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AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the 1
operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the 2
Commonwealth of Kentucky. 3
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 4
Section 1. The Transportation Cabinet Budget is as follows: 5
PART I 6
OPERATING BUDGET 7
(1) Funds Appropriations: There is appropriated out of the General Fund, Road 8
Fund, Restricted Funds accounts, Federal Funds accounts, or Bond Funds accounts for 9
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, for the fiscal year 10
beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, and for the fiscal year beginning July 11
1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, the following discrete sums, or so much thereof as 12
may be necessary. Appropriated funds are included pursuant to KRS 48.700 and 48.710. 13
Each appropriation is made by source of respective fund or funds accounts. 14
Appropriations for the budget units of the Transportation Cabinet are subject to the 15
provisions of Chapters 12, 42, 45, and 48 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes and 16
compliance with the conditions and procedures set forth in this Act. 17
A. TRANSPORTATION CABINET 18
Budget Units 19
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 20
2024-25 2025-26 21
General Fund 500,000 500,000 22
Restricted Funds 2,754,800 2,771,500 23
Road Fund 83,526,100 84,407,400 24
TOTAL 86,780,900 87,678,900 25
(1) Biennial Highway Construction Plan: The Secretary of the Transportation 26
Cabinet shall produce a single document that shall detail the enacted fiscal biennium 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction Program, the 2026-2030 Highway 1
Preconstruction Program, and the County Priority Projects Program. 2
(2) Debt Service: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation is $340,900 in 3
fiscal year 2024-2025 and $341,500 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for debt service on 4
previously authorized bonds. 5
(3) Adopt-A-Highway Litter Program: The Transportation Cabinet and the 6
Energy and Environment Cabinet may receive, accept, and solicit grants, contributions of 7
money, property, labor, or other things of value from any governmental agency, 8
individual, nonprofit organization, or private business to be used for the Adopt-a-9
Highway Litter Program or other statewide litter programs. Any contribution of this 10
nature shall be deemed to be a contribution to a state agency for a public purpose and 11
shall be treated as Restricted Funds under KRS Chapter 45 and reported according to 12
KRS Chapter 48, and shall not be subject to restrictions set forth under KRS Chapter 13
11A. 14
(4) Budget Implementation: The General Assembly directs that the 15
Transportation Cabinet shall carry out all appropriations and budgetary language 16
provisions as contained in the Transportation Cabinet Budget. The Legislative Research 17
Commission shall review quarterly expenditure data to determine if an agency is out of 18
compliance with this directive. If the Legislative Research Commission suspects that any 19
entity has acted in non-conformity with this subsection, the Legislative Research 20
Commission may order an audit or review at the agency’s expense. Such audit findings, 21
reviews, and reports shall be subject to the Kentucky Open Records Law. The Secretary 22
of the Transportation Cabinet shall provide a comprehensive semiannual report, 23
beginning February 1, 2025, to the standing Appropriations and Revenue Committees of 24
the General Assembly or the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, as 25
appropriate, detailing expenditures related to the appropriations contained within the 26
budgetary language provisions for each budget unit within the Transportation Cabinet. If 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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an agency does not expend the full General Fund appropriation contained within a 1
budgetary language provision, the unexpended funds shall be transferred to the Budget 2
Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). 3
(5) Riverport Improvements: Included in the above General Fund appropriation 4
is $500,000 in each fiscal year to improve public riverports within Kentucky. The 5
Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet, in conjunction with the Kentucky Water 6
Transportation Advisory Board, shall determine how the funds are distributed. 7
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any portion of General Fund not expended for this purpose 8
shall lapse to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). Mandated reports 9
shall be submitted pursuant to Part I, A., 1., (4) of this Act. 10
2. AVIATION 11
2024-25 2025-26 12
General Fund 1,150,000 1,150,000 13
Restricted Funds 18,915,000 18,991,100 14
Federal Funds 500,800 500,800 15
Road Fund 838,500 837,500 16
TOTAL 21,404,300 21,479,400 17
(1) Operational Costs: Notwithstanding KRS 183.525(5), the above Restricted 18
Funds appropriation includes operational costs of the program in each fiscal year. 19
(2) Debt Service: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation is $838,500 in 20
