AN ACT relating to welcome centers and rest areas.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 177 to define "acknowledgment sign" and "sponsorship agreement"; allow the Transportation Cabinet to enter into sponsorship agreements with private entities to sponsor welcome centers and rest areas on the interstate and state highway system; direct that all contributions shall be used on maintenance and upkeep of the welcome center or rest area; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a sponsorship policy and process to enter into sponsorship agreements.

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would allow the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to partner with private businesses or organizations to help fund the upkeep of welcome centers and rest areas along Kentucky's interstates and highways. Any money contributed by a sponsor would have to go directly toward maintaining those facilities. The cabinet would be required to create rules establishing how these sponsorship agreements would work. Who it may affect: travelers who use Kentucky's rest areas and welcome centers, private businesses interested in sponsoring public facilities, and the Transportation Cabinet.

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