KENTUCKY Township Governments (0)

Kentucky ranks 25th among the states in Kentucky has no township governments. number of local governments, with 1,346 as of October 2007. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS (175)

COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (118) School District Governments (175)

The entire area of the state is encompassed by The following types of school districts in county government except the area of the Kentucky are counted as separate former counties of Fayette and Jefferson. governments for census purposes: Effective January 1, 1974, Fayette County consolidated with the City of Lexington to form County school districts a single governmental entity known as Independent (city) school districts "Lexington-Fayette Urban County." Effective January 6, 2003, the City of Louisville and The county school districts encompass the Jefferson County consolidated to form the entire area of the county except for localities ”Louisville-Jefferson County Metro within an independent school district. The Government.” These two governments are independent school districts, by contrast, counted as municipal governments, rather than usually embrace cities of the first five classes, as county governments, in census reporting. although some cities, including Louisville, are served by county school districts. An elected Counties are governed by a fiscal court board of education governs each school composed of the county judge/executive and district. The board may determine the rate of the justices of the peace or the county ad valorem tax levies for school purposes; judge/executive and three elected county may impose additional occupational license, commissioners The county judge/executive is utility gross receipts for satellite and cable an elected official who is a member of and the service, gross receipts license, and excise presiding officer of the fiscal court. Counties taxes; and may issue general obligation bonds operate under home rule. with the approval of the voters.

SUBCOUNTY GENERAL PURPOSE Dependent Public School Systems (0) GOVERNMENTS (419) Kentucky has no dependent public school Municipal Governments (419) systems.

Municipal governments in Kentucky are the Other Educational Activities cities. The cities are classified by the legislature. The classification of cities General law provides for municipal colleges in includes urban counties and first- through second-class cities administered by boards of sixth-class cities. No city may be changed trustees appointed by the mayor and the from one class to another except by legislative legislative body of the city. For the support of action. Communities must have 300 or more the college, the city governing body may levy inhabitants to incorporate. Cities of the first taxes with voter approval, appropriate funds, class may operate under home rule. and issue bonds. A municipal college is classified, for census purposes, as a The "unincorporated urban places" in Kentucky dependent agency of the city it serves. It is not are geographical areas only, without counted as a separate government. associated governmental structure. They are not counted as governments. A municipal college support district may be established by the fiscal court of a county in which such a municipal college is located to provide for a tax levy outside the city area. Special District Governments." Such a district is classified as a dependent agency of the county government and is not Conservation Districts counted as a separate government. Conservation districts may be formed by the In addition, boards of education in cities of the state soil and water conservation commission second class may establish or acquire junior on petition of landowners in the area of the colleges and levy ad valorem taxes for their proposed district and after public hearing and support upon voter approval. These are referendum of property owners. A board of classified as part of the school district seven supervisors governs each district; the operating them and are not counted as initial board includes three supervisors separate governments. appointed by the state soil and water conservation commission and four elected Two or more local boards of education, under supervisors. Their successors are elected. the Interlocal Cooperation Act, may establish The districts may require contributions from educational cooperatives to provide services landowners for services rendered. A district for member districts. Real and personal may request operating funds from the fiscal property may be transferred to the court through the levy of a millage tax or from cooperatives. Cooperatives may employ staff the county’s general funds. transferred from the local boards of education. The Kentucky Board of Education may allot Watershed conservancy districts may be funding to cooperatives to provide educational formed as subdistricts of a conservation district services upon petition, hearing, and referendum. Subject to the approval of the conservation SPECIAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS (634)5, 9 district board, the elected board of directors of these watershed conservancy districts may Kentucky statutes authorize the creation of a levy ad valorem taxes and special variety of special districts or authorities that are assessments and issue bonds. They are not counted as governments. These are counted as separate governments. discussed in detail below. Agricultural districts for the preservation of Ambulance Service Districts farm land also may be created. These districts are governed by the conservation district Districts of this type may be formed by a single supervisors in an ex officio capacity and are city or county or two or more cities or counties thus classified as dependent activities of the or cities within those counties. Districts are conservation district. They are not counted as established by county or city ordinance of each separate governments. member city and county after voter petition and approval by the fiscal court or city legislative Drainage Districts body. As an alternative, these districts may be established by ordinance without petition. Kentucky law provides for the organization of Each ambulance service