146.555 Legislative finding. The General Assembly hereby recognizes the benefit to the citizens of Kentucky of the acquisition and maintenance of certain lands for use as state parks, recreation areas, state forests, nature preserves, wildlife management areas, and wetlands. It is, therefore, in the public interest to promote and fund the conservation of such areas. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 446, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.