United States — Kentucky Statutes

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  KRS § 96.500 Administration of income and revenues.

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  The city legislative body may, by ordinance, set rules it considers necessary for managing waterworks income and revenues and for protecting bondholders.

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  KRS § 96.510 Payment of encumbrance existing at time of acquisition of waterworks.

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  An ordinance may create a fund for a waterworks encumbered when acquired, and must set aside enough revenue to satisfy the secured debt or lien requirements.

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  KRS § 96.520 City of the home rule class or urban-county government may acquire and operate electric light, heat, and power plants -- Regulation of provision of telecommunications services or municipal telephone service -- Interconnection agreements with utilities or utility affiliates -- Bonds.

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  A home rule city or urban-county government may own and operate electric, heat, power, and related telecommunications facilities, including through interconnection agreements and joint arrangements.

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  KRS § 96.530 Operation of electric light, heat, and power plants -- Utility commission.

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  Cities operating these plants must create a utility commission, and the commission must manage the plant, set employee terms, follow rate rules, and pay surplus revenue to the city.

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  KRS § 96.531 Regulation of telecommunications services provided by municipal utility.

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  A city legislative body may provide telecommunications service. A city that controls a qualifying municipal utility must follow KRS Chapter 278 for telephone service only, like other nonmunicipal telephone providers.

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  KRS § 96.533 Director of utility board or commission.

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  Directors of municipal utility boards or commissions must act in good faith, on an informed basis, and in the utility’s best interest, and they may rely on certain information sources when those sources appear reliable and competent.

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  KRS § 96.534 Rate increase for municipally owned electric utilities -- Rates to be uniform.

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  Municipally owned electric utilities may not raise service rates except after a public hearing with reasonable notice, and their rates and service standards must be the same inside and outside the corporate limits.

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  KRS § 96.535 Water plant or electric light, heat and power plant of city with population of 8,000 or more -- Maintenance, operation and depreciation funds for -- Payment of surplus to general fund of city -- Fair return on property.

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  For certain city-owned utilities in cities of 8,000 or more, the city must create a special fund for utility revenue, and utility rates must be set to cover bond payments, operations, maintenance, and depreciation.

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  KRS § 96.536 City owned light, water, or gas plant may pay tax equivalent to school district.

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  A publicly owned light, water, or gas plant may pay a school district board of education an amount based on book value and the school tax rate, but only if the plant board adopts a unanimous resolution and the payment is made by January 1.

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  KRS § 96.537 City operated natural gas distribution system -- Bonds -- Negotiated sale.

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  A city legislative body may authorize revenue bonds for a municipal natural gas system, including negotiated sale, and negotiated sales are exempt from KRS 424.360.

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  KRS § 96.5375 Rights of city owning or operating natural gas system to sell natural gas within and without city boundaries -- Limitations -- Prohibitions -- Definitions. (Effective until July 15, 2026)

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  Cities that own and operate municipal natural gas systems may extend service and sell gas, but the section limits where and when they can do so.

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  KRS § 96.5375 Rights of city owning or operating natural gas system to sell natural gas within and without city boundaries -- Municipal interlocal gas utility -- Limitations -- Prohibitions -- Definitions. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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  Cities and certain municipal gas utilities may extend or build natural gas systems and sell gas, but there are limits on service extensions and condemnations.

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  KRS § 96.538 Right of existing utility in annexed area.

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  Existing utilities keep the dominant right to continue service in certain annexed areas.

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  KRS § 96.539 Development of rules to govern extension of water and sewer service by city.

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  City-owned water or sewer utilities must make rules for service extensions, and those rules can require applicants to pay part of extension costs.

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  KRS § 96.5395 Public hearing required for city-owned or city-controlled electric generating facility considering acquiring property for wind-based electric generating facility.

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  A city-owned or city-controlled electric generating entity must hold a public meeting before acquiring property for a wind-based electric generating facility, and the meeting must be held within 30 days of a request.

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  KRS § 96.540 Restrictions on conveyance or encumbrance of waterworks or lighting system by a city of the home rule class.

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  A home rule city generally cannot sell, lease, convey, or encumber its lighting system or waterworks system, or the income from them, unless the required voter or legislative approval is obtained.

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  KRS § 96.5405 Sale, lease, or transfer of utility system in emergency by city with population of less than 1,000 -- Procedure.

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  A small city may sell, lease, or transfer its utility system in an emergency if it gets two-thirds customer approval by petition and follows the section’s ordinance and hearing steps.

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  KRS § 96.5407 Home heating assistance fund.

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  A municipal electric power system may set up a home heating assistance fund and use it to help customers prevent home heating shutoffs.

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  KRS § 96.541 Definitions for KRS 96.542 to 96.546.

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  This section defines “acquire” for KRS 96.542 to 96.546.

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  KRS § 96.542 Power of city of any class to acquire and operate artificial gas system -- Acquisition of existing system.

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  Any city may acquire, maintain, and operate an artificial gas system, including extensions and necessary appurtenances.

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