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AN ACT relating to government agencies, making an appropriation therefor, and 1
declaring an emergency. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
Section 1. Notwithstanding KRS 141.020(2)(a)2., the appropriations contained 4
in this Act are supported solely by funds from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account 5
established by KRS 48.705 and shall not be identified as GF appropriations when 6
certifying the reduction conditions pursuant to KRS 141.020(2)(a)5. and (d)2. to 5. 7
There is hereby appropriated General Fund moneys in the amount of $178,500,000 8
in fiscal year 2023-2024, $1,487,795,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025, and $75,000,000 in 9
fiscal year 2025-2026 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account established by KRS 10
48.705 to support the following one-time appropriations: 11
(1) $75,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $75,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-12
2026 to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority budget unit to support drinking water and 13
wastewater infrastructure grants; 14
(2) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 and $275,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-15
2025 to the Department for Local Government budget unit to support matching funds 16
under the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program. 17
Notwithstanding KRS 147A.158(3)(b), no more than $175,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 18
and $275,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 shall be used for administrative expenses. 19
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, these funds shall not lapse and shall carry forward; 20
(3) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Kentucky Public Pensions 21
Authority budget unit to be applied to the unfunded pension liability of the State Police 22
Retirement Systems pension fund. These funds shall only be distributed on a monthly 23
basis and shall not be distributed until the system has certified that the previous month’s 24
distribution has been invested; 25
(4) $300,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Kentucky Public Pensions 26
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Employees Retirement System Nonhazardous pension fund. These funds shall only be 1
distributed on a monthly basis and shall not be distributed until the system has certified 2
that the previous month’s distribution has been invested; 3
(5) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Teachers’ Retirement System 4
budget unit to be applied to the unfunded actuarially accrued liability of the pension fund. 5
These funds shall only be distributed on a monthly basis and shall not be distributed until 6
the system has certified that the previous month’s distribution has been invested; 7
(6) $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Cabinet for Economic 8
Development budget unit to support the Kentucky Economic Development Finance 9
Authority Loan Pool; 10
(7) $75,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Cabinet for Economic 11
Development budget unit to support development projects. These funds shall be allocated 12
in accordance with KRS 154.21-010 to 154.21-040, and the Cabinet for Economic 13
Development may retain $25,000 of this appropriation for administrative expenses; 14
(8) $6,395,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to Department of Kentucky State Police 15
budget unit to purchase lab equipment consisting of: 16
(a) One mobile DNA response unit; 17
(b) One single nucleotide polymorphism instrument, including validation service 18
sand testing kits; 19
(c) Six GS/MC detector instruments; 20
(d) One 3-D firearm imaging system; 21
(e) Two gas chromatography/mass spectrometry instruments; 22
(f) Two GC/MS/FID instruments; 23
(g) One scanning electron microscope; 24
(h) 240 intoxilyzer instruments; 25
(i) One time-of-flight mass spectrometer; and 26
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(9) $3,500,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 1
to the General Administration and Support budget unit in the Kentucky Transportation 2
Cabinet to improve public riverports within Kentucky. The Secretary of the 3
Transportation Cabinet, in conjunction with the Kentucky Water Transportation Advisory 4
Board, shall determine how the funds are distributed; 5
(10) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Department of Highways budget 6
unit to implement the Short Line Infrastructure Preservation Pilot Project. The Kentucky 7
Transportation Cabinet shall coordinate with and make grants to Class II and Class III 8
railroads to preserve and enhance existing rail lines and corridors, retain existing rail-9
served industries and attract new industries, and preserve and modernize Kentucky’s rail 10
system. Funds from the pilot project shall be used for equipment, construction, 11
reconstruction, improvement, or rehabilitation of rail facilities or engineering work 12
associated with capital projects. No funds shall be expended from the pilot project unless 13
matched with non-state funds equaling at least 50 percent of the total amount for any 14
individual project. No single project shall receive more than $2,000,000 in grant funds 15
from the pilot project. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any portion of these funds that have 16
not been expended by the end of fiscal year 2024-2025 shall not lapse and shall carry 17
forward into fiscal year 2025-2026. The Transportation Cabinet shall submit a report to 18
the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations 19
and Revenue by September 1, 2025, detailing the disbursement of funds in this 20
subsection; 21
(11) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Department of Highways budget 22
unit to implement the Industrial Access and Safety Improvement Pilot Project. The 23
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shall coordinate with and make grants to Class I, II, or 24
III railroads, as well as to any Railroad Authority, Port Authority, and Industrial and 25
Economic Development Authority Board to expand rail access, enhance the marketability 26
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safety. Funds from the pilot project shall be used for equipment, construction, 1
reconstruction, improvement, or rehabilitation of rail facilities or engineering work 2
associated with capital projects. No funds shall be expended from the pilot project unless 3
matched with non-state funds equaling at least 50 percent of the total amount for any 4
individual project. No single project shall receive more than $2,000,000 in grant funds 5
from the pilot project. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any portion of these funds that have 6
not been expended by the end of fiscal year 2024-2025 shall not lapse and shall carry 7
forward into fiscal year 2025-2026. The Transportation Cabinet shall submit a report to 8
the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations 9
and Revenue by September 1, 2025, detailing the disbursement of funds in this 10
subsection; and 11
(12) $11,400,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Department of Aviation budget 12
unit to support grants of $200,000 to each General Aviation airport. 13
Section 2. Whereas the provisions of this Act provide ongoing support for state 14
government agencies and their functions, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Act 15
takes effect upon its passage and approval by the Governor or upon its otherwise 16
becoming a law. 17