Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 56.500 (2026)

Powers of state agencies to acquire or dispose of land limited

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No state agency, except as provided in this chapter, shall have power or authority: (1) To acquire by purchase, lease, condemnation, or other means, any real property, including any interest in real property, except as provided by this chapter and KRS 45A.045; (2) To lease, sell, or convey any real property, including any interest in real property, belonging to the state or to any state agency, except as provided by this chapter and KRS 45A.045. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 496, sec. 35, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 4. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 1, effective June 19, 1958. -- Amended 1956 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, Art. XVI, sec. 8. -- Created 1949 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 7.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1955–1955 · leading case: Walker v. Felmont Oil Co., 136 F. Supp. 584 (W.D. Ky. 1955).

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Walker v. Felmont Oil Co., 136 F. Supp. 584 (W.D. Ky. 1955). ““(4) To sell and convey any real estate owned by the state or by any state agency, found by the commission not to be needed for public use or to have become unsuitable for such use, except that this power shall not extend to real estate as to which a particular state agency has…”

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