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 or 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, 2026

Last action: January 15, 2026

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This bill would allow the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to form sponsorship agreements with private businesses to help fund the upkeep of welcome centers and rest areas along Kentucky's highways. Any money received through these agreements would be required to go directly toward maintaining those facilities. The Transportation Cabinet would also be required to create official rules for how the sponsorship process would work. Who it may affect: travelers using Kentucky's highway rest areas and welcome centers, private businesses interested in sponsorship opportunities, and the Transportation Cabinet.

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