The commission shall coordinate Kentucky's Underground Railroad initiative in accordance with KRS 171.805. The commission's duties as they relate to this initiative shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Undertake a comprehensive statewide inventory of historic sites related to the Underground Railroad, and implement a master plan for site protection and development;
(2) Encourage and assist the state preservation officer within the Kentucky Heritage Council to nominate significant historical sites of the Kentucky Underground Railroad to the national and state registers of historic places;
(3) Develop and operate, in conjunction with the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, a program of public information, education, and promotion of the history of the Underground Railroad in Kentucky, to include but not be limited to implementing and maintaining a Web site connected to the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet;
(4) Coordinate with local, state, and federal authorities in project planning that may affect Underground Railroad sites in Kentucky and neighboring states;
(5) Present to the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet an annual report and plan for future action; and (6) Pursue public and private funds to carry out the duties set forth in this section. Effective:June 29, 2017