Bill > HB727

This bill provides $22,275,500 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund to the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies (WKSAFE) Fund in fiscal year 2024-2025, specifically to help the Graves County Fiscal Court replace its county jail. The legislation includes important stipulations about the funding: if the Graves County Fiscal Court receives money from any other source for the jail project, they must reimburse the Commonwealth the exact amount received from the WKSAFE Fund, and these reimbursed funds will be deposited back into the Budget Reserve Trust Fund within 30 days. The appropriated funds will remain available until June 30, 2026, and if not used by that date, must be returned to the Commonwealth. The bill cites the ongoing recovery from December 2021 storms and tornadoes in west Kentucky as the context for this emergency appropriation, and it will take effect immediately upon the Governor's approval or becoming law. The bill is designed to support local infrastructure recovery efforts in a region that experienced significant storm damage.

Budget and Finance

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb727.html