the establishment of parks
and outdoor recreation areas, the protection of open space, greenbelt areas and
scenery, the preservation of wilderness areas, the protection of fish and wildlife,
working for the location of highways, industries, housing developments, airports and
other structures as are consistent with the district's objectives and will offer the least
possible interference with the conservation and best multiple use of the renewable
natural resources, and all other activities consistent with the total natural resources
development of the district.
History: Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 64, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts
ch. 208, sec. 1, effective November 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 42i-2.
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