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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) On and after July 1, 1980, seven and seven-tenths percent (7.7%) of all amounts received from the imposition of the taxes provided for in KRS 138.220(1) and (2), 138.660(1) and (2) and 234.320 shall be set aside by the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of urban roads and streets and for no other purpose.
(2) As used in this section unless the context requires otherwise “construction,” “reconstruction,” and “maintenance” mean the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of a road or street, including planning, locating, surveying, and mapping or preparing roadway plans, acquisition of rights-of-way, relocation of utilities, lighting and the elimination of other hazards such as roadway grade crossings, and all other items defined in the Department of Highways, design, operations, and construction manuals.
(3) “Urban roads” mean all public ways lying within the limits of the unincorporated urban place as defined in KRS 81.015, and as described by the Bureau of Census tracts.
(4) “Streets” mean all public ways which have been designated by the incorporated city as being city streets and said streets lying within the boundaries of an incorporated city.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XV. Roads, Waterways, and Aviation § 177.365.Reservation of certain tax receipts for urban roads and streets; definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xv-roads-waterways-and-aviation/ky-rev-st-sect-177-365/
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