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A
First
meeting
of
the
2021
tourism
and
outdoor
recreation
committee
meeting
it's
an
honor
to
be
to
be
with
you
again
today.
We've
got
a
lot
of
important
items.
That's
really
going
to
help
the
commonwealth
just
going
over
a
few
housekeeping
items
before
we
actually
get
started
of
how
our
committee
will
run
for
the
session.
A
We
will
abide
by
the
24-hour
rule
on
committee
substitutes
and
amendments
any
of
our
members
that
are
attending
via
zoom.
We
appreciate
you
joining
in
to
actually
vote
on
a
bill.
You'll
need
to
be
either
in
the
room
or
in
your
annex
office.
The
microphones
are
very,
very
sensitive.
So
if
you
aren't
speaking
at
the
time,
you
may
want
to
make
sure
that
that
is
turned
off
and
that
your
cell
phone
is
on
silent.
So
the
microphone
doesn't
pick
that
up.
C
D
E
F
F
F
A
Yes,
ma'am
and
just
to
confirm:
do
we
have
any
commemor
committee
members
that
are
joining
us
off
campus
just
so
we
can
make
sure
okay,
okay,
very
good.
You
will
notice
two
items
on
today's
agenda
if
time
permits,
I
would
like
to
circle
back
and
give
us
just
a
brief
overview
of
the
state
of
tourism
and
outdoor
recreation
in
kentucky,
but
we're
going
to
save
that
until
we
get
our
official
business
completed,
we
will
work
in
reverse
order,
starting
with
house
bill
209.
A
G
G
Guys,
I'm
thrilled
to
work
with
the
department
of
kentucky
agriculture
and
commissioner
ryan
corles
on
this
piece
of
legislation
during
the
2021
legislative
session.
This
legislation
was
previously
introduced
in
the
2020
legislative
session
by
representative
samara.
Hepburn,
it
passed
the
body
almost
unanimously,
with
overwhelming
bipartisan
support
due
to
covet
19.
G
It
simply
ran
out
of
time
to
pass
in
the
senate.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
make
a
local
impact
for
many
rural
and
urban
areas
in
kentucky
house.
Bill
209
makes
two
simple
changes
to
kentucky's
current
law.
First,
it
adds
the
definition
of
cooperative
agency
to
mean
the
university
of
kentucky
cooperative
extension
service
and
the
kentucky
state
university
cooperative
extension
program.
H
As
jonathan
said,
I
was
proud
to
carry
this
bill
last
well,
representative,
dixon.
I
was
proud
to
carry
this
bill
last
session
and
see
it
pass
with
bipartisan
support
through
the
house.
It
was
another
coveted
bill
that
unfortunately
passed
passed
before
we
were
able
to
finish
out
the
session
during
the
coven
19
pandemic.
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
at
my
local
food
pantry,
the
grayson
county
alliance.
I
was
proud
to
have
commissioner
quarles,
come
and
help
with
several
of
our
county
officials
to
help
pack
emergency
kits
to
give
to
families
that
are
in
need.
H
I
encourage
each
of
you
all
if
you've
not
spent
time
at
your
local
food
pantry
to
go
and
spend
some
time
and
see
they
make
remarkable
changes
in
our
community
to
help
feed
the
hungry,
and
it's
not
who
you
suspect
that
are
coming.
It's
people
that
you
graduated
with
it's
people
that
you
grew
up
with
that
your
neighbors
and
your
friends,
hunger
does
not
discriminate
and
it
affects
anyone
that
we
could
know.
So
I
urge
this
committee
to
please
pass
this
bill
and
to
make
a
change
for
the
good
of
the
people
in
the
commonwealth.
I
Thank
you,
ryan
quarles,
kentucky
department
of
agriculture
and
chairwoman
king.
Thank
you
for
having
us
today
and
congratulations
on
your
appointment
to
this
committee.
This
is
one
of
the
more
fun
committees
you
get
to
work
with
the
things
that
attract
people
to
our
state
and
get
to
promote
its
natural
beauty
today
is
sort
of
an
extension
of
a
conversation
we've
had
for
five
years
now
concerning
hunger
in
kentucky.
