KRS 65.510

Definitions for KRS 65.510 to 65.650

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Popplewell's Alligator Dock No. 1, Inc. v. Cabinet (2004)

Most recently applied in New Albany Main Street Props. v. Watco Co., LLC (July 2023)

Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Amended 1994 Ky

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As used in KRS 65.510 to 65.650, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Riverport authority" or "authority" means an authority established as provided in KRS 65.510 to 65.650;

(2) "Riverport facilities" includes land, wharves, landings, buildings, equipment, and other improvements and appurtenances necessary or proper for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of riverports;

(3) "Governmental unit" means a city or a county;

(4) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof;

(5) "Industrial park" includes land which is held, owned, or optioned for present or future industrial or commercial development; and (6) "Economic environs" means the political boundaries of the governmental units establishing a riverport authority.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.