district is governed by any of the following types of drainage districts a board of directors representing the counties that are counted as governments: and cities served; the number of directors selected by the governing body of each county Drainage, levee, and reclamation or city is determined by statute. The district districts – act of 1918 may levy ad valorem taxes and set service Drainage districts – act of 1912 charges. Under the 1918 law, drainage, levee, and Breaks Interstate Park Commission reclamation districts are established by county ordinance after voter petition, public hearing, This commission is counted under "Virginia-- and approval by the fiscal court. An elected board of drainage commissioners governs counties. The board of directors is appointed each district. The districts may levy by the county judge/executive(s) with the assessments and issue bonds. approval of the fiscal court(s). The boards may levy ad valorem taxes and collect fees. Upon Under the 1912 law, drainage districts are dissolution, the fire protection, ambulance, or established by county ordinance after voter rescue squad districts replaced resume petition, public hearing, and approval by the existence. fiscal court. The county board of drainage commissioners with one elected director per Once an emergency services board assumes district is the governing body for all districts in control over fire, ambulance, or emergency the county formed under the 1912 law. In squad districts, a fiscal court, or fiscal courts counties having 75 or more drainage districts, through an interlocal agreement, may opt to a five-member board of supervisors is elected provide the emergency services either directly by taxpayers within each of five supervisor or through an agency of the county districts designated by the county judge. government with services supported by a These districts may levy assessments and dedicated county ad valorem tax. Boards issue bonds. operating as part of a county government are not counted as separate governments. See Kentucky laws also provide for drainage “Subordinate Agencies and Areas.” corporations, listed below under "Subordinate Agencies and Areas." Fire Protection Districts

East Kentucky Corporation Kentucky law provides for the organization of two types of fire protection districts – fire Formerly known as “The East Kentucky protection or volunteer fire department districts Economic Development and Jobs Creation – which are established by county ordinance Corporation”, this corporation was created by upon petition of voters and following public the legislature to promote development in the hearing and approval by the fiscal court. Both eastern part of the state. It is governed by a types of districts are governed by boards of board of directors including three members trustees consisting of three members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the county judge/executive or appointed by each area development district in mayor in a consolidated government and four the region; the chief executives, or their members elected. District boards may levy ad designees, appointed by the various valorem taxes. Both types of districts also may participating cities and counties in the region; provide ambulance services. and public members appointed by the aforementioned members. The corporation Fire protection subdistricts may be created may fix rentals and fees and issue revenue within the area of an existing fire district upon bonds. petition of landowners to the fiscal court. Subdistricts are governed by the fire protection Emergency Service Boards district board, ex officio, and are not counted as separate governments. These boards are authorized in single counties which have a county-wide fire protection district For fire protection districts established by and and an interlocal agreement to provide fire governed by water district boards, see "Water service to the largest city in the county. Districts," below. Multicounty boards are authorized where at least one county meets the requirements for a Flood Control Districts single county board. The boards replace existing fire protection, ambulance, and rescue Flood control districts are created by the state squad districts. The boards are created by secretary for environmental and public action of the fiscal courts of the participating protection upon petition of landowners. The board of directors is appointed by the county legislation enacted either in 1998 or in 2002. judges/executives of counties in the district and Agencies generally have the powers of a the mayor of any first-, second-, or third-class metropolitan sewer district except when city within the district. The number of directors specified otherwise. representing each member county or city is specified by statute. These districts may levy Under the 1998 legislation, a city of the second an annual ad valorem tax. to sixth class and the county in which it is located or the city and a sanitation district, by Hospital Districts enacting identical agreements, may establish a joint sewer agency. The legislative body of any Hospital districts may be created for one third to sixth class city may, subsequent to county or for two or more counties by the agency formation, by ordinance, elect to be secretary of the cabinet for health and family within the jurisdiction of the joint sewer agency. services following petition by voters to the The governing body is determined in the joint fiscal court(s) of all counties in the proposed agreement. Joint sewer agencies may fix and district, public hearing, approval by the fiscal collect rates and charges and may issue court(s) and ordinance of each fiscal court. revenue bonds. The district board is appointed by the county judge(s)/executive(s) with approval of the fiscal Under the 2002 legislation, as an alternative to court(s),two with each county represented as creating a metropolitan sewer district, any city specified by statute. In circumstances where of the second class and the county within the full complement of five board members has which it is located may by enactment of not been satisfied by statutory appointments, identical ordinances establish a joint sewer the remaining board members are elected