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HB303 • 2026

AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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P. Stevenson
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2026-01-16
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01/16/26: to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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  • AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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  1. 2026-01-16 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  2. 2026-01-09 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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AN ACT relating to appropriations providing financing and conditions for the 1
operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the Transportation Cabinet of the 2
Commonwealth of Kentucky. 3
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 4
Section 1. The Transportation Cabinet Budget is as follows: 5
PART I 6
OPERATING BUDGET 7
(1) Funds Appropriations: There is appropriated out of the General Fund, Road 8
Fund, Restricted Funds accounts, or Federal Funds accounts for the fiscal year beginning 9
July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and 10
ending June 30, 2027, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and ending June 30, 11
2028, the following discrete sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Appropriated 12
funds are included pursuant to KRS 48.700 and 48.710. Each appropriation is made by 13
source of respective fund or funds accounts. Appropriations for the budget units of the 14
Transportation Cabinet are subject to the provisions of Chapters 12, 42, 45, and 48 of the 15
Kentucky Revised Statutes and compliance with the conditions and procedures s et forth 16
in this Act. 17
A. TRANSPORTATION CABINET 18
Budget Units 19
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 20
2026-27 2027-28 21
General Fund 500,000 500,000 22
Restricted Funds 2,801,000 2,741,700 23
Road Fund 82,689,200 83,390,700 24
TOTAL 85,990,200 86,632,400 25
(1) Biennial Highway Construction Plan: The Secretary of the Transportation 26
Cabinet shall produce a single document that shall detail the enacted fiscal biennium 27
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2026-2028 Biennial Highway Construction Program and the 2028 -2032 Highwa y 1
Preconstruction Program Plan. 2
(2) Adopt-A-Highway Litter Program: The Transportation Cabinet and the 3
Energy and Environment Cabinet may receive, accept, and solicit grants, contributions of 4
money, property, labor, or other things of value from any govern mental agency, 5
individual, nonprofit organization, or private business to be used for the Adopt -a-6
Highway Litter Program or other statewide litter programs. Any contribution of this 7
nature shall be deemed to be a contribution to a state agency for a public purpose and 8
shall be treated as Restricted Funds under KRS Chapter 45 and reported according to 9
KRS Chapter 48, and shall not be subject to restrictions set forth under KRS Chapter 10
11A. 11
(3) Riverport Improvements: Included in the above General Fund approp riation 12
is $500,000 in each fiscal year to improve public riverports within Kentucky. The 13
Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet, in conjunction with the Kentucky Water 14
Transportation Advisory Board, shall determine how the funds are distributed. 15
2. AVIATION 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
General Fund 1,165,500 1,183,700 18
Restricted Funds 18,921,300 18,947,400 19
Federal Funds 500,800 500,800 20
Road Fund 835,900 833,700 21
TOTAL 21,423,500 21,465,600 22
(1) Operational Costs: Notwithstanding KRS 183.525( 5), the above Restricted 23
Funds appropriation includes operational costs of the program in each fiscal year. 24
(2) Debt Service: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation is $835,900 in 25
fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $833,700 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for debt service on 26
previously authorized bonds. Notwithstanding KRS 183.525, $835,900 in fiscal year 27
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2026-2027 and $833,700 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 is transferred to the Road Fund from 1
the Kentucky Aviation Economic Development Fund to support debt service on tho se 2
bonds. 3
3. DEBT SERVICE 4
2026-27 2027-28 5
Road Fund 100,330,300 103,213,000 6
(1) Economic Development Road Lease -Rental Payments: Included in the 7
above Road Fund appropriation is $100,080,300 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and 8
$102,963,000 in fiscal yea r 2027 -2028 for Economic Development Road lease -rental 9
payments relating to projects financed by Economic Development Road Revenue Bonds 10
previously authorized by the General Assembly and issued by the Kentucky Turnpike 11
Authority. 12
(2) Debt Payment Acceleration Fund Account: Notwithstanding KRS 175.505, 13
no portion of the revenues to the state Road Fund provided by the adjustments in KRS 14