fiscal year 2024-2025 and $837,500 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for debt service on 21
previously authorized bonds. Notwithstanding KRS 183.525, $838,500 in fiscal year 22
2024-2025 and $837,500 in fiscal year 2025-2026 is transferred to the Road Fund from 23
the Kentucky Aviation Economic Development Fund to support debt service on those 24
bonds. 25
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General Fund appropriation is $1,150,000 in each fiscal year to support the Capital City 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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Airport Division. Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any portion of General Fund not 1
expended for this purpose shall lapse to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 2
48.705). Mandated reports shall be submitted pursuant to Part I, A., 1., (4) of this Act. 3
3. DEBT SERVICE 4
2024-25 2025-26 5
Road Fund 137,206,400 118,683,100 6
(1) Economic Development Road Lease-Rental Payments: Included in the 7
above Road Fund appropriation is $136,956,400 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and 8
$118,433,100 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for Economic Development Road lease-rental 9
payments relating to projects financed by Economic Development Road Revenue Bonds 10
previously authorized by the General Assembly and issued by the Kentucky Turnpike 11
Authority. 12
(2) Debt Payment Acceleration Fund Account: Notwithstanding KRS 175.505, 13
no portion of the revenues to the state Road Fund provided by the adjustments in KRS 14
138.220(2), excluding KRS 177.320 and 177.365, shall accrue to the Debt Payment 15
Acceleration Fund account during the 2024-2026 fiscal biennium. 16
4. HIGHWAYS 17
2024-25 2025-26 18
Restricted Funds 188,462,900 342,164,000 19
Federal Funds 1,256,222,200 1,272,307,100 20
Road Fund 1,244,441,900 1,150,167,400 21
TOTAL 2,689,127,000 2,764,638,500 22
(1) Debt Service: Included in the above Federal Funds appropriation is 23
$69,981,400 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $69,898,400 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for debt 24
service on already issued Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds 25
previously appropriated by the General Assembly. 26
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appropriation is $717,555,100 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $617,297,500 in fiscal year 1
2025-2026 for the State Supported Construction Program. 2
(3) Biennial Highway Construction Program: Included in the State Supported 3
Construction Program is $535,665,100 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $435,407,500 in 4
fiscal year 2025-2026 from the Road Fund for state construction projects and the state 5
match for federal projects in the 2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction Program. 6
(4) Highway Construction Contingency Account: Included in the State 7
Supported Construction Program is $11,890,000 in each fiscal year for the Highway 8
Construction Contingency Account. Notwithstanding KRS 45.247(2), (4), (5), (6), (7), 9
(8), the Secretary shall only expend Highway Construction Contingency moneys for 10
projects of an emergency nature or for projects that relieve a hazardous condition. 11
Notwithstanding KRS 224.43-505(2), included in the Highway Construction Contingency 12
Account is $5,000,000 in each fiscal year to support the Kentucky Pride Fund created in 13
KRS 224.43-505. Notwithstanding KRS 45.247 and 177.320(4), included in the Highway 14
Construction Contingency Account is $290,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky 15
Transportation Center. Also included in the Highway Construction Contingency Account 16
for Railroads is $1,600,000 in each fiscal year for public safety and service improvements 17
which shall not be expended unless matched with nonstate funds equaling at least 20 18
percent of the total amount for any individual project. Additionally, in each fiscal year, 19
up to $350,000 of the $1,600,000 appropriation may be used to establish and administer 20
the Kentucky Rail Office in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 21
(5) 2022-2024 Biennial Highway Construction Plan: Projects in the enacted 22
2022-2024 Biennial Highway Construction Plan are authorized to continue their current 23
authorization into the 2024-2026 fiscal biennium. If projects in previously enacted 24
highway construction plans conflict with the 2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction 25
Plan, the projects in the 2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction Plan shall control. 26
The Secretary shall make every effort to maintain highway program delivery by adhering 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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to the timeframes included in the 2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction Plan for 1
those projects. It is the intent of the General Assembly that older projects will be removed 2
from the Biennial Highway Construction Plan in future budget bills. 3
