Kentucky Tobacco Settlement Trust Corporation

The Kentucky Tobacco Settlement Trust Corporation (KTSTC) is the entity of state government that will provide to the national trustee a certified distribution plan and a certified list of eligible recipients and their individual payments from the national trust. The Corporation was officially established on July 15, 1999. The Corporation Board of Directors includes Governor Ernie Fletcher as Chair, Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, Vice-Chair, Attorney General Greg Stumbo, Secretary, and 9 members appointed by the Governor. Two representatives from Kentucky's General Assembly serve as ex officio (non-voting) members and were appointed by state House and Senate leadership. A listing of the Board of Directors is available on this web site. Keith L. Rogers, Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Agriculture Policy, was elected by the Board as the Corporation's President, and oversees its daily operations.