The Transportation Cabinet shall have the responsibility of regulating railroads within the Commonwealth. The cabinet shall delegate to the Division of Planning within the Department of Highways’ Office of Project Development the powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The secretary may employ such personnel as necessary to perform the duties, functions, and responsibilities associated with the regulation of railroads. The division shall have all the powers previously vested in the Kentucky Railroad Commission. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of this section.
Effective: June 25, 2009

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 174.057

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • cabinet: means the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 174.012
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 6, effective June 25, 2009. — Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 1, effective December 1, 2000.
Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad Commission.