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65.240 Joint exercise of power by state agencies with other public agencies.
(1) Any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or capable of exercise by a
public agency of this state may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other
public agency of this state, and jointly with any public agency of any other state or
of the United States to the extent that the laws of the United States permit such joint
exercise or enjoyment. Any agency of the state government when acting jointly with
any public agency may exercise and enjoy all of the powers, privileges and authority
conferred by KRS 65.210 to 65.300 upon a public agency.
(2) Any two (2) or more public agencies may enter into agreements with one another
for joint or cooperative action pursuant to the provisions of KRS 65.210 to 65.300.
Appropriate action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise pursuant to law, of the
governing bodies of the participating public agencies shall be necessary before any
such agreement may enter into force.
(3) A state-supported institution of higher education and one (1) or more county or
independent public school districts may enter into agreements under KRS 65.210 to
65.300 for the purposes specified in KRS 65.230, notwithstanding any other
provision of the statutes restricting, qualifying or limiting their authority to do so.
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts
ch. 114, sec. 2. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 216, sec. 4(1) and (2).