I
The
great
thing
is
is
that
our
hunting
community
is
strong
in
kentucky
and
more
deer
than
ever
are
being
donated
to
our
food
banks.
However,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
those
those
that
are
cooperative
extension
service
offices
who
are
providing
demonstration
cooking
classes
don't
have
liability.
This
is
very
similar
to
a
bill
that
this
assembly
passed
back
in
2017,
that
removed
liability
for
grocery
stores
that
donate
food
to
our
food
banks,
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
representative
dixon
representative
hevron
for
bringing
this
bill
back
before
your
consideration.
A
Have
a
motion
and
a
second
commissioner
quarrels,
if
you
have
a
few
points
there,
that
would
that
would
be
wonderful
and
then
we'll
take
we'll
take
questions
just.
I
Very
briefly,
before
the
pandemic
kentucky
had
higher
than
national
averages
when
it
comes
to
the
number
of
fellow
citizens
that
are
food
insecure,
but
pre-pandemic,
one
in
five
kentucky
k-12
school
children
suffer
from
food
insecurity,
pre-pandemic
one
in
seven,
kentucky
adults,
food,
insecure
meaning
they
may
not
have
access
to
a
meal
at
some
point
throughout
the
year.
I
Obviously,
everything
changed
last
march
and
we've
seen
a
dramatic
uptick,
a
30
increase
in
the
number
of
fellow
kentuckians
going
to
food
banks,
many
of
which
is
their
first
time
having
to
ask
for
assistance,
and
so
the
first
message
I
have
is
that
there's
plenty
of
food
and
there's
no
reason
just
to
hesitate
to
ask
for
help
right
now.
That's
why
these
food
banks
are
there,
our
food
bench
pantries
are
there
as
well,
and
I'd
like
to
echo
the
advice.
I
If
you
had
not
had
a
chance
to
go
down
to
your
food
pantry
on
a
distribution
day,
go
meet,
your
constituents
go
meet
your
constituents
and
and
hunger
exists
in
every
city,
county
and
community
in
kentucky,
but
we're
making
big
differences.
Today,
it's
we
went
from
one
in
seven
to
today,
one
in
five
kentucky
adults,
food,
insecure,
and
we
don't
have
data
for
k-12
right
now.
We
have
retrofitted
buses
this
past
year,
buses
that
used
to
pick
up
and
drop
off
kids
now
they're
dropping
off
food.
I
We've
had
tremendous
donations
from
our
ag
community,
including
a
half
million
dollar
donation,
from
kentucky
farm
bureau
to
our
food
banks
and
we're
using
that
money
to
buy
up
kentucky
proud
produce
that
otherwise
could
have
brought
it
in
the
field
or
not
made
it
to
a
grocery
store.
Putting
that
fresh,
nutritious,
locally
grown
food
back
into
our
food
banks,
so
that
that
even
those
who
are
down
their
luck,
that
may
need
a
little
help.
I
A
J
I
appreciate
this
bill.
My
name
is
bill
wesley
from
district
91,
and
I
would
just
like
to
add
I'm
a
pastor
also,
and
we
do
a
lot
of
distribution
on
food
and
I've
had
more
response
from
people
wanting
wild
game
than
turkeys
around
thanksgiving
and
where
I'm
from
in
eastern
kentucky.
We
have
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
hunters
that
donates
their
their
their
deer
during
that
time,
and
so
I
already
talked
to
some
of
the
food
banks,
knowing
that
this
bill
is
coming
out
and
they're
all
for
it.
J
So
I
would
definitely
want
to
co-sponsor
this
bill.
Thank
you.
K
I
have
I
just
want
to
make
a
statement,
commissioner
claus.
I
want
to
commend
you
on
what
you're
doing
with
the
ag
program,
I've
involved
in
government
services
for
the
30,
the
last
35
36
years
and
my
former
as
a
former
social
worker.
So
I
see
the
difference
that
all
the
fresh
vegetables
and
fruits
make
in
our
communities
and
and
not
just
junk
snacks.
Our
kids
are
getting
good,
wholesome,
healthy
foods
and
I
hope
you
push
to
make
sure
that
it
gets
into
all
the
school
systems
as
well.
K
K
You
know,
there's
there's
a
cost
to
it.
