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Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Returned to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S) Bill Text
Urge the Legislative Research Commission to appoint members of the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism to a subcommittee to examine issues during the interim pertaining to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010; if the subcommittee is created, report the findings to the Legislative Research Commission before December 1, 2008, at which time the subcommittee will cease to exist.
Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (H) Bill Text
Establish Subchapter 60 of KRS Chapter 154 and create new sections thereof to establish the BRAC Economic Development Commission; create the BRAC economic development fund; appropriate debt service and authorize BRAC economic development fund bonds; EMERGENCY.
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Introduced in House; to Natural Resources & Environment (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 154.27-010 to redefine "carbon capture ready" to include the compression of carbon dioxide.
Also tagged in: Cities, Cities, Counties, Counties, Economic Development, Gambling, Gambling, Local Mandate, Racing, Taxation, Taxation
Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - To Licensing & Occupations (H) Bill TextEstablish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections thereof to establish an infrastructure to manage and oversee casino gaming; establish the Kentucky Gaming Commission and set forth its powers and duties; require the commission to hire an executive director; set forth responsibilities of the executive director and employees of the commission; establish parameters for the issuance of occupational licenses, supplier's licenses, freestanding casino gaming licenses, and racing association gaming licenses; establish parameters for temporary licenses for racing association gaming licensees; establish continuing live racing requirements for racing association gaming licensees; establish conditions of exclusion of individuals from gaming facilities, establish penalties for persons under 21 and for cheating; establish appeal procedures for persons aggrieved by decisions of the commission; establish license fees; provide for an exemption of tangible personal property used in gaming operations from [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 7, 2008 Bill Text
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to permit the General Assembly to enact laws permitting the operation of up to seven casinos by horse racing tracks licensed as of January 1, 2008, and up to five other casinos; to establish the distribution of casino gaming moneys; to submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.
Also tagged in: Appropriations, Bonds, Public, Budget and Financial Administration, Coal, Coal, Economic Development, Fiscal Note, Local Government, Local Mandate, Technical Corrections, Title Amendments
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Became law without Governor's Signature; filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 123) Bill Text
Amend KRS 42.4588 to provide that single county coal severance projects included in the budget are deemed approved and do not have to go through the statutory application process; maintain all other reporting and disbursement requirements; apply to projects beginning with the 2008-2010 budget.
Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 7 to require the provision of data by the Department of Revenue, the Cabinet for Economic Development, and the Commerce Cabinet as requested by the Legislative Research Commission.
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - To State Government (H) Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 42 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to create a searchable Web site to provide certain information on the expenditure of state funds; provide that the new sections shall be known as the "Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2008."
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - To Local Government (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 81A.450 to clarify that a city annexing an industrial park shall assume all debt associated with the development of the park, and shall be required to share future occupational tax revenues with the localities that developed the park.
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - To Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S) Bill Text
Create a new section of subchapter 90 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the Intellectual Property Bank Program; place in Commerce Cabinet; provide that the purposes of program are to solicit unused intellectual property, such as patents and copyright, and license it to entrepreneurs for development; allow contracting with other entities to evaluate and assess intellectual property and facilitate the purposes of the section.
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Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Introduced in House; adopted by voice vote Bill Text
Commend the Governor and other officials on their visit to Ford Motor Company Headquarters.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (H) Bill Text
Create new sections of subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 and KRS Chapter 141 to establish tax credits for the Kentucky New Markets Development Program; amend KRS 141.0205 to recognize and establish the ordering of credits.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Create a new section of Subchapter 27 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish state economic development incentives for the construction of a new integrated gasification combined cycle electric generation plant with carbon capture and storage, or the retrofit of an existing coal-fired electric generation plant to add carbon capture and storage capability, if funding for the project is provided by the United States Department of Energy under the FutureGen initiative.
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - To Economic Development (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 154.010 to include aquaculture in the definition of eligible project.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 98) Bill Text
Amend 154.12-278 include the Kentucky Enterprise Fund among those in the Science and Technology Funding Program; amend KRS 164.6019 to rename the Kentucky Research and Development Voucher Fund the Kentucky Enterprise Fund; expand to include feasibility, concept development, and commercialization work; amend KRS 164.6021 to allow grants to companies of up to $30,000 for feasibility, $250,000 for concept development, $500,000 for post-initialization, and $750,000 for high-growth potential; waive requirement of partnering with a college or university where it is not practicable; amend KRS 164.6041 to decrease limits on the Kentucky Commercialization Fund; amend other KRS sections to conform and to combine funding sources; repeal KRS 154.12-315, 164.6025, 164.6027, 164.6029, 164.6031, and 164.6033.
Also tagged in: Fiscal Note, Taxation, Taxation, Income--Corporate, Taxation, Income--Individual, Taxation, Inheritance and Estate, Taxation, Sales and Use, Technical Corrections, Tourism Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to provide individual income tax, corporation income tax, limited liability entity tax, and sales tax incentives for locating a film production facility in Kentucky or filming or producing a motion picture production in Kentucky; define terms; establish qualifications including minimum capital investment and minimum qualifying expenditures and minimum qualifying payroll expenditures, application and reporting requirements; require the Kentucky Film Office to administer the incentive program; authorize the Kentucky Film Office to enter into a film industry tax incentive agreement; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations by the Kentucky Film Office and the Department of Revenue; create a new section of KRS 141 to create a motion picture film production nonrefundable credits for a new film production facility or renovation of an existing structure to become a film production facility and a motion picture production that is filmed or produced [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 48.010 to add definitions related to the economic development and tourism project expenditure report; create a new section of KRS Chapter 48 to require, no later than October 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, the publication of a state economic development and tourism project expenditure report by the Office of State Budget Director and submission of that report to the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 131 to require the Department of Revenue to provide data to the Office of State Budget Director on development tax expenditures and tax expenditures annually; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the department to disclose the information; create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require the submission of data by Cabinet for Economic Development to the Office of State Budget Director; create a new section of KRS Chapter 148 to require the submission of data by the Commerce Cabinet to the Office of State Budget Director.
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Create a new section in KRS 6.905 to 6.935 to provide a timetable for the sunset of each tax increment financing, tourism development, and economic development program and require the Program Review and Investigations Committee of the Legislative Research Commission to conduct a systematic review prior to the expiration of each program; create a new section in KRS Chapter 65 to sunset tax increment financing provisions; create a new section in KRS Chapter 148 to sunset the Kentucky Tourism Development Act; create a new section in Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to sunset the various economic development programs; amend KRS 131.190 to allow Legislative Research Commission staff access to confidential data and impose the penalties for improper use or disclosure of the data as provided by KRS 131.990(2)(a) and (b).
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 11.200 to reduce organizational membership; amend KRS 12.020 and 12.023 to attach the commission to the Office of the Governor.
Latest Action: 03/28/2008 - Taken from committee Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S); 2nd reading; returned to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S) Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 171, to establish the Kentucky Capitol Centennial Commission; identify individuals and groups represented on the commission; establish duties and responsibilities of the commission, including conducting the Capitol's centennial anniversary celebration in June 2010; provide that the commission expires June 10, 2011.
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