Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 148.850 (2026)

Tourism Development Finance Authority created -- Members -- Terms --

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(1) The Tourism Development Finance Authority is created within the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. The authority shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor, at least one (1) of whom shall represent individuals with professional experience in financial management or economic development. The members of the authority shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. Of the members initially appointed to the authority, two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year, three (3) members shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years, and two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years. Thereafter, the members of the authority shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years.

(2) The Governor shall appoint one (1) member as chairperson of the Tourism Development Finance Authority. The members of the authority may elect other officers as they deem necessary.

(3) No member of the Tourism Development Finance Authority shall either directly or indirectly be a party to, or be in any manner interested in, any contract or agreement with the authority for any matter, cause, or thing that creates any liability or indebtedness against the authority.

(4) The Tourism Development Finance Authority shall have the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, KRS 139.536, and KRS 148.851 to 148.860, including but not limited to the power to:

(a) Employ fiscal consultants, attorneys, appraisers, and other agents on behalf of the authority whom the authority deems necessary or convenient for the preparation and administration of agreements and documents necessary or incidental to any project. The fees for the services provided by persons employed on behalf of the authority shall be paid by the beneficiary of a loan under this program directly to the person providing consultation, advisory, legal, or other services; and

(b) Impose and collect fees and charges in connection with any transaction and provide for reasonable penalties for delinquent payment of fees and charges. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 24, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 26, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 23, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2016 · leading case: Ark Encounter, LLC v. Parkinson, 152 F. Supp. 3d 880 (E.D. Ky. 2016).

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Ark Encounter, LLC v. Parkinson, 152 F. Supp. 3d 880 (E.D. Ky. 2016). “§ 148.850, et seq., Kentucky provides an incentive program for qualifying tourism attractions “in order to advance the public purposes of relieving unemployment by preserving and creating jobs that would not exist if not for the incentives offered by the authority to approved…”

Ark Encounter, LLC v. Stewart, 311 F.R.D. 414 (E.D. Ky. 2015). “] Together, these Plaintiffs (collectively referred to as “Ark Encounter”) now sue Defendants (collectively referred to as “the Commonwealth”) for excluding them from participation in a tourism incentives program created under the Kentucky Tourism Development Act (KTDA), KRS…”

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