(6) State Match Provisions: The Transportation Cabinet is authorized to utilize 4
Road Fund or General Fund state construction moneys or Toll Credits to match federal 5
highway moneys. 6
(7) Federal Aid Highway Funds: If additional federal highway moneys are 7
made available to Kentucky by the United States Congress, the funds shall be used 8
according to the following priority: (a) Any demonstration-specific or project-specific 9
moneys shall be used on the project identified; and (b) All other funds shall be used to 10
ensure that projects in the fiscal biennium 2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction 11
Plan are funded. If additional federal moneys remain after these priorities are met, the 12
Transportation Cabinet may select projects from the Highway Preconstruction Program. 13
(8) Road Fund Cash Management: The Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet 14
may continue the Cash Management Plan to address the policy of the General Assembly 15
to expeditiously initiate and complete projects in the fiscal biennium 2024-2026 Biennial 16
Highway Construction Plan. Notwithstanding KRS Chapter 45, specifically including 17
KRS 45.242 and 45.244, the Secretary may concurrently advance projects in the Biennial 18
Highway Construction Plan by employing management techniques that maximize the 19
Cabinet's ability to contract for and effectively administer the project work. Under the 20
approved Cash Management Plan, the Secretary shall continuously ensure that the 21
unspent project and Road Fund balances available to the Transportation Cabinet are 22
sufficient to meet expenditures consistent with appropriations provided. The 23
Transportation Cabinet shall provide quarterly reports to the Interim Joint Committee on 24
Appropriations and Revenue when the General Assembly is not in session and the 25
Standing Committees on Appropriations and Revenue when the General Assembly is in 26
session beginning July 1, 2024. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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(9) Carry Forward of Appropriation Balances: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, 1
unexpended Road Fund and General Fund appropriations in the Highways budget unit for 2
the Construction program, the Maintenance program, and the Research program in fiscal 3
year 2023-2024 and in fiscal year 2024-2025 shall not lapse but shall carry forward. 4
Unexpended Federal Funds and Restricted Funds appropriations in the Highways budget 5
unit for the Construction program, the Maintenance program, the Equipment Services 6
program, and the Research program in fiscal year 2023-2024 and in fiscal year 2024-7
2025, up to the amount of ending cash balances and unissued Highway and GARVEE 8
Bond Funds, to include any interest income earned on those bond funds, and grant 9
balances shall not lapse but shall carry forward. 10
(10) Federally Supported Construction Program: Included in the above Federal 11
Funds appropriation is $1,149,071,500 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $1,149,385,400 in 12
fiscal year 2025-2026 for federal construction projects. 13
(11) Highways Maintenance: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation is 14
$445,929,400 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $450,066,700 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for 15
Highways Maintenance. Of this amount, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year is provided to 16
support inflationary increases; $1,200,000 in each fiscal year is provided to increase 17
mowing to three full cycles for interstates, parkways, and rural routes; and $750,000 in 18
each fiscal year is provided to support sign rehabilitation and panel sign maintenance. 19
(12) Delayed Projects Status Report: The Secretary of the Transportation 20
Cabinet shall report by September 30 of each fiscal year to the Interim Joint Committee 21
on Transportation any project included in the enacted Biennial Highway Construction 22
Plan which has been delayed beyond the fiscal year for which the project was authorized. 23
The report shall include: 24
(a) The county name; 25
(b) The Transportation Cabinet project identification number; 26
(c) The route where the project is located; 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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(d) The length of the project; 1
(e) A description of the project and the scope of improvement; 2
(f) The type of local, state, or federal funds to be used on the project; 3
(g) The stage of development for the design, right-of-way, utility, and 4
construction phases; 5
(h) The fiscal year in which each phase of the project was scheduled to 6
commence; 7
(i) The estimated cost for each phase of the project; 8
(j) A detailed description of the circumstances leading to the delay; and 9
(k) The same information required in paragraphs (a) to (i) of this subsection for 10
the project or projects advanced with funds initially scheduled for the delayed project. 11
(13) Maintenance Reentry Employment Program: Included in the above Road 12
Fund appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to support contracting with a 13