by agency. Any city of the third to sixth class the sitting board members from candidates within the county may subsequently, by recommended by the secretary. Hospital ordinance, elect to be within the jurisdiction of district boards may issue revenue bonds, fix the joint agency. The establishing ordinance and collect charges for services, and levy ad determines the governing body. Rates and valorem taxes. charges for services are established by the legislative body of the city and the fiscal court Housing Authorities of the county. Agencies may issue revenue bonds. Any city of the second to sixth class Three of the four types of housing authorities and the county in which it is located may also authorized in Kentucky--county, regional, and authorize revenue bonds. The Paducah- city-county housing authorities--are counted as McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency was special district governments. Housing established under this legislation. authorities may be established by resolution of the respective city or county governing bodies. Joint Utility Agencies The respective city or county governing bodies also appoint the housing authority These entities may be formed through the commissioners. These housing authorities interlocal cooperation act to provide electricity, may issue bonds and establish and collect and natural gas to their member governments. rentals and charges. Both the Public Energy Authority of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Municipal Power Agency Municipal housing authorities are not counted were formed under this law. Both may issue as separate governments. See "Subordinate bonds. Agencies and Areas," below. Joint Water Commissions Joint Sewer Agencies Commissions to provide an adequate supply of Joint sewer agencies to provide sewer and water may be formed by two or more cities; two drainage facilities may be formed under or more water districts; or any combination of cities, water districts, water associations, and Metropolitan Sewer Districts federal agencies. Commissions are created by order of the county judge/executive following Metropolitan sewer districts may be resolution or ordinance of each participant. established by city ordinance to provide joint The commission is composed of members sewerage services in any county containing a appointed by the participating entities. The first- or second-class city. Except in counties commission may fix and collect fees and may containing a consolidated local government issue revenue bonds and no first-class city, a seven-member board governs each district; four members are Land Bank Authorities appointed by the city mayor and three by the county judge/executive. In counties having a Authorities to acquire tax delinquent property city of the first class, the city mayor appoints to provide housing and industries within a four members and the county judge/executive county are created by an interlocal agreement appoints four members to an eight-member between any city, county, or local school board. The district may fix and collect rates district, and the state. The authority governing for sewer services and may issue revenue body consists of one member appointed by bonds. Capital improvements may be financed each participating government, one member through the issuance of bonds with front- appointed by the superintendent of schools of footage assessments or other assessment the county school district or of the independent method or tax by the municipality or county, school district, and one member appointed by subject to public hearings and ordinance. The the Governor. The authorities may fix rentals. Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, created under this legislation, serves a Levee Districts consolidated local government with the only city of the first class in the state. The eight- These districts are authorized in counties with member board is appointed by the mayor. fewer than 200,000 population. The districts are established by county ordinance after voter Construction subdistricts established by petition and approval by the fiscal court. In metropolitan sewer districts are dependent addition, multicounty levee districts may be activities of the parent district and are not formed. The governing body, a board of levee counted as separate governments. commissioners, is appointed by the county judge/executive. The district board may issue Public Library Districts bonds and levy ad valorem taxes and assessments. Under the 1960 and 1964 laws, public library districts may be created by one or more Louisville-Jefferson County Air Pollution counties by county ordinance after voter Control District petition and approval by the fiscal court. The governing body is a board of trustees This district was established under general law chosen by the county judge/executive with the with special application to counties containing approval of the fiscal court from a first- or second-class city. The seven- recommendations by the state department for member district board is appointed by the libraries and archives. The districts may issue mayor of the metro government. The district bonds and levy ad valorem taxes. may certify each year the amount of ad valorem tax revenue it needs. Under a 1944 law, regional libraries may be established by contract by two or more Other air pollution control districts in Kentucky adjacent counties on the initiative of the are governed by the county governing body ex governing bodies or following voter petition and officio and are not counted as separate referendum. A board of trustees, appointed by governments. See "Subordinate Agencies and joint action of the county boards of member Areas," below. counties, governs each district. Their fiscal needs are met by county appropriations; the fix and collect fees. The participating amount to be contributed by each member governments may appropriate funds or levy county is in proportion to the assessed taxes for the benefit of the authorities. valuation of the county. Road Districts Single-county and single-city public libraries created under the 1944 laws are not counted Two types of road districts for the improvement as separate governments. Public libraries and maintenance of