To avoid double counting acres where multiple programs contributed to the acquisition of a single parcel, the parcel acreage is only aggregated under the program that provided the majority of funding. For example, if the chart displays a dollar amount greater than $0, but also shows 0 acres, it is because the program was not the primary contributor for any parcels in that year.
Local data coming soon.
The Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund (KHLCF) was created in 1994 in order to fulfill the funding requirements of the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Act of 1990. Revenue is generated through a portion of the unmined mineral tax, environmental penalties and from the sale of environmental license plates. Revenue is divided among the Nature Preserve Commission, Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, the Division of Forestry, the Department of Parks, and the Wild Rivers Program.
| Year | Acres | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 807.0 | $791,305 |
| 2004 | 2,757.0 | $3,963,121 |
| 2003 | 1,886.0 | $2,371,461 |
| 2002 | 2,058.0 | $2,957,168 |
| 2001 | 6,424.0 | $7,005,453 |
| 2000 | 570.0 | $1,782,449 |
| 1999 | 1,288.0 | $789,760 |
| 1998 | 540.7 | $512,845 |
| Total | 16,330.7 | $20,173,565 |
The Kentucky General Assembly established Kentucky’s Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (PACE) in 1994. Initial funding was provided through a $10 million state bond issuance paid by tobacco settlement funds. Currently the program receives a $400,000 annual appropriation from the state. PACE gives the state the authority to purchase agricultural conservation easements in order to ensure that lands currently in agricultural use will continue to remain available for agriculture. Donors of conservation easements are eligible to receive federal and state income tax and estate tax benefits.
| Year | Acres | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,948.9 | $503,422 |
| 2004 | 2,734.7 | $1,674,249 |
| 2003 | 9,159.4 | $7,117,595 |
| 2002 | 4,034.0 | $2,525,139 |
| 2001 | 1,001.1 | $43,269 |
| 2000 | 2,382.4 | $574,382 |
| 1999 | 593.0 | $230,366 |
| 1998 | 743.5 | $303,804 |
| Total | 22,596.9 | $12,972,230 |