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HB 808 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to recreation and tourism development.

Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 148 to terms; establish the Dream Big Burnside Development Authority to establish, maintain, and promote a recreational and resort park system surrounding General Burnside Lake; establish board membership and executive director requirements of the authority; establish the duties and purposes of the authority; require that bond debt service be payable solely from the revenue of the bonds; provide that a landowner that has a contractual agreement with the authority for use of private land as part of a recreational area does not waive any protection granted to the landowner by KRS 411.190.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Mar 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renamed from 'Dream Big Burnside Development Authority' to 'Burnside Island Development Authority' (BIDA), and the scope was narrowed from a broader 'General Burnside Island' to a more specific 'General Burnside Island State Park' area. The authority's purpose was updated to focus on developing and promoting lodging, restaurant facilities, and recreational amenities specifically for public park purposes to boost economic development and tourism. The board composition was restructured with updated appointing authorities and roles, and the authority's operational requirements were modified to include specific notification procedures to local officials.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from a general island development project to a more specific state park-focused development, with the authority's purpose now explicitly tied to public park purposes rather than general development.
DEFINITION

Changed the authority name from 'Dream Big Burnside Development Authority' to 'Burnside Island Development Authority' (BIDA) throughout the bill.

Redefined 'General Burnside Island' from a 430-acre island to specifically mean the 'General Burnside Island State Park' area.

SCOPE

Updated the authority's purpose to focus on developing lodging, restaurant facilities, and recreational amenities specifically for public park purposes to increase economic development and tourism.

REQUIREMENT

Modified operational requirements to include specific notification procedures to Pulaski County judge/executive, mayors of Burnside and Somerset, and other officials within 14 days of the authority becoming operational.

Changed board composition from 14 members to 12 members with updated appointing authorities, including specific roles for Tourism Cabinet, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Auditor, and various local officials.

Updated board member appointment procedures, including specific terms and nonvoting member designations for certain representatives.

TECHNICAL

Changed page count from 12 pages to 10 pages, indicating a reduction in overall bill length.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

102–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 104
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican83
81 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.