Kentucky Statutes 56.120 – Payment for damages
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(1) When the amount of damage has been determined, the State Treasurer shall debit the account of the state fire and tornado insurance fund by that amount and credit with an equal amount the account of the agency that has control or custody of the property damaged, and upon warrant from the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Treasurer shall pay to the agency the amount so credited to it, for the purpose of repairing the damage or reconstructing or replacing the damaged or destroyed property. If the agency deems it impracticable or undesirable to use the money for repair, reconstruction, or replacement of the property damaged or destroyed, it may, with the approval of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, and subject to the provisions of KRS § 56.491, expend said funds for the acquisition, repair, construction, or reconstruction of property similar to the property damaged or destroyed.
(2) On and after March 29, 2023, until June 30, 2025, no debit, credit, or payment made on account of the damage to any one (1) subject of risk, by any one (1) loss, shall be in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), unless the Office of the Controller in the Finance and Administration Cabinet has effected reinsurance upon that risk to limit the liability of the state fire and tornado insurance fund to ten million dollars ($10,000,000), and unless the excess over this amount has actually been paid into the fund by the reinsuring company or companies.
(3) On and after July 1, 2025, no debit, credit, or payment made on account of the damage to any one (1) subject of risk, by any one (1) loss, shall be in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000), unless the Office of the Controller in the Finance and Administration Cabinet has effected reinsurance upon the subject of risk such as to limit the liability of the state fire and tornado insurance fund to one million dollars ($1,000,000), and unless the excess over this amount has actually been paid into the fund by the reinsuring company or companies.
Effective: March 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 2, effective March 29, 2023. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2010
Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 46, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 16. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 2, effective June 16, 1960. — Amended 1954
Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 2. — Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 6. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4636-
28.
(2) On and after March 29, 2023, until June 30, 2025, no debit, credit, or payment made on account of the damage to any one (1) subject of risk, by any one (1) loss, shall be in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), unless the Office of the Controller in the Finance and Administration Cabinet has effected reinsurance upon that risk to limit the liability of the state fire and tornado insurance fund to ten million dollars ($10,000,000), and unless the excess over this amount has actually been paid into the fund by the reinsuring company or companies.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 56.120
- Cabinet: means the Finance and Administration Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 56.440
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. 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
(3) On and after July 1, 2025, no debit, credit, or payment made on account of the damage to any one (1) subject of risk, by any one (1) loss, shall be in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000), unless the Office of the Controller in the Finance and Administration Cabinet has effected reinsurance upon the subject of risk such as to limit the liability of the state fire and tornado insurance fund to one million dollars ($1,000,000), and unless the excess over this amount has actually been paid into the fund by the reinsuring company or companies.
Effective: March 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 2, effective March 29, 2023. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2010
Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 46, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 16. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 2, effective June 16, 1960. — Amended 1954
Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 2. — Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 6. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4636-
28.