Kentucky Revised Statutes Title VII. Public Property and Public Printing § 56.550.Applicability of KRS 56.440 to 56.540 to certain projects

(1) Nothing in KRS 56.440 to 56.540 shall be construed to apply to the construction of roads or bridges or the acquisition of rights-of-way or real estate in connection therewith now under the jurisdiction of the Department of Highways or the Turnpike Authority of Kentucky, or for any other expenditure made from the state road fund or by said turnpike authority.

(2) Except as provided by KRS 56.467, 162.520 to 162.620, nothing in KRS 56.440 to 56.540 shall be construed to apply to school districts, or to affect the rights, powers, and duties of the governing authorities of such districts; provided, however, that the acquisition of sites, and the acquisition, purchase, construction, leasing, and operation of television or related facilities as an aid to education or as an aid to any other proper public function, shall be deemed to be matters of statewide jurisdiction and interest, and any or all of such activities on the part of the commission shall not be deemed to constitute encroachment upon the authority of any school district.