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AN ACT relating to aviation. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 183.8621 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The cabinet shall assign an employee to serve as[Upon recommendation of an 4
individual by the secretary, the commission shall appoint an] administrator of the 5
commission. The administrator shall be an employee of the Department of 6
Aviation. 7
(2) In addition to commission administration responsibilities, the administrator[who] 8
shall[ have immediate supervision of the employees of the commission and] 9
perform such duties as are assigned [him]by the Department of Aviation. 10
(3) The administrator shall be an individual familiar with aeronautics and the 11
commission policy, and[. He] shall keep and be custodian of the records and 12
airport zoning maps adopted by the commission[, and shall devote his full time to 13
the duties of his office]. 14
Section 2. KRS 174.020 is amended to read as follows: 15
(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall consist of the following major organizational 16
units: 17
(a) The Office of the Secretary, which shall include, but not be limited to: 18
1. The secretary to be appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.255; and 19
2. The deputy secretary appointed under KRS 12.040; 20
(b) The Department of Highways, headed by a commissioner, appointed by the 21
Governor under KRS 12.040; 22
(c) The Department of Vehicle Regulation, headed by a commissioner, appointed 23
by the Governor under KRS 12.040. The Motor Vehicle Commission 24
established in KRS 190.058 shall be attached to the Department of Vehicle 25
Regulation for administrative purposes; 26
(d) The Department of Rural and Municipal Aid, headed by a commissioner 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 2251
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appointed by the Governor under KRS 12.040; 1
(e) The Department of Aviation, headed by a commissioner appointed by the 2
Governor under KRS 12.040. The Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission 3
established by KRS 183.861 shall be attached to the Department of Aviation[ 4
for administrative purposes]; 5
(f) The Office of Support Services, headed by an executive director appointed 6
under KRS 12.040; 7
(g) The Office of Transportation Delivery, headed by an executive director 8
appointed under KRS 12.040; 9
(h) The Office of Audits, headed by an executive director appointed under KRS 10
12.040; 11
(i) The Office of Human Resource Management, headed by an executive director 12
appointed under KRS 12.040; 13
(j) The Office of Information Technology, headed by an executive director 14
appointed under KRS 12.040; 15
(k) The Office of Legal Services, headed by an executive director appointed under 16
KRS 12.040; 17
(l) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Office of the Secretary: 18
1. The Office of Public Affairs, headed by an executive director appointed 19
under KRS 12.040; 20
2. The Office of Budget and Fiscal Management, headed by an executive 21
director appointed under KRS 12.040; 22
3. The Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development, headed by 23
an executive director appointed under KRS 12.040; 24
4. The Office of Inspector General, headed by an executive director 25
appointed under KRS 12.040; and 26
5. The Secretary's Office of Safety, headed by an executive director 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 2251
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appointed under KRS 12.040; 1
(m) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Department of 2
Highways: 3
1. The Office of Project Development, headed by an executive director 4
appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered professional 5
engineer under KRS Chapter 322, and who shall be known as the deputy 6
state highway engineer for project development; 7
2. The Office of Project Delivery and Preservation, headed by an executive 8
director appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered 9
professional engineer under KRS Chapter 322, and who shall be known 10
as the deputy state highway engineer for project delivery and 11
preservation; 12
3. The Office of Highway Safety, headed by an executive director 13
appointed under KRS 12.040; and 14
4. Highway District Offices One through Twelve, each district office to be 15
headed by an executive director, also known as the chief district 16
engineer, appointed under KRS 12.040, who shall be a registered 17
professional engineer under KRS Chapter 322; and 18
(n) The following offices, which shall be attached to the Department of Rural and 19
Municipal Aid: 20
1. Office of Local Programs, headed by an executive director appointed 21
under KRS 12.040; and 22
2. Office of Rural and Secondary Roads, headed by an executive director 23
appointed under KRS 12.040. 24
(2) The position of director in the Division of Environmental Analysis is a policy-25
making position under KRS 18A.175. 26
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(1)[ The Transportation Cabinet is authorized to establish in cooperation with airport 1
boards, established pursuant to KRS 183.132 through 183.138, a pilot 2
demonstration air service project for the purpose of developing air services on a 3
regularly scheduled basis for the movement of passengers, mail and cargo by a 4
commuter air carrier between five (5) or more airport termini in the Commonwealth 5
of Kentucky at least one of which does not receive service from a carrier certificated 6
by the civil aeronautics board, in the public interest of convenience and necessity 7
for air transportation. 8
(2)] The Transportation Cabinet may reimburse any airport board for direct financial aid, 9
or benefits and services in lieu thereof, which the airport board has expended for the 10
development of commuter air carrier services that provide regularly scheduled 11
passenger, mail and cargo service or any combination thereof to the airport terminus 12
operated by the airport board. 13
(2)[(3)] Any airport board established pursuant to KRS 183.132 through 183.138 is 14
authorized to provide direct financial aid, or benefits and services in lieu thereof, to 15
commuter air carriers that provide regularly scheduled passenger, mail, and cargo 16
service or any combination thereof to their community. 17
Section 4. KRS 183.475 is amended to read as follows: 18
All counties in this state located on the boundary line between this state and any other 19
state, or which are contiguous to such counties, as well as all governmental units which 20
are located in such boundary counties, or contiguous counties, are[ hereby] authorized, 21
separately, jointly with each other, or jointly with any other municipality or political 22
subdivision of any[ such] boundary state, to acquire, equip, construct, expand, lease, 23
improve, police and operate airports within this state or either within or without the 24
geographical limits of any county, municipality or political subdivision of any[ such] 25
boundary state; and for those purposes to exercise any other powers or functions and be 26
subject to any provisions provided by KRS Chapter 183 as to aviation, without regard to 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 2251
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any express or implied limitations[ thereof] to or within this state[, including but not 1
limited to those provided by KRS 183.010 through 183.012, "Definitions," KRS 183.132 2
through 183.138, "Local Air Boards," KRS 183.475 through 183.490, "Acquisition of 3
Airport Facilities," KRS 183.630 through 183.740, "Bonds," KRS 183.762 through 4
183.772, "Airport Development," and any amendments or supplements thereto which may 5
be provided therein subsequent to this amendment]. 6
Section 5. The following KRS sections are repealed: 7
183.032 Adjudicatory powers and proceedings. 8
183.050 Federal licensing and registration requirement for pilots and aircraft. 9
183.070 State licensing and registration requirement. 10
183.203 Applications for assistance -- Airport loan committee, functions. 11
183.207 Eligibility for loan. 12
183.210 Loan terms -- Security. 13
183.213 Regulations. 14
183.490 Condemnation for privately owned airports. 15