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that employs individuals on probation or parole 14
supervision to perform crew-based maintenance services. These individuals shall be 15
selected with input from the Department of Corrections and shall provide assistance with 16
litter abatement, graffiti removal, and vegetation control in highway districts three, five, 17
six, and seven. 18
(14) Federal Highways Match: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, the General Fund 19
appropriation balance for Federal Highways Match for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-20
2025 shall not lapse and shall carry forward. 21
(15) Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds: Included in the 22
above Restricted Funds appropriation is $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for 23
GARVEE Bond Funds to be issued for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project and the 24
completion of the Mountain Parkway Widening Project. 25
(16) New Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Debt Service: 26
Included in the above appropriations is $7,584,400 in Federal Funds and $1,896,100 in 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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Road Fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to support GARVEE Bonds debt service payments 1
relating to the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project and the completion of the Mountain 2
Parkway Widening Project. 3
(17) County Priority Projects Program: Included in the State Supported 4
Construction Program is $20,000,000 in each fiscal year from the Road Fund to establish 5
the County Priority Projects Program to assist with county and city roads. This funding 6
will be contingent on the Transportation Cabinet’s submission of projects and approval 7
by the General Assembly. The submission of projects shall include a detailed listing of 8
qualified projects that were ranked either an 8, 9, or 10 to be completed using funds from 9
the Highway Construction Contingency Account by November 1 of each fiscal year. 10
Projects received after December 1 of each fiscal year may not be included in the 11
following year’s County Priority Projects Program. 12
The County Priority Projects for fiscal year 2024-2025 are the projects approved 13
and itemized in 2024 Regular Session HJR 92. Notwithstanding KRS 48.710, any 14
unexpended funds in fiscal year 2024-2025 shall not lapse and shall carry forward to 15
fiscal year 2025-2026. 16
The Transportation Cabinet shall provide an additional report to the Legislative 17
Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue 18
detailing any project submitted to be completed using funds from the Highway 19
Construction Contingency Account within 30 days after it has been ranked and shall 20
detail the work requested, the county that requested the project, and the date the request 21
was received. 22
When a County Priority Project is completed, the Transportation Cabinet shall 23
notify the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on 24
Appropriations and Revenue in writing. 25
(18) County and City Bridge Improvement Program: Included in the State 26
Supported Construction Program is $25,000,000 in each fiscal year in Road Fund to 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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establish the County and City Bridge Improvement Program. Notwithstanding KRS 1
48.710, these funds shall not lapse and shall carry forward. The Transportation Cabinet 2
shall prepare a report for the County and City Bridge Improvement Program. This report 3
shall include a list of bridge repairs and replacements that have been completed, the date 4
in which they were completed, and a status report for all other ongoing projects. This 5
report shall be submitted to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue 6
by November 1 of each year. 7
(19) Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds Reauthorization: 8
The $150,000,000 GARVEE Bond Funds to be issued for the Brent Spence Bridge 9
Project pursuant to 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 214, Part I, A., 4., (15) are reauthorized. 10
(20) Reauthorized Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds 11
Debt Service: Included in the above appropriations is $7,584,400 in Federal Funds and 12
$1,896,100 in Road Fund in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $15,168,800 in Federal Funds and 13
$3,792,200 in Road Fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to support GARVEE Bonds debt 14
service payments relating to the Brent Spence Bridge Project. 15
(21) Federal Emergency Management Reimbursements: Included in the above 16
Restricted Funds appropriation is $14,194,300 in each fiscal year to support federal 17
emergency reimbursements for cleanup and repair of damage to roadways caused by 18
declared disasters. 19
(22) Equipment Replacement for Federal Compliance Standards: Included in 20
the above Road Fund appropriation is $2,674,500 in fiscal year 2024-2025 to support 21
equipment replacement within the Division of Materials. 22
(23) Division of Equipment Operations: Included in the above Restricted Funds 23
