AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Heritage Council and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to establish the Kentucky Historic Preservation and Main Street Program fund; specify uses of fund moneys; sunset fund on July 1, 2036; amend KRS 142.400 to transfer revenues from the state transient room taxes equally to the Kentucky Historic Preservation and Main Street Program fund and the tourism, meeting, and convention marketing fund; amend KRS 142.406 and 154.12-280 to conform; EMERGENCY.

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: March 6, 2026

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This bill would have created a new fund dedicated to historic preservation and Main Street programs in Kentucky, directing a portion of revenues from the state's hotel and short-term lodging taxes into that fund. The fund would have been split equally with an existing tourism and convention marketing fund, and would have automatically ended on July 1, 2036. The bill was declared an emergency, meaning it would have taken effect immediately upon signing. Who it may affect: local historic preservation organizations, Main Street business districts, the tourism and hospitality industry, and communities with historic sites across Kentucky.

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