152.590 General powers of Energy and Environment Cabinet.
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The Energy and Environment Cabinet shall have the following general powers:
(1)To acquire by purchase, exercise of the right of eminent domain, grant, gift, devise,
or otherwise, the fee simple title to or any acceptable lesser interest in any lands,
and by lease or other contract the right to use and occupy any lands, selected in the
discretion of the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet as constituting
necessary, desirable, or acceptable sites for projects of the cabinet, including any
and all lands adjacent to a project site as in the discretion of the secretary may be
necessary or suitable for satellite projects or restricted areas; but in all instances
lands which are to be designated as radioactive waste material sites shall be
acquired in fee simple absolute and dedicated in perpetuity to such purpose;
(2)To convey to private enterprise, or to lease to private enterprise for such term as in
the discretion of the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet may be in
the public interest, any lands so acquired, either for a fair and reasonable
consideration or solely or partly as an inducement to the establishment or location in
the Commonwealth of any scientific or technological facility, project, satellite
project, or nuclear storage area; but subject to such restraints as may be deemed
proper to bring about a reversion of title or termination of any lease in the event the
grantee or lessee, as the case may be, shall cease to use the premises or facilities in
the conduct of business or activities consistent with laws and regulations of the
Commonwealth; provided, however, radioactive waste material sites may be leased
but may not otherwise be disposed of except to the Commonwealth, or to the United
States;
(3)To construct, reconstruct, maintain, repair, operate, and regulate projects at such
locations within the Commonwealth as may be determined by the secretary;
(4)To fix by contract, or to establish and revise from time to time and charge and
collect revenues, rentals, rates, and charges for use of the services and facilities of
projects;
(5)To combine for financing purposes any two
(2)or more projects;
(6)To establish and enforce rules and regulations for the use of any project;
(7)Without reference to KRS Chapter 56, to acquire and hold real and personal
property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions and
duties under this section, and to dispose of the same with due regard for public
health and safety, except in the case of radioactive waste material sites, which may
be disposed of only to the Commonwealth itself, or to the United States, except as
provided in subsection (2);
(8)To designate the locations and establish, limit, and control such points of ingress to
and egress from each project as the secretary may determine to be necessary or
desirable to ensure the proper operation and maintenance of such project, and to
prohibit entrance to such project from any point or points not so designated;
(9)To make and enter into such contracts and agreements with governmental agencies
and private enterprise as may be necessary or incidental to the performance of its
duties and the execution of its powers under this section;
(10)To employ scientists, consulting engineers, health officers, attorneys, accountants,
construction and financial experts, superintendents, managers, and such other
employees and agents as may be necessary in the judgment of the secretary and to
fix their compensation;
(11)To receive and accept from any governmental agency, or from private enterprise,
appropriations, grants, or contributions in money, property, labor, or other things of
value, to be held, used and applied for or in aid of any project; and
(12)To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly
granted in this section.