138.220(2), excluding KRS 177.320 and 177.365, shall accrue to the Debt Payment 15
Acceleration Fund account during the 2026-2028 fiscal biennium. 16
4. HIGHWAYS 17
2026-27 2027-28 18
Restricted Funds 197,654,900 198,294,800 19
Federal Funds 1,275,288,600 1,284,495,000 20
Road Fund 1,167,096,400 1,215,769,000 21
TOTAL 2,640,039,900 2,698,558,800 22
(1) Debt Service: Included in the above Federal Funds appropriation is 23
$69,146,800 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $11,351,900 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for debt 24
service on Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds previously 25
appropriated by the General Assembly. 26
(2) Biennial Highway Construction Program: Included in the State Supported 27
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Construction Program is $598,505,900 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $624,807,200 in 1
fiscal year 2027 -2028 from the Road Fund for state construction projects in the 2026 -2
2028 Biennial Highway Construction Program. 3
(3) Highway Construction Contingency Account: Included in the State 4
Supported Construction Program is $31,000,000 in Road Fund each year for the Highway 5
Construction Contingency Account. Notwithstanding KRS 224.43 -505(2)(d), included in 6
the Highway Construction Contingency Account is $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for the 7
Kentucky Pride Fund created in KRS 224.43 -505. Also included in the Highway 8
Construction Contingency Account for Railroads is $1,600,000 in each fisc al year for 9
public safety and service improvements which shall not be expended unless matched with 10
non-state funds equaling at least 20 percent of the total amount for any individual project. 11
Additionally, in each fiscal year, up to $350,000 of the $1,600, 000 appropriation may be 12
used to research the merits and responsibilities of the Kentucky Rail Office in the 13
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and establish and administer the Kentucky Rail Office. 14
(4) County Priority Projects Program: Included in the State Supported 15
Construction program is $20,000,000 in each fiscal year from the Road Fund for the 16
County Priority Projects program to assist with county and city roads. 17
(5) County and City Bridge Improvement Program: Included in the State 18
Supported Constructi on Program is $25,000,000 in each fiscal year in Road Fund to 19
support the County and City Bridget Improvement Program. 20
(6) 2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction Plan: Projects in the enacted 21
2024-2026 Biennial Highway Construction Plan are authorized t o continue their current 22
authorization into the 2026 -2028 fiscal biennium. If projects in previously enacted 23
highway construction plans conflict with the 2026 -2028 Biennial Highway Construction 24
Plan, the projects in the 2026 -2028 Biennial Highway Construct ion Plan shall control. 25
The Secretary shall make every effort to maintain highway program delivery by adhering 26
to the timeframes included in the 2026 -2028 Biennial Highway Construction Plan for 27
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those projects. 1
(7) Kentucky Transportation Center: Notwithstanding KRS 177.320(4), 2
included in the above Road Fund appropriation is $290,000 in each fiscal year for the 3
Kentucky Transportation Center. 4
(8) State Match Provisions: The Transportation Cabinet is authorized to utilize 5
state construction moneys or Toll Credits to match federal highway moneys. 6
(9) Federal Aid Highway Funds: If additional federal highway moneys are 7
made available to Kentucky by the United States Congress, the funds shall be used 8
according to the following priority: (a) Any demonstration -specific or project -specific 9
moneys shall be used on the project identified; and (b) All other funds shall be used to 10
ensure that projects in the fiscal biennium 2026 -2028 Biennial Highway Construction 11
Plan are funded. If additional federal moneys remain aft er these priorities are met, the 12
Transportation Cabinet may select projects from the Highway Preconstruction Program. 13
(10) Road Fund Cash Management: The Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet 14
may continue the Cash Management Plan to address the policy of the General Assembly 15
to expeditiously initiate and complete projects in the fiscal biennium 2026 -2028 Biennial 16
Highway Construction Plan. Notwithstanding KRS Chapter 45, specifically including 17
KRS 45.242 and 45.244, the Secretary may concurrently advance projects in the Biennial 18
Highway Construction Plan by employing management techniques that maximize the 19
Cabinet's ability to contract for and effectively administer the project work. Under the 20
approved Cash Management Plan, the Secretary shall continuously ensure that the 21
unspent project and Road Fund balances available to the Transportation Cabinet are 22
sufficient to meet expenditures consistent with appropriations provided. The 23
Transportation Cabinet shall provide quarterly reports to the Interim Joint Com mittee on 24