So
is
there
going
to
be
something
to
help
offset
the
cost
or.
I
Yes,
representative,
so
currently
we
have
a
great
partnership
with
an
organization
called
hunters
for
the
hungry
and
we
actually
fundraise
for
them
each
year
and
so
right
now,
if
you
harvest
a
deer
in
kentucky
and
you
donate
it,
it
does
not
cost
you
a
dime
that
that,
due
to
our
present
level,
fundraising
we're
able
to
get
that
carcass,
properly
processed
and
into
the
hands
of
the
food
bank,
and
so
there's
actually
a
regional
drop-off
centers
or
you
can
take
it
directly
to
the
processor
and
say
hey.
I
I
want
this
to
be
earmarked
to
be
processed
and
so
so
far
we
could
always
use
more
donations,
but
so
far
we're
able
to
cover
the
cost
at
no
expense
to
the
hunter
or
the
food
bank.
K
How
do
we,
because
I
come
from
eastern
kentucky
and
deers
play
in
my
yard,
but
how
do
we
advise
the
people
because
there's
a
lot
of
people.
K
I
My
my
advice
is:
this
is
first
off
get
your
get.
Your
sportsman
license
license,
of
course,
from
the
kentucky
fish
and
wildlife
make
sure
you're
following
all
the
rules,
and
then
they
there's
actually
a
website
link
on
fish
and
wildlife,
and
there's
also
hunters
for
the
hungry
website
as
well.
That
properly
explains
how
this
works.
A
L
Thank
you
for
your
presentation.
You
mentioned
liability
are,
are
hunters
protected
when
they
donate
these
meats.
I
Yes,
okay,
it'd
be
no
different
than
a
farmer,
donating,
sweet,
corn
or
butternut
squash,
etc
that
we
do
have
both
federal
and
state
liability
waivers
in
our
law.
But
this
this
specifically
helps
clarify
what
we
thought
was
an
omission
in
the
law
that
that
shields,
those
providing
cooking
classes
at
the
extension
offices.
M
F
N
O
C
N
K
F
D
B
I
F
F
A
A
At
this
time,
since
I
am
sponsoring
the
next
item
on
our
agenda
house
bill
256,
I
am
going
to
pass
the
gavel
to
vice
chair
fugate.
Please
and
he
will
be
presiding
over
this
portion
of
our
meeting.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
congratulations
to
you
for
the
appointment
as
the
chairperson
of
our
committee
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
this
committee.
All
right
before
we
get
started
on
house
bill
256.
I
think
we
have
a
a
committee
sub.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
motion.
P
O
A
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
would
love
to
have
representative
tackett
lafferty
as
a
primary
sponsor
to
approach
the
table
or
to
discuss
from
your
currency.
Whatever
you
would
prefer,
we
do
have
guests
from
mercer
county
from
harrisburg
attending
via
zoom.
Can
we
see
our
zoom
guest
there's
mr
rankin
good
morning.
A
Good
morning,
just
as
a
little
bit
of
background,
we
all
know
our
kentucky
heritage,
or
hopefully,
hopefully
we
do
harrisburg
will
be
turning
250
years
old
in
2024,
and
then
that
really
starts
a
domino
effect
all
across
the
commonwealth.
A
So
to
make
sure
post
covid
that
we
can
encourage
statewide,
national
and
hopefully
international
visitors
to
come
in
and
enjoy
that
celebration.
We
are
trying
to
establish
a
commission
to
help
celebrate
and
make
sure
that
we're
ready
for
that
when
we
can
safely
do
so.
So
I
would
love
for
my
guest
via
zoom
to
introduce
himself
and
we
are
on
a
little
bit
of
a
time
crunch
if
you
could
just
keep
it
to
four
or
five
minutes
explaining
your
background
and
then
representative
tackett
lafferty,
and
I
will
explain
the
bill.
Please
proceed.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chairwoman,
and
to
the
committee
for
the
time
my
name's
billy
rankin,
I'm
the
vice
president
of
programming
and
marketing
at
shaker
village
of
pleasant
hill
here
in
mercer
county,
I'm
also
serving
as
the
president
of
the
board
of
the
non-profit
organization,
harrisburg
250th
inc.
