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174.057 Railroad regulation -- Division of Planning -- Administrative regulations.

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174.057 Railroad regulation -- Division of Planning -- Administrative regulations. The Transportation Cabinet shall have the responsibility of regulating railroads within the <br>Commonwealth. The cabinet shall delegate to the Division of Planning within the <br>Department of Highways' Office of Project Development the powers necessary to carry <br>out the provisions of this section. The secretary may employ such personnel as necessary <br>to perform the duties, functions, and responsibilities associated with the regulation of <br>railroads. The division shall have all the powers previously vested in the Kentucky <br>Railroad Commission. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations under <br>KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of this section. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 13, sec. 6, effective June 25, 2009. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 1, effective December 1, 2000. Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters <br>of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a <br>constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad <br>Commission.