148.566 Authority's powers and duties -- Compensation of board members. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 148.566 Authority's powers and duties -- Compensation of board members. The authority shall have the following duties and authorities:
(1) The authority shall supervise the design, construction, and operation of the center and shall provide all management functions for the facility and for any other
property acquired or leased under its powers established by law. (2) The authority shall promote the growth and development of statewide tourism related to arts and crafts destinations throughout the state and shall ensure that its
efforts conform to marketing and promotion strategies devised by the Tourism, Arts
and Heritage Cabinet. (3) The authority shall have the exclusive control of scheduling all exhibitions, performances, retail activities, and concessions in the center. The authority shall
have a prior lien upon the property of any private exhibitor, concessionaire, or other
person holding an exhibition or performance or operating a concession in the center
and may sell the property upon ten (10) days' notice to satisfy any indebtedness. (4) The authority shall participate with local hotels and the travel industry to develop tourist packages and additional services to attract events, conferences, and
conventions to the region. (5) The authority may take, acquire, and hold property, and all interests therein, by deed, purchase, gift, devise, bequest, or lease, or by transfer from the State Property
and Buildings Commission and may dispose of any property so acquired in any
manner provided by law. (6) The authority may adopt administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A only for governing the operation, maintenance, or use of property
under its custody and control. (7) The authority may levy a surcharge on tickets for functions held within the center to contribute to operating revenue. (8) The authority may sue and be sued and maintain and defend legal actions in its name. (9) Members of the authority shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The reimbursement shall be in accordance with administrative regulations
promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A by the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 23, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 22, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts
ch. 22, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000.