E
We
see
this
as
an
opportunity
to
promote
economic
stimulus
for
mercer
county
and
for
harrensburg
through
tourism.
We
see
it
as
a
wonderful
way
to
continue
to
educate,
not
only
local
students
but
statewide
students
in
the
history
of
our
state
and
its
importance
to
the
union
in
that
lead
up
to
the
250th
anniversary
of
the
nation.
This
is
a
great
opportunity,
as
we
say
in
the
nonprofit
world,
to
never
let
a
good
anniversary
go
by.
E
We
get
to
develop
civic
pride
work
with
the
private
sector.
Local
government,
our
schools
statewide
to
really
invest
in
the
infrastructure
and
the
beautification
of
this
terrific
historic
community
here
in
central
kentucky,
and
we
see
this
benefit
being
far-reaching
even
beyond
the
celebration
itself
for
stimulating
the
economy
of
this
community.
Moving
forward.
A
L
Sorry
about
that,
of
course,
I'm
ashley
take
it
lafferty.
I
represent
the
95th
district
and
I
first
want
to
begin
by
thanking
you,
chair
king,
for
allowing
me
to
be
a
primary
cosponsor
on
this
bill.
This
bill
is
close
to
my
heart
because
I
am
proud
to
be
the
representative
for
floyd
county,
which
is
the
place
of
the
jenny
wiley
state
resort
park,
which
is
one
of
our
resort
parks
in
kentucky,
and
this
is
why
I
may
approach
I
may
go
to
the
front.
L
F
A
L
As
I
said,
I'm
the
proud
representative
in
floyd
county,
and
that
is
the
location
of
one
of
our
resort
parks
here
in
kentucky.
The
committee
sub.
In
addition
to
some
of
the
remarks
you
heard,
will
also
create
the
establishment
of
the
kentucky
state
park.
Centennial
commission,
our
kentucky
state
park
system
will
reach
100
years
of
service
to
the
citizens
of
this
commonwealth
in
2024.
L
That's
why
we
think
that
this,
the
creation
of
this
commission
will
help
us
to
attract
people
to
our
state
resorts
parks
once
they
see
the
beauty
in
them.
Of
course,
they
will
then
come
back
time
and
time
again,
for
instance,
our
jenny
wiley
resort
park.
We
also
have
an
amphitheater.
L
We
have
pontoon
boat,
rentals
and,
and
those
are
the
types
of
things
we
think
that,
with
this
with
the
creation
of
this
commission,
we
can
advertise
this
celebration
and
attract
people
to
our
our
state
parks
across
the
commonwealth,
whether
there
are
resort
parks
or
in
harrisburg.
A
Thank
you
representative.
As
she
mentioned
representative
bowling
representative
tackett
lafferty,
and
I
we
saw
very
much
a
lot
of
similarities
in
the
three
proposals
we
would
like
to
present
to
the
2021
session,
and
so
we
worked
together
to
roll
them
all
into
one.
A
May
I
just
briefly
go
over
the
committee
sub.
Yes,.
O
A
Thank
you.
I
think
members
have
the
committee
sub
in
their
folders.
I
promise
I'm
not
going
to
be
very
lengthy,
the
first
two
pages
for
the
benefit
of
our
freshman
members
with
all
of
the
whereases.
That
is
a
history
of
why
we
think
this
good
proposal
needs
to
be
passed.
You
will
see
three
sections
in
section
one:
the
harrisburg
and
here's
a
new
word
for
the
day
for
you,
sester
centennial
is
250.
A
A
The
framework
or
the
mission
of
that
commission
is
detailed
there
in
subsection
two
and
that
completes
on
the
page
4
of
10
as
well.
The
membership
is
detailed
in
subsection
3.
This
will
have
11
members
and
a
frequently
asked
question,
maybe
from
your
constituents
as
home,
as
as
they
will
not
be
paid,
they
will
be
serving
in
a
volunteer
basis.
A
This
commission
will
be
housed
in
the
kentucky
historical
society
that
is
in
subsection
four,
and
it
will
sunset
so
it
will
expire
on
january,
the
21st
2027..
So
then
section
two
very
similar.
This
is
representative
tackett
lafferty's
portion.
