Kentucky Statutes 67A.840 – Legislative findings and declarations
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(1) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is a policy of the
Commonwealth to retain agriculture and rural landscapes in urban counties.
(2) The General Assembly further finds and declares that the preservation of agriculture and rural landscapes contributes to the development of tourism and recreation.
(3) The General Assembly further finds and declares that the urban-county form of government promotes industrialization and commercialization, attended by rapid residential development, which threatens the preservation of agriculture and rural landscapes.
(4) The General Assembly further finds and declares that in urban counties a single government embraces the entire county and, by nature, has within its jurisdiction both substantial urban areas and substantial rural areas thereby creating the ability to distribute both the benefits and the financial obligations of a purchase of development rights program fairly among the constituents of a single government.
(5) The General Assembly further finds and declares that conferring responsibility upon the electorate in urban-county governments to make decisions regarding the establishment and funding of programs to retain and enhance agriculture and rural landscapes and to promote tourism and recreation is consistent with the broad home rule concepts embodied in this chapter.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.
Commonwealth to retain agriculture and rural landscapes in urban counties.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 67A.840
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) The General Assembly further finds and declares that the preservation of agriculture and rural landscapes contributes to the development of tourism and recreation.
(3) The General Assembly further finds and declares that the urban-county form of government promotes industrialization and commercialization, attended by rapid residential development, which threatens the preservation of agriculture and rural landscapes.
(4) The General Assembly further finds and declares that in urban counties a single government embraces the entire county and, by nature, has within its jurisdiction both substantial urban areas and substantial rural areas thereby creating the ability to distribute both the benefits and the financial obligations of a purchase of development rights program fairly among the constituents of a single government.
(5) The General Assembly further finds and declares that conferring responsibility upon the electorate in urban-county governments to make decisions regarding the establishment and funding of programs to retain and enhance agriculture and rural landscapes and to promote tourism and recreation is consistent with the broad home rule concepts embodied in this chapter.
Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.