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151.810 State geographer -- Appointment -- Duties.

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151.810 State geographer -- Appointment -- Duties. (1) There is created the Office of State Geographer. The state geographer shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve for a term of one (1) year. No one (1) <br>person shall be appointed state geographer for two (2) terms in succession nor shall <br>the state geographer be from the same institution of higher education as the person <br>immediately preceding him as state geographer. The state geographer shall serve <br>without compensation. (2) The state geographer shall be a person who holds a graduate degree in geography from an accredited college or university and who has demonstrated a professional <br>knowledge of Kentucky geography through his teaching or research activities. (3) To the extent funds permit, the state geographer shall: (a) Utilize the facilities of geography departments of major universities in the state; (b) Advise state officials and agencies on geographic matters; <br>(c) Serve as a resource for teachers of geography and for publishers of geography textbooks and atlases; (d) Assist state and local officials with boundary studies; <br>(e) Advise state and local agencies on mapping and cartographic programs; <br>(f) Assist state and local officials with planning, zoning and land-use studies; <br>(g) Cooperate with other states in exchanging geographic information; and <br>(h) Compile, analyze and disseminate geographic information necessary to perform the foregoing duties. Effective: July 13, 1984 <br>History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.