The
kentucky
state
parks
turn
100
in
the
same
year,
so
that
is
detailed
there
and
the
mission.
A
The
commission
members
are
listed,
that
membership
will
be
listed
and
designated
according
to
subsection
2,
and
it
will
also
be
housed
in
a
cabinet
this
time
kentucky
tourism,
arts
and
heritage,
and
it
will
sunset
in
january,
1st,
2025.,
subsection
or
section
3
pardon
me
defines
kentucky
sester
centennial
commission
again
back
to
250..
A
The
membership
is
listed
in
subsection
3.
The
mission
outlined
in
two.
A
O
F
C
F
F
F
O
A
We
have
completed
our
official
business
in
a
timely
manner,
so
I
would
love
to
just
for
a
brief
moment,
give
you
a
brief
synopsis
that
staff
has
helped
us
compile
on
a
covet
impact
on
tourism
and
hospitality
in
kentucky.
This
is
just
a
brief
synopsis.
So
if
you
would
like
additional
information,
please
let
us
know
from
february
2020
to
november
kentucky
lost
4
billion
4
billion
dollars
in
visitor
spending,
300
million
dollars
in
federal
tax
revenue,
132
million
in
state
tax
revenues
and
46
million
dollars
in
local
tax
revenues.
A
So
this
has
definitely
had
a
major
impact
on
our
kentucky
economy.
In
2020,
our
state
hotel,
occupancy
rate
went
down
35
percent.
As
far
as
kentucky
travel
for
the
week
ending
december
12
2020,
we
had
a
41
reduction
based
on
that
same
time
frame
the
year
before.
A
So
as
we
proceed
through
the
regular
session
and
we
enter
the
interim,
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
to
help
our
tourism
and
outdoor
recreation
members
in
our
home
districts.
We
do
have
several
new
members.
Can
we
just
start
along
the
top
line
and
if
you're
a
freshman
overall
or
new
to
this
committee,
please
introduce
yourself
and
give
us
your
home
district
in
home,
county.
J
My
name
is
bill
wesley
from
the
91st
district,
which
is
estelle
lee
owsley
breath
it
and
waco
that's
a
little
bit
of
madison
county.
So
I
consider
that
as
another
county,
so
I
have
five
and
so
that's
in
eastern
kentucky
and
I'm
also
a
marine
corps
veteran
and
a
pastor.
Thank
you.
F
I'm
william
lawrence,
the
70th
district.
I
take
care
of
cover
four
counties:
mason
fleming,
bracken
and
robertson
counties
very
excited.
Tourism
is
a
huge
deal
in
our
small
town,
we're
a
very
historical
town
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
working
here
and
to
make
some
differences
for
all
of
our
communities.
F
Representative
josh
branson,
I'm
district,
83
clinton,
cumberland
russell
and
southwestern
pulaski
county.
All
four
counties
are
lake
counties,
dale
hollow
and
lake
cumberland
are
in
our
district,
so
our
district
is
heavily
reliant
upon
tourism.
So
I'm
honored
to
be
here
and
looking
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you.
A
P
Home
district
representative
deanna
frazier,
I
represent
the
central
portion
of
madison
county,
which
is
district
81..
I
am
audiologist
by
trade,
but
the
department
of
fish
and
wildlife.
Their
training
is
housed
within
the
department
of
criminal
justice
center,
which
occurs
in
richmond,
and
so
it
was
important
for
me
to
be
on
this
committee,
as
well
as
just
being
an
enthusiast
of
outdoor
recreation.
F
F
F
A
southwest
corner
of
fayette
county
tourism
is
big
in
our
district,
even
though
it
might
not
seem
that
way.
Obviously,
bluegrass
airport
is
in
the
45th
district
and
we
have
you
know
we
we
back
up
to
representative
fister's
district,
so
keeneland
is
right
across
the
street.
We
get
a
lot
of
the
horse.
The
horse
industry,
we've
got
a
lot
of
horse
farm
tours
and
the
bourbon
industry
is
huge
in
the
45th
district.
So
I'm
very
pleased
to
be
here
and
I
look
forward
to
helping
us
move
forward.
