(1) The Rock Fence Preservation Program is established and shall be administered by the council. The council shall seek guidance on all technical issues regarding rock fence preservation from the Dry Stone Conservancy. The program shall provide funding for the preservation of historic drylaid rock fences and historic mortared rock fences.
(2) The council shall promulgate administrative regulations in consultation with the Dry Stone Conservancy relating to the establishment of a grant program, including:
(a) Application and reporting procedures;
(b) Accountability criteria for grant recipients; and (c) Grant appropriation amounts and eligible expenditures.
(3) No funds from the program established in this section shall be utilized for restoration projects which utilize stone removed, harvested, or taken from other historic stone structures without prior approval of the Kentucky Heritage Council in consultation with the Dry Stone Conservancy.