Appropriations and Revenue when the General Assembly is not in session and the 25
Standing Committees on Appropriations and Revenue when the General Assembly is in 26
session beginning July 1, 2026. 27
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(11) Carry Forward of Appropriation Balances: Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, 1
unexpended Road Fund and General Fund appropriations in the Highways budget unit for 2
the Construction program, the Maintenance program, and the Research program in fiscal 3
year 2025 -2026 and in fiscal year 2026 -2027 shall not lapse but shall carry forward. 4
Unexpended Federal Funds and Restricted Funds appropriations in the Highways budget 5
unit for the Construction program, the Maintenance program, the Equipment Services 6
program, the Research program, and the Eastern Kentucky State Aid Fu nding for 7
Emergencies (EKSAFE) program in fiscal year 2025 -2026 and in fiscal year 2026 -2027, 8
up to the amount of ending cash balances and unissued Highway and GARVEE Bond 9
Funds, to include any interest income earned on those bond funds, and grant balances 10
shall not lapse but shall carry forward. 11
(12) Federally Supported Construction Program: Included in the above Federal 12
Funds appropriation is $1,244,953,200 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $1,253,986,000 in 13
fiscal year 2027-2028 for federal construction projects. 14
(13) Highways Maintenance: Included in the above Highways Road Fund 15
appropriation is $493,714,500 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $514,624,600 in fiscal year 16
2027-2028 for Highways Maintenance. Highways Maintenance positions may be filled to 17
the extent t he above funding level and the Highways Maintenance continuing 18
appropriation are sufficient to support those positions. 19
(14) Delayed Projects Status Report: The Secretary of the Transportation 20
Cabinet shall report by September 30 of each fiscal year to the Interim Joint Committee 21
on Transportation any project included in the enacted Biennial Highway Construction 22
Plan which has been delayed beyond the fiscal year for which the project was authorized. 23
The report shall include: 24
(a) The county name; 25
(b) The Transportation Cabinet project identification number; 26
(c) The route where the project is located; 27
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(d) The length of the project; 1
(e) A description of the project and the scope of improvement; 2
(f) The type of local, state, or federal funds to be used on the project; 3
(g) The stage of development for the design, right -of-way, utility, and 4
construction phases; 5
(h) The fiscal year in which each phase of the project was scheduled to 6
commence; 7
(i) The estimated cost for each phase of the project; 8
(j) A detailed description of the circumstances leading to the delay; and 9
(k) The same information required in paragraphs (a) to (i) of this subsection for 10
the project or projects advanced with funds initially scheduled for the delayed project. 11
(15) Maintenance Reentry Emplo yment Program: Included in the above Road 12
Fund appropriation is $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to support contracting with a 13
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or other entity that employs individuals on probation or 14
parole supervision to perform crew -based maintenance services. These individuals will 15
be selected with input from the Department of Corrections and shall provide assistance 16
with litter abatement, graffiti removal, and vegetation control. 17
(16) Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds Reauthorization: 18
The $150,000,000 GARVEE Bonds authorized in 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 180, Part I, 4., (15) 19
are reauthorized. 20
(17) Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds Debt Service: 21
Included in the above Federal fund appropriation is $7,713,200 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 22
and $15,426,400 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for debt service payments related to the I -69 23
Ohio River crossing. Included in the above Road Fund appropriation is $1,928,300 in 24
fiscal year 2026-2027 and $3,856,600 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for debt service payments 25
related to the I-69 Ohio River crossing. 26
(18) Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds Reauthorization: 27
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The $150,000,000 GARVEE Bonds authorized in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 21 4, Part I, 4., (15) 1
are reauthorized. 2
(19) Reauthorized Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Bonds 3
Debt Service: Included in the above Federal fund appropriation is $15,426,400 in each 4
fiscal year for debt service payments related to the Brent Spence Bridge Project. 5
Included in the above Road Fund appropriation is $3,856,000 in each fiscal year for debt 6
service payments related to Brent Spence Bridge Project. 7
(20) I-69 Ohio River Crossing: Notwithstanding 2024 Ky Acts ch. 223, sec. 55, 8
the appropriation set forth in that section is not contingent upon award of a federal 9
Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant and sha ll be allocated to the 2024 -2026 Biennial 10
Highway Construction Plan project number 2-1088.52. 11
(21) I-69 Ohio River Crossing: Notwithstanding KRS 176.431(1)(a), the 2024 -12
2026 Biennial Highway Construction Plan project number 2 -1088.52 may utilize design -13
build procurement methods. 14
(22) I-69 Ohio River Crossing: Pursuant to KRS 175B.020(10)(a)(5), the General 15
Assembly hereby authorizes the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority 16
(KPTIA) to act as the developing and issuing authority as described in KRS 175B.025, as 17
necessary to facilitate the completion, operating, and maintenance of the I -69 Ohio River 18
Crossing Project and hereby ratifies the financial plan for the Project adopted by KPTIA 19
Resolution 2025-1 and the bi -state development agreemen t for the Project approved by 20
KPTIA Resolution 2025-2. 21
5. JUDGMENTS 22
(1) Payment of Judgments: Road Fund resources required to pay judgments 23
shall be transferred from the State Construction Account at the time when actual 24
payments must be disbursed from the State Treasury. 25
6. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 26
2026-27 2027-28 27
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General Fund 15,093,500 15,093,500 1
Restricted Funds 735,100 749,600 2
Federal Funds 41,838,100 41,873,800 3
TOTAL 57,666,700 57,716,900 4
(1) Nonpublic School Transportation: Included in the above General Fund 5
appropriation is $5,000,000 in each fiscal year for nonpublic school transportation. 6
7. REVENUE SHARING 7
2026-27 2027-28 8
Road Fund 341,452,400 360,734,600 9
(1) County Road Aid Program: Included in the above Road Fund ap propriation 10
is $128,963,300 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $136,265,000 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for 11
the County Road Aid Program in accordance with KRS 177.320, 179.410, 179.415, and 12
179.440. Notwithstanding KRS 177.320(2) and (4), the above amount has been reduced 13
by $38,000 in each year, which has been appropriated to the Highways budget unit for 14
the support of the Kentucky Transportation Center. 15
(2) Rural Secondary Program: Included in the above Road Fund appropriation 16
is $156,447,400 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $165,305,200 in fiscal year 2027 -2028 for 17
the Rural Secondary Program in accordance with KRS 177.320, 177.330, 177.340, 18
177.350, and 177.360. Notwithstanding KRS 177.320(1) and (4), the above amount has 19
been reduced by $46,000 in each year, which h as been appropriated to the Highways 20
budget unit for the support of the Kentucky Transportation Center. 21
(3) Municipal Road Aid Program: Included in the above Road Fund 22
appropriation is $54,263,200 in fiscal year 2026 -2027 and $57,335,500 in fiscal year 23
2027-2028 for the Municipal Road Aid Program in accordance with KRS 177.365, 24
177.366, and 177.369. Notwithstanding KRS 177.320(4) and 177.365(1), the above 25
amount has been reduced by $16,000 in each year, which has been appropriated to the 26
Highways budget unit for the support of the Kentucky Transportation Center. 27
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(4) Energy Recovery Road Fund: Included in the above Road Fund 1
appropriation is $181,000 in each fiscal year for the Energy Recovery Road Fund in 2
accordance with KRS 177.977, 177.9771, 177.978, 177.979, and 177.981. 3
(5) Continuation of the Flex Funds and the 80/20 Bridge Replacement 4
Programs: The Transportation Cabinet shall continue the Flex Funds and the 80/20 5
Bridge Replacement Programs within the Rural Secondary Program. 6
8. VEHICLE REGULATION 7
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 8
Restricted Funds -0- 23,983,900 22,826,200 9
Federal Funds -0- 4,627,100 4,627,100 10
Road Fund 5,035,600 80,210,100 77,927,900 11
TOTAL 5,035,600 108,821,100 105,381,200 12
TOTAL - TRANSPORTATION CABINET 13
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 14
General Fund -0- 16,759,000 16,777,200 15
Restricted Funds -0- 244,096,200 243,559,700 16
Federal Funds -0- 1,322,254,600 1,331,496,700 17
Road Fund 5,035,600 1,772,614,300 1,841,868,900 18
SUBTOTAL 5,035,600 3,355,724,100 3,433,702,500 19
PART II 20
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 21
(1) Capital Construction Fund Appropriations and Reauthorizations: 22
Moneys in the Capital Construction Fund are appropriated for the following capital 23
projects subject to the conditions and p rocedures in this Act. Items listed without 24
appropriated amounts are previously authorized for which no additional amount is 25
required. These items are listed in order to continue their current authorization into the 26
2026-2028 fiscal biennium. Unless otherw ise specified, reauthorized projects shall 27
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conform to the original authorization enacted by the General Assembly. 1
(2) Expiration of Existing Line -Item Capital Construction Projects: All 2
appropriations to existing line-item capital construction projects expire on June 30, 2026, 3