appropriation is $12,400,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $15,400,000 in fiscal year 24
2025-2026 to maintain current operations and support the Modified Replacement 25
Schedule within the Division of Equipment. 26
(24) Strategic Highway Investment Formula for Tomorrow Scores and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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Reporting: The Transportation Cabinet shall provide Strategic Highway Investment 1
Formula for Tomorrow (SHIFT) scores for each district and statewide project to the 2
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue by October 1 of each year. 3
(25) Recycled Asphalt Products: The Transportation Cabinet shall not restrict the 4
use of recycled asphalt products for any asphalt mixture used on a project, provided that 5
the asphalt mixture meets the established performance criteria. The Transportation 6
Cabinet shall report on the percentage of recycled asphalt products used in state projects 7
to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on or before November 1, 8
2025. It is the intent of the General Assembly that by 2030, the Transportation Cabinet 9
shall use an asphalt mixture that utilizes 30 percent or greater recycled asphalt products. 10
(26) Microsurfacing: It is the intent of the General Assembly that the 11
Transportation Cabinet shall no longer use microsurfacing by the year 2030. 12
(27) Funding for Mega Projects: It is the intent of the General Assembly that no 13
funds for any projects involving the Mountain Parkway, the I-69 Ohio River Crossing, or 14
the Hal Rogers Parkway shall be expended unless those projects first acquire a federal 15
grant. 16
5. JUDGMENTS 17
(1) Payment of Judgments: Road Fund resources required to pay judgments 18
shall be transferred from the State Construction Account at the time when actual 19
payments must be disbursed from the State Treasury. 20
6. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 21
2024-25 2025-26 22
General Fund 15,575,800 15,575,800 23
Restricted Funds 706,400 721,400 24
Federal Funds 80,638,600 80,679,800 25
TOTAL 96,920,800 96,977,000 26
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appropriation is $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for nonpublic school transportation. 1
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any portion of General Fund not expended for this purpose 2
shall lapse to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund Account (KRS 48.705). Mandated reports 3
shall be submitted pursuant to Part I, A., 1., (4) of this Act. 4
7. REVENUE SHARING 5
2024-25 2025-26 6
Road Fund 389,335,000 416,771,700 7
(1) County Road Aid Program: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation 8
is $146,874,400 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $157,268,800 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for 9
the County Road Aid Program in accordance with KRS 177.320, 179.410, 179.415, and 10
179.440. 11
(2) Rural Secondary Program: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation 12
is $178,175,600 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $190,785,200 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for 13
the Rural Secondary Program in accordance with KRS 177.320, 177.330, 177.340, 14
177.350, and 177.360. 15
(3) Municipal Road Aid Program: Included in the above Road Fund 16
appropriation is $61,799,600 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $66,173,200 in fiscal year 17
2025-2026 for the Municipal Road Aid Program in accordance with KRS 177.365, 18
177.366, and 177.369. 19
(4) Energy Recovery Road Fund: Included in the above Road Fund 20
appropriation is $276,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $287,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 21
for the Energy Recovery Road Fund in accordance with KRS 177.977, 177.9771, 22
177.978, 177.979, and 177.981. 23
(5) Continuation of the Flex Funds and 80/20 Bridge Replacement 24
Programs: The Transportation Cabinet shall continue the Flex Funds and the 80/20 25
Bridge Replacement Programs within the Rural Secondary Program. 26
(6) County Judge/Executive Expense Allowance: Notwithstanding KRS 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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67.220, County Judges/Executive not serving in a consolidated local government that 1
served as a County Judge/Executive prior to November 2022 shall receive an annual 2
expense allowance of $3,600. County Judges/Executive newly elected in November 2022 3
or thereafter and those serving in counties with a consolidated local government shall not 4
receive an annual expense allowance. 5
8. VEHICLE REGULATION 6
2024-25 2025-26 7
Restricted Funds 19,854,200 20,444,800 8
Federal Funds 4,627,100 4,627,100 9
Road Fund 54,657,000 55,522,100 10
TOTAL 79,138,300 80,594,000 11
(1) Debt Service: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation is $1,507,000 12
in each fiscal year for debt service on previously authorized bonds. 13
(2) Regional Driver Licensing Offices Level of Service Report: The 14
Department of Vehicle Regulation shall develop a level of service report that will provide 15
