Kentucky Statutes 174.508 – Approval of requests for use of state aircraft
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(1) All requests for use of state aircraft shall be approved in advance by the: (a) Constitutional officer;
(b) Program cabinet secretary or his designee in writing;
(c) For the judicial branch, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; or
(d) For the legislative branch, the co-chairs of the Legislative Research
Commission or the director of the Legislative Research Commission.
(2) Verbal requests for state aircraft transportation may be honored. However, all requests for state aircraft shall be provided in writing to the Capital City Airport Division within five (5) working days of the date of the flight.
(3) Approving officials shall be responsible for determining that a trip is for official business, that use of state aircraft is the most appropriate means of transportation, and that the proposed passenger complement conforms to the requirements of KRS
174.506(3). In determining the passenger complement, requesting agencies shall weigh the benefit to the agency of the inclusion of additional passengers against the increased costs that might be incurred if a larger aircraft is required to accommodate additional passengers on a trip.
(4) All requests for use of state aircraft shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the Capital City Airport Division and shall contain at a minimum the following information:
(a) Cabinet or agency name;
(b) Department name with appropriate billing account number; (c) Purpose of the trip;
(d) Destination, including any planned stopovers and the reason for them; (e) Names of all passengers on the flight; and
(f) Identification of any percentage of the flight that is for personal business in cases of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor as allowed under KRS § 174.506.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 20, effective
June 25, 2009. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998.
Formerly codified as KRS § 36.420.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. III, 34 at 1752.
(b) Program cabinet secretary or his designee in writing;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 174.508
- branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- cabinet: means the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 174.012
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(c) For the judicial branch, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts; or
(d) For the legislative branch, the co-chairs of the Legislative Research
Commission or the director of the Legislative Research Commission.
(2) Verbal requests for state aircraft transportation may be honored. However, all requests for state aircraft shall be provided in writing to the Capital City Airport Division within five (5) working days of the date of the flight.
(3) Approving officials shall be responsible for determining that a trip is for official business, that use of state aircraft is the most appropriate means of transportation, and that the proposed passenger complement conforms to the requirements of KRS
174.506(3). In determining the passenger complement, requesting agencies shall weigh the benefit to the agency of the inclusion of additional passengers against the increased costs that might be incurred if a larger aircraft is required to accommodate additional passengers on a trip.
(4) All requests for use of state aircraft shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the Capital City Airport Division and shall contain at a minimum the following information:
(a) Cabinet or agency name;
(b) Department name with appropriate billing account number; (c) Purpose of the trip;
(d) Destination, including any planned stopovers and the reason for them; (e) Names of all passengers on the flight; and
(f) Identification of any percentage of the flight that is for personal business in cases of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor as allowed under KRS § 174.506.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 20, effective
June 25, 2009. — Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 605, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1998.
Formerly codified as KRS § 36.420.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. III, 34 at 1752.