AN ACT relating to recreation and tourism development.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to define terms; establish the Burnside Island Development Authority to develop, finance, maintain, and improve lodging and restaurant facilities on General Burnside Island State Park and surrounding area; require the authority to be governed by a board; establish board membership, terms, powers, and duties; establish duties and purposes of the authority; require the board and authority to be subject to the Kentucky Open Meetings Act and Kentucky Open…

Introduced: February 19, 2026

Last action: March 18, 2026

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This bill creates a new government authority to oversee the development and upkeep of lodging and restaurant facilities at General Burnside Island State Park in Kentucky. The authority would be led by a board with defined powers and would be able to partner with private businesses to run the park, while the Department of Parks continues managing it until such a partnership is in place. The bill also exempts certain property transactions related to the…

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