F
I'm
from
far
western
kentucky
district
six,
which
is
marshall,
lyon,
county
and
a
portion
of
mccracken
county.
Of
course,
tourism
is
huge
in
our
area.
We
have
both
kentucky
lake
and
lake
barkley,
and
I
don't
know
how
many
different
representatives
I
have
two
state
parks
in
my
district,
so
I'm
very
proud
of
that
and
they're
very
important
to
our
county
as
to
counties
and
to
our
region
and
certainly
to
our
state
and
I'm
very
supportive
of
what
they
do.
Thank
you.
O
Yes,
thank
you.
Madam
chair
cover,
perry,
county,
half
of
harlem
county
and
84th
district,
and
things
we've
been
working
on
since
2017
really
is
a
regional
atv
trail
system,
a
horse
trail
system
and
it's
been
really
exciting
to
to
work
on
that
with
everybody
from
east
kentucky
and
southeastern.
Actually,
all
the
representatives
from
kentucky
have
been
supportive,
but
we
have
21
counties
currently
that
have
passed
resolutions
to
be
part
of
this
atv
trail
system.
O
It's
it's
patterned
after
the
trail
system
in
west
virginia
that
had
an
economic
impact
last
year
of
38
million
dollars
to
their
coal
counties
in
southern
west
virginia.
So
so
we
hired
our
executive
director
a
couple
weeks
ago
and
he'll
be
starting
on
february
the
15th
and
see
that
rolling
across
all
of
eastern
and
southeast
kentucky.
It's
going
to
be
a
big
tourism,
economic
boost
to
our
region,
and
so
I'm
thankful
to
be
part
of
that
effort
to
see
eastern
kentucky
to
really
thrive
together.
O
M
Hi
I'm
shane
baker.
I
represent
eastern
pulaski
and
western
laurel
county
that
includes
a
portion
of
lake
cumberland
and
laurel
lake.
Our
region
is
heavily
dependent
upon
tourism
as
well.
M
Representative
branscombe
would
echo
this
this
thing
that
a
number
of
years
ago,
when
they
were
working
on
on
the
dam
on
lake
cumberland,
tourism
declined
substantially,
but
once
it
has
returned,
we've
had
a
boom
and
so
we're
blessed
to
have
that
asset
in
our
region,
but
blessed.
I'm
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
support
the
assets
in
your
region
as
well.
Look
forward
to
working
with
you.
C
Representative,
go
forth
from
laurel
county
represent
the
89th
house,
district
jackson,
parts
of
laurel
and
madison
county.
As
representative
fugate
stated,
the
kmrra
is
huge
for
our
area.
I'm
excited
about
the
development
of
that
very
appreciative
of
everybody
in
this
body
that
has
supported
that
and
will
continue
to
support
that.
C
P
N
Representative
dan
fister,
representing
the
56th
district,
which
is
western,
fayette
eastern
franklin
and
in
all
of
woodford
county
tourism,
is
huge
in
our
area.
As
representatives
timoney
mentioned,
we
have
keenland
the
bourbon
trail
and
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
sportsman
activities
as
well
in
that
region
as
a
lifelong
farmer
and
sportsman,
I've
worked
with
a
lot
of
the
sportsmen's
clubs
across
the
state,
as
well
as
the
department
of
fish
and
wildlife,
and
I'm
I'm
eager
to
help
this
state
move
forward.
L
Representative
ashley
tackett
lafferty
and
I
represent
the
95th
district,
which
is
all
of
floyd
county
and
part
of
pike
county,
just
a
sliver
actually
of
pike
county.
But,
as
I
said,
I
have
jenny,
wiley
state
resort
park
in
my
hometown
and
we
are
very
proud
of
it
and
I
have
been
very
excited
to
work
alongside
representative
fugate
with
the
project
that
he
has
spearheaded
with
the
atv
trails.
K
Hello,
I
represent
the
93rd
district,
which
is
martin
and
east
pike
county,
I
border
west,
virginia
and
majority
of
my
precincts.
We
have,
of
course,
breaks
interstate
park,
which
is
absolutely
beautiful.
If
anybody
hasn't
been
there,
it's
well
worth
the
trip
there.
They
have
a
lodge
in
with
a
dining
room,
etc.
