Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XV. Roads, Waterways, and Aviation § 174.205.Duties of Water Transportation Advisory Board

(1) Advise the Transportation Cabinet, the Cabinet for Economic Development, the Governor's Office, and the General Assembly on matters relating to water transportation;

(2) Recommend action to enable the Commonwealth to make best use of its waterways and riverports for future economic growth;

(3) Assist in defining the duties and functions of positions within state government responsible for water transportation;

(4) Recommend criteria for setting priorities for funding riverport marketing initiatives;

(5) Evaluate applications submitted by riverports for grants under the riverport marketing assistance trust fund and make recommendations to the granting authority on the disbursement of those funds;

(6) Recommend criteria for setting priorities for funding riverport improvements under the riverport financial assistance trust fund established in KRS 174.210; and

(7) Evaluate applications submitted by riverports for grants under the riverport financial assistance trust fund and make recommendations to the granting authority on the disbursement of those funds.