Joshua Watkins

Amend KRS 107.310, relating to community improvement districts, to define "green infrastructure", "green bond", and "social impact bond"; amend KRS 107.330 to increase the scope of community improvement districts to include public infrastructure, housing, public safety and health, and economic development tools; amend KRS 107.340 to require county judges/executive to ensure community improvement district board membership does not represent one particular interest; amend KRS 107.350 to allow community improvement districts to use green bonds and social impact bonds; amend KRS 107.380 to increase reporting requirements of community improvement districts; amend KRS 65.7043, 65.7045, and 65.7049 to allow community improvement districts to access moneys from tax increment financing levied by local governments; create new sections of KRS 107.310 to 107.500 to allow community improvement districts to request cities and counties to use special assessments imposed under KRS 91A.200 to 91A.290; allow community improvement districts to receive moneys from private partners; establish the Community Improvement District Grant Program to provide state grants for community improvement district projects and require the Department for Local Government to administer the program; create the Community Improvement District Grant Program fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; require projects undertaken by community improvement districts to be reapproved by property owners within the boundaries of the district on a 10 year basis.