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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) In addition to the duties prescribed for the office by the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the duties of the Lieutenant Governor shall be as follows:
(a) To serve as vice chairman of the State Property and Buildings Commission as prescribed by KRS 56.450;
(b) To serve as vice chairman of the Kentucky Turnpike Authority as prescribed in KRS 175.430;
(c) To serve as a member of the Board of the Kentucky Housing Corporation in accordance with KRS 198A.030; and
(d) To serve as a member of Kentucky delegations on the following interstate compact commissions or boards:
1. The Breaks Interstate Park Commission as provided in KRS 148.225;
2. The Falls of the Ohio Interstate Park Commission pursuant to KRS 148.242;
3. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority pursuant to KRS 182.305;
4. The Interstate Water Sanitation Control Commissions as prescribed by KRS 224.18-710; and
5. The Kentucky Mining Advisory Council for the Interstate Mining Compact as provided by KRS 350.310.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Governor and Lieutenant Governor from agreeing upon additional duties within the executive branch of the state government to be performed by the Lieutenant Governor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title III. Executive Branch § 11.400.Duties of Lieutenant Governor - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-iii-executive-branch/ky-rev-st-sect-11-400/
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