(1) There is established in the State Treasury a gross revenues and excise tax fund. The fund shall be held and administered by the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The cabinet shall invest money in the fund in the same manner as money in the state general fund.
(2) There is established in the State Treasury a state baseline and local growth fund.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 136.648

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

The fund shall be held and administered by the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The cabinet shall invest money in the fund in the same manner as money in the state general fund.
(3) All revenue from the tax imposed under KRS § 136.604 and KRS § 136.616, including all penalties and interest attributable to the nonpayment of the tax or for noncompliance with KRS § 132.825 and KRS § 136.600 to 136.660 shall be deposited into gross revenues and excise tax fund. Amounts deposited in the gross revenues and excise tax fund shall be allocated among the state, political subdivisions, school districts and special districts as provided in KRS § 136.648, 136.650, 136.652,
136.654, and 136.656.
(4) All money in the gross revenues and excise tax fund designated for distribution to political subdivisions under KRS § 136.648, 136.650, 136.652, 136.654, and
136.656:
(a) Shall not be withheld or reduced by the General Assembly or any state agency for any reason, except for adjustments provided for within KRS § 132.825 and
136.600 to 136.660; and
(b) Shall be used solely and exclusively for the provision of services to the general public, including public protection, health services, education, libraries, transportation services, and economic development. No amount shall be used for purely local purposes affecting only the inhabitants of the particular political subdivision, such as the administration of local government. Neither the General Assembly nor any state agency shall mandate how the funds are to be used.
Effective: January 1, 2006
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 112, effective January 1, 2006.