There
is
some
things
of
interest.
That's
going
to
be
taking
place
up.
There
is
a,
I
believe.
A
swing
bridge
is
going
to
connect
from
across
a
large
expansion
and
I'm
curious
to
see
how
that
turns
out.
K
Another
one
is
the
atv
trail,
which
I'm
excited
to
be
working
with
that.
I
you
know,
I'm
hearing
pros
and
cons
about
it.
It'll,
never
replace
our
coal
industry,
but
what
it
will
do
is
offer
more
opportunities
in
the
service
industry.
In
my
opinion,
I
am,
of
course
new
to
this
tourism
committee
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
learning
and
seeing
what
we
can
bring
to
the
table
for
our
areas,
so
just
honored
to
be
a
part
of
it.
Thank
you.
A
Q
You
representative
roberts
chairwoman,
king,
thank
you
for
taking
this
time
for
us
all
to
get
to
know
each
other.
It's
great
to
hear
about
everybody's
district.
I
represent
district
67
in
northern
kentucky.
Tourism
is
a
major
economic
driver
in
my
area,
I'm
proud
to
represent
a
stop
on
the
bourbon
trail
and
several
b-list
restaurants
and
bars
in
that
area,
and
I
would
just
say
to
each
of
my
fellow
colleagues
my
husband
and
I
had
to
necessarily
change
our
travel
plans
this
summer,
which
were
international
in
the
beginning.
Q
So
instead
we
took
eight
days
and
drove
over
a
thousand
miles
around
the
commonwealth,
and
during
that
time
I
got
to
visit
many
of
your
districts,
which
gave
me
such
a
better
understanding
for
the
people
that
you
each
represent.
What
connects
us,
what
makes
our
districts
very
different?
I
would
encourage
each
of
you
to
do
that
with
your
families
to
spend
our
tourism
dollars
as
the
tourism
committee
here
in
the
commonwealth.
Q
A
D
D
I
worked
for
the
breeders
cup
for
three
years,
which
we
know
came
here,
so
I
was
involved
in
the
very
first
breeders
cup
that
happened
here
at
keeneland,
which
we
were
so
proud
of,
and
then
I
also
worked
for
run
the
bluegrass,
which
is
a
half
marathon.
That
also
happens
at
kaelyn,
and
we
surround
that.
With
about
five
days
of
the
festival,
mentality
and
my
job,
there
was
to
encourage
people
that
were
coming
in.
D
We
would
host
around
2
000
people,
they
would
come
from
every
single
state
and
we
often
have
between
five
and
eight
different
countries,
and
that
would
come
in
as
well,
and
my
job
was
to
show
those
people
a
good
time
and
show
off
kentucky
so
that
they
would
want
to
come
back
and
vacation
here.
So
we
would,
we
would
host
them
at
various
horse
farms
and
distilleries
and
show
them
all
of
the
great
things
that
that
we
have
to
offer
for
them
and
their
families
and,
like
I
said,
encourage
them
to
come
back.
D
Chair
I
represent
district
76,
which
is
northeast
fayette
county.
My
district
touches
bourbon
and
clark
counties.
We
are,
as
you
know,
the
horse
capital
of
the
world.
The
horse
park
is
located
in
fayette,
county
and
keeneland,
and
I
encourage
everyone
to
come
to
lexington
at
any
time.
We
are
very
hospitable
and,
madam
chair,
I
would
love
that
report
that
you
just
read
about
the
tourism
during
cobin.
A
Thank
you.
Yes,
staff
is
already
making
notes
of
that.
I'm
sure
you
will
be
seeing
that
in
your
email
folder
soon.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
those
remarks.
I
appreciate
the
committee's
indulgence.
I
know
we
took
a
little
bit
of
time,
but
I
really
do
think
this
helps
us
get
a
better
feel
of
who
we
we
will
be
serving
with
and
who
we
are
serving.
So
I
certainly
appreciate
that.
A
Please,
especially
for
our
new
folks,
please
pay
attention
during
motions
petitions
and
communications
and
watch
for
email
notifications.
A
In
case
something
comes
up
that
we
need
to
address
on
this
committee,
and
with
that
I
will
be
looking
for
a
motion
to
adjourn.