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171.812 Underground Railroad Initiative -- Duties of Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. The commission shall coordinate Kentucky's Underground Railroad initiative in accordance with <br>KRS 171.805. The commission's duties as they relate to this initiative shall include but not be <br>limited to the following: <br>(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 <br>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 <br>Railroad in Kentucky, to include but not be limited to implementing and maintaining a <br>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) Consider the council's recommendations and, contingent on review by the council, present to the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet an annual report and plan for <br>future action; and (6) Pursue public and private funds to carry out the duties set forth in this section. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 49, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 37, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 2, effective <br>June 24, 2003. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and <br>officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of <br>the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section.

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171.812 Underground Railroad Initiative -- Duties of Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. The commission shall coordinate Kentucky's Underground Railroad initiative in accordance with <br>KRS 171.805. The commission's duties as they relate to this initiative shall include but not be <br>limited to the following: <br>(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 <br>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 <br>Railroad in Kentucky, to include but not be limited to implementing and maintaining a <br>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) Consider the council's recommendations and, contingent on review by the council, present to the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet an annual report and plan for <br>future action; and (6) Pursue public and private funds to carry out the duties set forth in this section. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 49, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 37, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 2, effective <br>June 24, 2003. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and <br>officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of <br>the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section.

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Statutes > Kentucky > 171-00 > 812

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171.812 Underground Railroad Initiative -- Duties of Kentucky African-American Heritage Commission. The commission shall coordinate Kentucky's Underground Railroad initiative in accordance with <br>KRS 171.805. The commission's duties as they relate to this initiative shall include but not be <br>limited to the following: <br>(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 <br>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 <br>Railroad in Kentucky, to include but not be limited to implementing and maintaining a <br>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) Consider the council's recommendations and, contingent on review by the council, present to the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet an annual report and plan for <br>future action; and (6) Pursue public and private funds to carry out the duties set forth in this section. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 49, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 37, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 2, effective <br>June 24, 2003. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and <br>officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of <br>the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section.