Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 147A.050 (2026)

Area development districts created

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There is hereby created and established in the Commonwealth fifteen (15) area development districts consisting of the following counties: (1) Purchase Area Development District which shall include the counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, McCracken, Graves, Marshall, and Calloway; (2) Pennyrile Area Development District which shall include the counties of Livingston, Crittenden, Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Trigg, Christian and Todd; (3) Green River Area Development District which shall include the counties of Union, Henderson, Webster, McLean, Daviess, Ohio and Hancock; (4) Barren River Area Development District which shall include the counties of Logan, Simpson, Butler, Warren, Edmonson, Hart, Barren, Allen, Metcalfe and Monroe; (5) Lincoln Trail Area Development District which shall include the counties of Breckinridge, Meade, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Washington, and Marion; (6) Jefferson Area Development District which shall include the counties of Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble; (7) Northern Kentucky Area Development District which shall include the counties of Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Owen, Grant and Pendleton; (8) Buffalo Trace Area Development District which shall include the counties of Bracken, Mason, Robertson, Fleming and Lewis; (9) Gateway Area Development District which shall include the counties of Rowan, Bath, Montgomery, Menifee, and Morgan; (10) Fivco Area Development District which shall include the counties of Greenup, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, and Lawrence; (11) Big Sandy Area Development District which shall include the counties of Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Floyd, and Pike; (12) Kentucky River Area Development District which shall include the counties of Wolfe, Owsley, Lee, Breathitt, Leslie, Perry, Knott, and Letcher; (13) Cumberland Valley Area Development District which shall include the counties of Jackson, Rockcastle, Laurel, Clay, Knox, Whitley, Bell, and Harlan; (14) Lake Cumberland Area Development District which shall include the counties of Taylor, Adair, Green, Casey, Russell, Pulaski, Clinton, Cumberland, Wayne, and McCreary; and (15) Bluegrass Area Development District which shall include the counties of Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, Mercer, Boyle, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Scott, Harrison, Bourbon, Nicholas, Clark, Madison, Powell, and Estill. History: Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2020 · leading case: Stanford v. United States, 948 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Ky. 2013).

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Stanford v. United States, 948 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Ky. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Ky.Rev.Stat. §§ 147A.050(15), 147A.080(10).”

Uninsured Employers' Fund v. Stanford, 399 S.W.3d 26 (Ky. 2013). · cites it 2× “Alternatively, the Board determined that since Bluegrass was a governmental entity created under KRS 147A.050 it could not be considered a contractor for purposes of imposing up-the-ladder liability.”

N. Kentucky Area Dev. Dist. v. Mary Wilson (Ky. 2020). “101(2) defines employer as “the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any of its political subdivisions.”

Kimberly Howard, as of the Est. of Emma Jean Hall v. Big Sandy Area Dev. Dist., Inc. (Ky. 2020). “16 ADDs are therefore created by statute; owe their origin directly to the legislature, which is an immune entity; and are at least nominally “public agencies” by statute. This makes them potentially entitled to immunity.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 147A.050(15) — 1 case

Stanford v. United States, 948 F. Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. Ky. 2013). “See Ky.Rev.Stat. §§ 147A.050(15), 147A.080(10).”

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