roads not designated as established prior to June 13, 1944, are being either county or state roads may be considered as operating under the authority of created. the 1944 law. See “Subordinate Agencies and Areas,” below. Public road districts may be established by county ordinance in cities of the third or fourth Regional Park Authorities class or in cities of the sixth class in counties containing cities of the first or second classes These authorities are created by the fiscal or in unincorporated areas in counties courts of two or more counties or by voter containing cities of the first, second, third or petition and majority vote in each participating fourth classes for the improvement and county. The authorities are governed by a maintenance of public roads following voter board of directors consisting of three citizens petition, public hearing, and approval of the from each participating county appointed by fiscal court. A board of directors appointed by the fiscal courts. Each fiscal court chooses the county judge/executive with the approval of from a list of candidates provided by the cities the fiscal court governs each district. The within the county and by the county planning district may issue bonds and levy special commission if one exists. The authorities may assessments against abutting property owners. levy taxes with voter approval and issue bonds. Subdivision road districts may be established Rescue Squad Districts by county ordinance improvement and maintenance of public roads in residential These districts are created by ordinance of the subdivisions located in unincorporated areas of fiscal court in one or more counties following counties following voter petition, public voter petition, public hearing, and approval of hearing, and approval of the fiscal court. A the fiscal court. The board of directors is seven-member board of trustees is comprised appointed by the county judge/executive, the of four members elected by the residents of mayor of an urban-county, or the chief the district and three appointed by the county executive of another government of each judge with approval of the fiscal court. Districts participating county. All appointments require may levy an ad valorem tax. the approval of the legislative body of the jurisdiction. The districts may levy ad valorem Sanitation Tax Districts taxes. One or more sanitation tax districts may be Riverport Authorities established by resolution of the legislative body on its own initiative or upon petition of the Authorities for the purpose of establishing, metropolitan sewer district in counties with maintaining, and operating riverport and river cities of the first class. A board of five navigation facilities and for acquiring and members appointed by the county developing property to attract river-oriented judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal industry may be created by one or more cities court governs each district. Districts are or counties with the approval of the state authorized to establish a comprehensive transportation cabinet. Authority members are sewage and sewage treatment system, a appointed by the creating governments. The storm water and surface drainage system, or authorities may issue revenue bonds and may both within the district. The metropolitan sewer district may construct and Transit Authorities 3 operate the district system(s) and may issue bonds secured by rentals for construction. The Transit authorities encompassing two or more districts may levy ad valorem taxes. No counties or cities may be established by joint districts formed under this legislation were resolution of the participating governments. A reported in operation as of October 2007. board appointed by the participating governments governs each authority. Transit Sewer Construction Districts authorities may set fares and other charges and issue bonds. In addition, the governments Sewer construction districts may be served by a transit authority may, with voter established by the county judge/executive of approval, levy ad valorem taxes for the benefit any county having a metropolitan sewer of the authority. The Transit Authority of district, upon petition of landowners. A board Northern Kentucky (serving Boone, Campbell, of commissioners, appointed by the county and Kenton counties) and the Fulton City- judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal Fulton County Transit Authority were court, governs each district. The districts may established under this law. levy benefit assessments and issue bonds. Operation and maintenance of completed Transit authorities serving only one county or construction may be contracted for with the city are not counted as separate governments. metropolitan sewer district or the district may See "Subordinate Agencies and Areas," below. be incorporated into the metropolitan sewer district. Urban Service Districts

Construction subdistricts established by A general law of 1960 provides for the metropolitan sewer districts are classified for establishment of these districts by the fiscal census purposes as adjuncts of the parent court, after petition of the voters, for any of the district and are not counted as separate following purposes: police and fire protection; governments. As of October 2007, all districts construction and maintenance of streets, previously formed under this legislation have alleys, and walks; library services; garbage and merged into the Louisville-Jefferson County trash collection and disposal; street lighting Metro Sewer District. and cleaning; parks and playgrounds; and sewer, drainage, and sewage treatment Solid Waste Management Districts services and facilities. A council, elected by the voters, governs each district. The district Districts of this type are established by one or may fix and collect fees for services and may more counties by county ordinance after voter levy assessments. petition, public hearing, and approval by the fiscal court. The composition of the board of Water Districts directors is determined by the fiscal court: 1) the district board may consist of the county After a finding of need by the Public Service judge/executive of each county in the district Commission of Kentucky, districts for