data regarding the wait times at each regional driver licensing office and an overall 16
statewide summary. This report shall include data of actual wait times from customers’ 17
arrivals to the time they reach the transaction window, broken down by customers with 18
appointments and walk-ins for each regional driver licensing office. This report shall also 19
include the total number of customer transactions by type of service provided for each 20
regional driver licensing office and recommendations to improve business processes to 21
reduce customer wait times. This report shall be submitted to the Interim Joint Committee 22
on Transportation by September 1, 2025. 23
(3) Motor Vehicle Licensing Postage Cost: Included in the above Road Fund 24
appropriation is $74,500 in each fiscal year to support increased postage costs. 25
(4) Motor Vehicle Licensing Modernization: Included in the above Restricted 26
Funds appropriation is $600,000 in each fiscal year to support Kentucky Automated 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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Vehicle Information System (KAVIS) personnel to complete motor vehicle licensing 1
modernization efforts. 2
(5) County Clerk Information Technology Improvement: Included in the 3
above Restricted Funds appropriation is $500,000 in each fiscal year to support increased 4
costs for existing and integrating new County Clerks offices into the KentuckyWired 5
network. 6
(6) Vision Testing: Notwithstanding KRS 186.577, an individual applying for 7
renewal of an operator's license or instruction permit shall not be required to submit to a 8
test of visual acuity and visual field. The Transportation Cabinet may establish a pilot 9
project to allow for the voluntary vision testing upon renewal at regional driver licensing 10
offices. 11
(7) Driver Licensing Regional Offices: Included in the above Road Fund 12
appropriation is $3,963,100 in each fiscal year for establishing three new regional offices. 13
These funds shall only be used to establish and operate regional offices. 14
(8) Driver Licensing Additional Personnel: Included in the above Road Fund 15
appropriation is $2,365,400 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $2,417,800 in fiscal year 2025-16
2026 for 22 additional personnel for the Division of Driver Licensing. 17
(9) Motor Vehicle Commission: Included in the above Restricted Funds 18
appropriation is $1,189,300 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $1,689,300 in fiscal year 2025-19
2026 to support additional legal services, training costs, and an internal Dealer Data Base 20
Administration System. 21
TOTAL - TRANSPORTATION CABINET 22
2024-25 2025-26 23
General Fund 17,225,800 17,225,800 24
Restricted Funds 230,693,300 385,092,800 25
Federal Funds 1,341,988,700 1,358,114,800 26
Road Fund 1,910,004,900 1,826,389,200 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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TOTAL 3,499,912,700 3,586,822,600 1
PART II 2
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 3
(1) Capital Construction Fund Appropriations and Reauthorizations: 4
Moneys in the Capital Construction Fund are appropriated for the following capital 5
projects subject to the conditions and procedures in this Act. Items listed without 6
appropriated amounts are previously authorized for which no additional amount is 7
required. These items are listed in order to continue their current authorization into the 8
2024-2026 fiscal biennium. Unless otherwise specified, reauthorized projects shall 9
conform to the original authorization enacted by the General Assembly. 10
(2) Expiration of Existing Line-Item Capital Construction Projects: All 11
appropriations to existing line-item capital construction projects expire on June 30, 2024, 12
unless reauthorized in this Act with the following exceptions: (a) A construction contract 13
for the project shall have been awarded by June 30, 2024; (b) Permanent financing or a 14
short-term line of credit sufficient to cover the total authorized project scope shall have 15
been obtained in the case of projects authorized for bonds, if the authorized project 16
completes an initial draw on the line of credit within the biennium immediately 17
subsequent to the original authorization; and (c) Grant or loan agreements, if applicable, 18
shall have been finalized and properly signed by all necessary parties. Notwithstanding 19
the criteria set forth in this subsection, the disposition of 2022-2024 fiscal biennium 20
nonstatutory appropriated maintenance pools funded from Capital Construction 21
Investment Income shall remain subject to the provisions of KRS 45.770(5)(c). 22
(3) Bond Proceeds Investment Income: Investment income earned from bond 23
proceeds beyond that which is required to satisfy Internal Revenue Service arbitrage 24
rebates and penalties and excess bond proceeds upon the completion of a bond-financed 25
capital project shall be used to pay debt service according to the Internal Revenue Service 26
Code and accompanying regulations. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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(4) Appropriations for Projects Not Line-Itemized: Inasmuch as the 1
