A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Kentucky Riverport Modernization Task Force.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Kentucky Riverport Modernization Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding Kentucky's current statutory framework and administrative regulations governing riverport authorities and their effectiveness in supporting economic development and freight mobility, modernization efforts that other states have made and their effectiveness, actions and policies that Kentucky should implement to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Kentucky's riverports, and opportunities to strengthen public-private partnerships and regional collaboration, as…

Introduced: March 20, 2026

Last action: March 20, 2026

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This resolution would create a task force to study how Kentucky's riverports are governed and how they can be improved to better support shipping, freight movement, and economic development. The group would look at what other states have done to modernize their riverports and recommend changes Kentucky could make to stay competitive. The task force would report its findings by December 1, 2026. Who it may affect: riverport operators, freight and logistics businesses, regional economic development organizations, and local governments near Kentucky's rivers.

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