plus the mayor of the most populous city in acquiring, maintaining, and operating water each of these counties or 2) the district board facilities and sewage disposal systems are may be appointed by the county established by ordinance of the fiscal court judge/executive subject to confirmation by the after petition of landowners, public hearing, respective fiscal court. Solid waste and approval by the fiscal court. The county management districts may fix and collect fees, judge/executive appoints a board of levy ad valorem taxes, and issue bonds. commissioners for each district. The district Districts established prior to June 17, 1978, board may issue bonds, levy benefit may be named “garbage and refuse districts.” assessments, and fix and collect fees. These districts also may acquire and operate gas distribution systems if the primary supply is within the district or county except in counties Municipal housing authorities (municipal). with cities of the first class. The districts may Cities of all classes may create a housing establish fire protection districts coterminous authority. The authority board consists of the with the establishing district and administered mayor of the city plus members appointed by by the water district board. For fire protection the mayor with the approval of the city districts governed by a separate board, see governing body. The sponsoring city "Fire Protection Districts," above. government may issue bonds for housing projects payable solely from housing authority SUBORDINATE AGENCIES AND AREAS income. The authority may charge rentals for use of facilities and accept financial and other Shown below are various governmental aid from the federal and municipal designations in Kentucky that have certain governments and other public agencies (see characteristics of governmental units but that "Special District Governments," above, for are classified in census statistics as county, city-county, and regional housing subordinate agencies of the state or local authorities). governments and are not counted as separate governments. Legal provisions for some of the Nonprofit corporations financing public larger of these are discussed below (see facilities (county, municipal, school district, "Public School Systems," above, regarding special district). A number of nonprofit educational agencies of this nature). corporations have been established in Kentucky to finance public facilities. Such Joint sewer agencies (county or municipal). corporations may be established by any These agencies that provide sewer and county, city, school district, or other political drainage facilities are established jointly by subdivision. The governing body is comprised ordinance of the governing body of a second to of public officials of the establishing sixth class city and the governing body of the governmental agency as ex officio members or county within which the city is located or by a of individuals appointed by the governmental second to sixth class city and a sanitation agency or public officials of the governmental district. The agency is administered either as a agency. These corporations may negotiate separate entity or by a jointly appointed lease-rental agreements with the establishing administrator, joint board, or one of the government and may issue revenue bonds. merging entities, as set out in the ordinance creating the joint agency. Agency revenues State Properties and Building Commission are from rates, rentals, and charges fixed by (state). This commission was created by act of the city and county governing bodies acting the legislature for the purpose of issuing debt jointly. Bond issues require the approval of the to finance development of state and local city and county governing bodies. government public facilities, including assistance to school districts in financing public Kentucky Housing Corporation (state). This school building projects, and for industrial agency was created to provide mortgage credit development projects. In addition, the for low- and moderate-income housing. The commission must approve any debt issued for corporation is governed by a 13-member board the state or any of its agencies by or on behalf of directors consisting of eight members of the Kentucky Economic Development appointed by the Governor, plus the Lieutenant Finance Authority and any bonds for some Governor, the secretary of finance and economic development purposes. administration, the commissioner of the Commission members are the Governor, the Governor’s office for local development, the Lieutenant Governor, the attorney general, the attorney general, and the secretary of the secretary of the cabinet for economic cabinet for economic development. The development, and the secretary of the finance corporation may fix and collect fees in and administration cabinet. The commission connection with its loans and issue revenue may charge rentals for its facilities and issue bonds. revenue bonds. Turnpike projects (state). The state Authority department of transportation may construct Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission and maintain turnpike projects, issue revenue Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan bonds to finance the projects, and collect tolls Corporation for their use. In 1960, the Kentucky Turnpike Kentucky Authority for Educational Television Authority was created as a state agency to Kentucky Center for the Arts Corporation provide an alternate method for the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education construction and financing of turnpike projects. Kentucky Economic Development Finance The authority board consists of the Governor, Authority (Formerly the Kentucky Rural the Lieutenant Governor, the secretary of Economic Development Authority) transportation, the state highway engineer, the Kentucky Economic Development Partnership secretary of finance and administration, the (Formerly the Kentucky Development Finance secretary of economic development, and the Authority) attorney general. The authority may collect Kentucky Educational Savings Plan Trust tolls and rentals for its facilities and issue Kentucky Educational Television Authority revenue bonds. Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance Authority Urban renewal and community Kentucky Grain Insurance Corporation development agencies and local Kentucky Health and Geriatric Authority development authorities (municipal or Kentucky Health Care Improvement Authority county). These agencies and authorities may Kentucky Higher Education Assistance be created by resolution of the governing body Authority of a county or municipality. Board members Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan are appointed by the chief executive officer of Corporation the city or the county judge/executive with the Kentucky Horse Park Commission (formerly approval of the city or county governing body. the Kentucky Horse Park Authority) Revenues include taxes levied by communities Kentucky Horse Racing Authority within the area of operation and the proceeds *Kentucky Infrastructure Authority of bonds issued by these communities, Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities appropriations from the sponsoring Construction Authority government, and tax increments. These Kentucky Lottery Corporation agencies and authorities may issue revenue Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission bonds. Kentucky River Authority Kentucky Savings Bond Authority Other examples include: Kentucky School Facilities Construction Commission (formerly Kentucky School State 1,4, 6, 7 Building Authority) Kentucky Sports Authority Agriculture Water Quality Authority Kentucky State Fair Board Appalachian/Kentucky Artisans Gateway Kentucky Tobacco Settlement Trust Center Authority Corporation Area development districts Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Authority Churchill Downs Authority Kentucky Wood Products Competitiveness Covered wooden bridge authorities Corporation Early Childhood Development Authority Mining and Minerals Trust Fund Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center Northern Kentucky Convention Center Corporation Corporation Enterprise Zone Authority of Kentucky World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. Governmental Services Center Authority Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation Kentucky Agriculture Resources Development County 2, 8 Tourism and convention commissions (municipal) Air boards or airport authorities (county) Transit authorities (single city) Air pollution control districts Urban County Health Boards (Lexington- Community improvement districts (in counties Fayette) containing cities of the first, second, third, or fourth class) Joint city-county Cooperative extension service districts (sometimes called "extension districts") Air boards or airport authorities (joint city- Buildings commissions county) County health boards Area planning commissions District health boards City-county health departments (county with Drainage corporations second class city) Emergency service boards Industrial development authorities Independent district health departments Interlocal Cooperation Act - separate Industrial development authorities administrative entities created under Mental health and mental retardation taxing Joint park and recreation boards (joint city- districts county) Public health taxing districts Mental health and mental retardation taxing Public libraries (single county) districts Regional jail authorities Motor vehicle parking authorities (joint county- Sanitation districts city) Surface water drainage districts Tourism and convention commissions (joint Tourism and convention commissions (county) county-city) Transit authorities (single county) Kentucky laws also provide for various types of Municipal local areas for election purposes and administration of justice. Air boards or airport authorities (city) Bridge commissions 1. The following state entities were abolished Industrial development authorities by executive order and subsequent legislative Joint park and recreation boards (joint city) amendment, effective June 16, 2006: the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Health Board Kentucky Savings Bond Authority, the County Louisville-Jefferson County Board of Health Officials Compensation Board, the including Family Health Center, Inc. clinics Procurement Advisory Council, the Charitable Louisville-Jefferson County Regional Airport Asset Administration Board, the Kentucky Authority (formerly Louisville-Jefferson County Pollution Abatement Authority (powers Air Board) previously transferred to the Kentucky Louisville Science Center Infrastructure Authority), the Water Resources Louisville Water Company Finance Authority (powers previously Management districts (first class cities and transferred to the Kentucky Infrastructure urban counties) Authority), the Central State Hospital Recovery Management districts (cities of the second Authority, and the Governor’s Advisory through sixth class) Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. Mental health and mental retardation taxing districts 2. Authorizing legislation for neighborhood Motor vehicle parking authorities (single city improvement districts was repealed in 1986, and urban county) but existing districts of this type may continue Public libraries (cities of the first class) in operation. Public libraries (cities of the second through sixth class) 3. The Transit Authority of River City was Service districts in urban counties reclassified as being dependent on the consolidated Louisville-Jefferson County Metro 6. The Capital Plaza Authority was repealed in government. 1998.

4. The East Kentucky Corporation and the 7. The Kentucky Recycling Brokerage West Kentucky Corporation, classified as state Authority was repealed effective July 15, 1998. dependent for the 2002 Census of Governments, were reinstated as special 8. Neighborhood improvement districts were districts for the 2007 Census of Governments. repealed effective July 15, 1986. The West Kentucky Corporation was repealed effective June 26, 2007. 9. The West Fork Drakes Creek Dam and Reservoir Interstate Authority does not exist 5. The Red Fox Tri-County Cooperative and plans for the dam and reservoir have been Corporation was abolished effective June 16, abandoned. While the statute remains active 2006. in Kentucky, Tennessee has repealed the authorizing statute.