identification of specific projects cannot be ascertained with absolute certainty at this 2
time, amounts are appropriated for specific purposes to projects which are not 3
individually identified in this Act in the following areas: Aircraft Major Maintenance 4
Pool - 2024-2026, Maintenance Pool - 2024-2026, and Repair Loadometers and Rest 5
Areas - 2024-2026. Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, projects estimated to cost 6
$1,000,000 and over and equipment estimated to cost $200,000 and over shall be reported 7
to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee. 8
A. TRANSPORTATION CABINET 9
Budget Units 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 10
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 11
001. Construct Breckinridge County Maintenance and Salt Storage Facility 12
Additional Reauthorization ($3,000,000 Road Fund) 13
Road Fund 500,000 -0- -0- 14
002. Maintenance Pool - 2024-2026 15
Road Fund -0- 4,000,000 4,000,000 16
003. Construct Union County Maintenance and Salt Storage Facility Additional 17
Reauthorization ($3,000,000 Road Fund) 18
Road Fund 500,000 -0- -0- 19
004. Construct Whitley County Maintenance and Salt Storage Facility Additional 20
Reauthorization ($4,050,000 Road Fund) 21
Road Fund -0- 450,000 -0- 22
005. AASHTOWare Additional Reauthorization ($2,000,000 Road Fund) 23
Road Fund -0- 1,000,000 600,000 24
006. Statewide Facility Security Systems Pool - 2024-2026 25
Road Fund -0- 300,000 300,000 26
007. Construct Hopkins County Maintenance and Salt Storage Facility Additional 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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Reauthorization ($2,070,000 Road Fund) 1
Road Fund -0- 700,000 -0- 2
008. Construct Ballard County Maintenance Facility and Salt Storage Additional 3
Reauthorization ($2,513,000 Road Fund) 4
Road Fund 1,000,000 -0- -0- 5
009. Construct Clay County District Office Additional Reauthorization 6
($12,945,000 Road Fund) 7
Road Fund -0- 3,500,000 -0- 8
010. Construct Boyle County Bridge Crew Facility Additional Reauthorization 9
($1,500,000 Road Fund) 10
Road Fund 500,000 -0- -0- 11
011. Permanent Salt Conveyor System - Graves County Reauthorization ($350,000 12
Road Fund) 13
012. Construct District 2 Office and Materials Lab Reauthorization ($2,000,000 14
Road Fund) 15
2. AVIATION 16
001. Aircraft Major Maintenance Pool - 2024-2026 17
General Fund -0- 1,200,000 1,200,000 18
002. Construct Sixteen New T-Hangars 19
Restricted Funds -0- 2,750,000 -0- 20
003. Construct One Aircraft Maintenance Hangar 21
Restricted Funds -0- -0- 6,910,000 22
004. Construct Two Medium Sized Box Hangars 23
Restricted Funds -0- -0- 1,600,000 24
005. Construct Capital City Airport Terminal Building 25
Restricted Funds -0- 500,000 8,500,000 26
3. HIGHWAYS 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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001. Repair Loadometers and Rest Areas - 2024-2026 1
Road Fund -0- 4,000,000 4,000,000 2
002. Road Maintenance Parks - 2024-2026 3
Road Fund -0- 1,500,000 1,500,000 4
003. Various Environmental Compliance - 2024-2026 5
Road Fund -0- 500,000 500,000 6
004. Statewide Chemical Storage Buildings 7
Road Fund -0- 450,000 450,000 8
005. Jefferson County - Lease 9
006. Knott County - Lease 10
4. VEHICLE REGULATION 11
001. Replace Kentucky Driver Licensing System Additional Reauthorization 12
($12,000,000 Bond Funds) 13
Restricted Funds -0- 9,000,000 4,000,000 14
Road Fund -0- 3,000,000 3,000,000 15
TOTAL -0- 12,000,000 7,000,000 16
PART III 17
FUNDS TRANSFER 18
The General Assembly finds that the financial condition of state government 19
requires the following action. 20
Notwithstanding the statutes or requirements of the Restricted Funds enumerated 21
below, there is transferred to the General Fund the following amounts in fiscal year 2024-22
2025 and fiscal year 2025-2026: 23
2024-25 2025-26 24
A. TRANSPORTATION CABINET 25
1. Aviation 26
Agency Revenue Fund 2,025,000 2,010,900 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 265/VO
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(KRS 183.525(4) and (5)) 1
TOTAL - FUNDS TRANSFER 2,025,000 2,010,900 2
PART IV 3
TRANSPORTATION CABINET BUDGET SUMMARY 4
OPERATING BUDGET 5
2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 6
General Fund -0- 17,225,800 17,225,800 7
Restricted Funds -0- 230,693,300 385,092,800 8
Federal Funds -0- 1,341,988,700 1,358,114,800 9
Road Fund -0- 1,910,004,900 1,826,389,200 10
SUBTOTAL -0- 3,499,912,700 3,586,822,600 11
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 12
2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 13
General Fund -0- 1,200,000 1,200,000 14
Restricted Funds -0- 12,250,000 21,010,000 15
Road Fund 2,500,000 19,400,000 14,350,000 16
SUBTOTAL 2,500,000 32,850,000 36,560,000 17
TOTAL - TRANSPORTATION CABINET BUDGET 18
2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 19
General Fund -0- 18,425,800 18,425,800 20
Restricted Funds -0- 242,943,300 406,102,800 21
Federal Funds -0- 1,341,988,700 1,358,114,800 22
Road Fund 2,500,000 1,929,404,900 1,840,739,200 23
TOTAL FUNDS 2,500,000 3,532,762,700 3,623,382,600 24