(1) The Department of Corrections may lease or purchase farm lands, improved or unimproved, for the employment of the inmates of the institutions under its supervision. The Department of Corrections may prescribe administrative regulations for the support and maintenance of prisoners while at work on the farm, and may construct all necessary improvements on any lands purchased under this section.
(2) Before land is leased, the lease shall first be approved by the Governor and the lease shall be limited to the term of the Governor approving it. The contract price of the lease shall be certified to the Finance and Administration Cabinet and paid as other claims against the state.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 196.120

  • Cabinet: means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 196.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 196.010
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 27, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
74, Art. II, sec. 9(1), Art. V, sec. 24(14). –Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 216a-22.

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