unless reauthorized in this Act with the following exceptions: (a) A construction contract 4
for the project shall have been awarded by June 30, 2026; (b) Permanent financing or a 5
short-term line of credit sufficient to cover the total authorized project scope shall have 6
been obtained in the case of projects authorized for bonds, if the authorized project 7
completes an initial draw on the line of credit within the biennium immediately 8
subsequent to the original authorization; and (c) Gran t or loan agreements, if applicable, 9
shall have been finalized and properly signed by all necessary parties. Notwithstanding 10
the criteria set forth in this subsection and KRS 45.229 and 45.770(5)(d), funds 11
appropriated to the 2024 -2026 and 2026-2028 fiscal biennia maintenance pools shall not 12
lapse and shall carry forward. 13
(3) Bond Proceeds Investment Income: Investment income earned from bond 14
proceeds beyond that which is required to satisfy Internal Revenue Service arbitrage 15
rebates and penalties and ex cess bond proceeds upon the completion of a bond -financed 16
capital project shall be used to pay debt service according to the Internal Revenue Service 17
Code and accompanying regulations. 18
(4) Appropriations for Projects Not Line -Itemized: Inasmuch as the 19
identification of specific projects cannot be ascertained with absolute certainty at this 20
time, amounts are appropriated for specific purposes to projects which are not 21
individually identified in this Act in the following areas: maintenance pools. 22
Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, projects estimated to cost $1,000,000 and 23
over and equipment estimated to cost $200,000 and over shall be reported to the Capital 24
Projects and Bond Oversight Committee. 25
A. TRANSPORTATION CABINET 26
Budget Units 2026-27 2027-28 27
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1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT 1
001. Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 2
Road Fund 7,500,000 7,500,000 3
002. Ballard County Maintenance Facility and Salt Storage Additional 4
Reauthorization ($3,513,000 Road Fund) 5
Road Fund -0- 500,000 6
003. Construct Hopkins County Maintenance and Salt Storage Additional 7
Reauthorization ($2,770,000 Road Fund) 8
Road Fund -0- 200,000 9
004. Construct Breckinridge County Maintenance and Salt Facility Additional 10
Reauthorization ($3,500,000 Road Fund) 11
005. Whitley County Maintenance Facility and Salt Structure Additional 12
Reauthorization ($4,500,000 Road Fund) 13
Road Fund 400,000 -0- 14
006. Construct District 2 Office and Materials Lab Additional Reauthorization 15
($2,000,000 Road Fund) 16
Road Fund -0- 250,000 17
2. AVIATION 18
001. Aircraft Major Maintenance Pool - 2026-2028 19
Investment Income 1,200,000 1,200,000 20
002. Construct Capital City Airport Terminal Building Reauthorization 21
($9,000,000 Restricted Funds) 22
003. Construct One Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Reauthorization ($6,910,000 23
Restricted Funds) 24
004. Construct Sixteen New T -Hangers Reauthorization ($2,750,000 Restricted 25
Funds) 26
005. Construct Two Medium Sized Box Hangars Reauthorization ($1,600,000 27
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Restricted Funds) 1
3. HIGHWAYS 2
001. Road Maintenance Parks - 2026-2028 3
Road Fund 1,500,000 1,500,000 4
002. Various Environmental Compliance - 2026-2028 5
Road Fund 500,000 500,000 6
003. Increase Truck Parking Capacity 7
Federal Funds 5,000,000 -0- 8
004. Jefferson County - Lease 9
PART III 10
FUNDS TRANSFER 11
The General Assembly finds that the financial condition of state government 12
requires the following action. 13
Notwithstanding the statutes or requirements of the Restricted Funds enumerated 14
below, there is transferred to the General Fund the following amounts in fiscal year 2026-15
2027 and fiscal year 2027-2028: 16
2026-27 2027-28 17
A. TRANSPORTATION CABINET 18
1. Aviation 19
Agency Revenue Fund 2,040,400 1,596,600 20
(KRS 183.525(4) and (5)) 21
TOTAL - FUNDS TRANSFER 2,040,400 1,596,600 22
PART IV 23
TRANSPORTATION CABINET BUDGET SUMMARY 24
OPERATING BUDGET 25
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 26
General Fund -0- 16,759,000 16,777,200 27
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Restricted Funds -0- 244,096,200 243,559,700 1
Federal Funds -0- 1,322,254,600 1,331,496,700 2
Road Fund 5,035,600 1,772,614,300 1,841,868,900 3
SUBTOTAL 5,035,600 3,355,724,100 3,433,702,500 4
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET 5
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 6
Investment Income -0- 1,200,000 1,200,000 7
Federal Funds -0- 5,000,000 -0- 8
Road Fund -0- 9,900,000 10,450,000 9
SUBTOTAL -0- 16,100,000 11,650,000 10
TOTAL - TRANSPORTATION CABINET BUDGET 11
2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 12
General Fund -0- 16,759,000 16,777,200 13
Restricted Funds -0- 244,096,200 243,559,700 14
Federal Funds -0- 1,327,254,600 1,331,496,700 15
Road Fund 5,035,600 1,782,514,300 1,852,318,900 16
Investment Income -0- 1,200,000 1,200,000 17
TOTAL FUNDS 5,035,600 3,371,824,100 3,445,352,500 18