262.908 Responsibilities of board. (1) The PACE board shall have the following responsibilities: (a) Implementing a Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program in the Commonwealth as provided by this section, including the development and promulgation of any administrative regulation s required; (b) Making decisions in connection with each specific easement purchase to be made with Commonwealth funds from the agricultural enhancement fund; (c) Evaluating, as necessary, potential sites within the Commonwealth on which agricultural conse rvation easements or other property interests are to be acquired, applying the criteria set forth in this section and administrative regulations; and (d) Employing the staff necessary to implement the provisions of this section. (2) (a) The PACE board shal l establish fair, equitable, objective, nondiscriminatory procedures for determining easement purchase priorities. (b) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing policies and procedures for determining easement purchase priorities a nd for purchasing easements. (c) The program criteria shall be designed to ensure that land is selected for easement purchase ng policies and procedures for determining easement purchase priorities a nd for purchasing easements. (c) The program criteria shall be designed to ensure that land is selected for easement purchase because it will make a significant contribution to agricultural production. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Act s ch. 390, sec. 23, effective July 15, 1994.
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