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IN Code § 8-4.5-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 3. Transportation Corridor Use Master Plan|8-4.5-3-3. Updated List of Priorities

Sec. 3. The departments annually shall update the list prepared under section 1(1) of this chapter and the priorities set under section 1(2) of this chapter based on the following:(1) Annual system diagram map and supplemental information submitted to the state agencies identifying potential abandonment applications.(2) Changes in local agency interest.(3) Availability of funds.(4) Possible future uses for rail, transit, highway, bicycle, pedestrian, utility, communication, or recreation corridors.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.58.
IN Code § 8-4.5-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 3. Transportation Corridor Use Master Plan|8-4.5-3-4. Petition Regarding Corridor Identified for Preservation

Sec. 4. The Indiana department of transportation shall file a petition with the United States Surface Transportation Board for public use conditions on a corridor that has been identified for preservation under this chapter.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.4; P.L.133-2012, SEC.59.
IN Code § 8-4.5-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 3. Transportation Corridor Use Master Plan|8-4.5-3-5. Petition Regarding Corridor Not Identified for Preservation

Sec. 5. The Indiana department of transportation, in cooperation with any of the following, may file a petition with the United States Surface Transportation Board for public use conditions on any corridor not described in section 4 of this chapter and for which a petition has been filed:(1) The department of natural resources.(2) Local government agencies.(3) Statewide utility associations.(4) Nonprofit special interest groups.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-4.5-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 3. Transportation Corridor Use Master Plan|8-4.5-3-6. Reports

Sec. 6. The departments annually shall assemble a written report containing the following information:(1) A description of the rights-of-way that have been abandoned during the previous year. This description is not required to include the legal description of any of the rights-of-way.(2) Any property that has been purchased under the program.(3) Sources of funds for the program.(4) Other information that the departments consider relevant.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.133-2012, SEC.60.
IN Code § 8-4.5-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 3. Transportation Corridor Use Master Plan|8-4.5-3-7. Transportation Corridor Fund

Sec. 7. (a) The transportation corridor fund is established to provide money for the purposes of this article. The fund shall be administered by the Indiana department of transportation.(b) Expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. The fund consists of the following:(1) All federal money received by the state that may be used for the purposes of this article and that is allocated by the Indiana department of transportation.(2) Revenue derived from recreational trails under IC 8-4.5-6.(3) Contributions made for the purposes of this article.(4) Appropriations made by the general assembly.(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest earned from these investments shall be credited to the fund.(d) Except for money appropriated from the state general fund, money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. Unexpended appropriations from the state general fund revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year.(e) Money in the fund is appropriated for the purposes of this article.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-1. Acquisition of Railroad's Interest

Sec. 1. The Indiana department of transportation shall determine whether the state should acquire a railroad's interest in a corridor that is proposed to be abandoned.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.6; P.L.59-2005, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-1.5. Assistance in Acquisition of Railroad's Interest

Sec. 1.5. The board shall advise and assist the Indiana department of transportation in matters concerning the acquisition of a railroad's interest in a corridor under this chapter.As added by P.L.59-2005, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-2. Purposes of Acquisition

Sec. 2. The state may acquire any part of a railroad's interest in a corridor under this chapter for any of the following purposes:(1) A present or future rail line.(2) A transportation corridor.(3) A communication corridor.(4) A trail.(5) A utility corridor.(6) The preservation of a railroad corridor.(7) Any combination of purposes described in subdivisions (1) through (6).As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.7; P.L.164-2020, SEC.26.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-3. County Meeting to Consider Acquisitions

Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana department of transportation shall hold at least one (1) public meeting in a county through which the corridor passes before determining whether the state should acquire a railroad's interest in a corridor that is proposed to be abandoned. Notice of the meeting must be given in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5.(b) In addition to the notice requirements of IC 5-14-1.5, the department shall give notice of a meeting under this section to the following:(1) The county commissioners of each county through which the railroad's interest in the proposed abandoned corridor passes.(2) The legislative body of each city or town:(A) through which the railroad's interest in the corridor passes; or(B) that is within one (1) mile of any part of the railroad's interest in the corridor.(3) The railroad that proposes to abandon the railroad's interest in the corridor.(4) The Indiana utility regulatory commission.Notice must be given to the persons described in subdivisions (1) through (4) not later than the date notice is required to be published under IC 5-14-1.5.(c) The department may hold additional meetings before making a determination under this chapter.(d) The department shall hold a meeting under this section in each county through which the railroad's interest in the corridor passes.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.8; P.L.59-2005, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-4. Factors to Be Considered

Sec. 4. In determining whether the state should acquire any part of a railroad's interest in a corridor, the Indiana department of transportation shall consider the following factors:(1) The potential for future use of the railroad's interest in the corridor as a freight or high-speed passenger rail line, considering the following:(A) The potential need for use of the railroad's interest in the corridor for future transportation purposes.(B) The cost of maintaining the railroad's interest in the corridor during any time before the future transportation use will begin.(C) The effect of any interim use and the future transportation use of the railroad's interest in the corridor on property owners.(D) Any relevant requirement of any federal law.(E) Any other factor the department considers relevant.(2) Based on the recommendation of the department of natural resources, the potential for recreational use of the railroad's interest in the corridor considering the following:(A) The recreational value of the railroad's interest in the corridor.(B) The feasibility of using the railroad's interest in the corridor for recreation.(C) The likelihood that there may be significant recreational use of the railroad's interest in the corridor if the railroad's interest in the corridor is converted to a trail.(D) The general acceptability of the proposed recreational use of the railroad's interest in the corridor to property owners and the community at large.(E) The existence of a willing person, whether public or private, to operate the railroad's interest in the corridor for the proposed recreational use.(F) Any relevant requirement of any federal law.(G) Any other factor the department considers relevant.(3) The potential for the use of the railroad's interest in the corridor for communications or utility use.(4) Whether there are funds to acquire the railroad's interest in the corridor.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.9; P.L.164-2020, SEC.27.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-6. Acquisition

Sec. 6. (a) If:(1) a determination is made under this chapter to acquire the railroad's interest in the corridor; and(2) money is available in the fund;the state shall acquire the railroad's interest in the corridor under IC 4-20.5-3.(b) An acquisition by the state under this chapter does not deprive a public utility of the use of all or part of the railroad's interest in the corridor, if, at the time of acquisition:(1) the public utility is occupying and using all or part of the railroad's interest in that corridor for the location and operation of its facilities; or(2) the public utility has acquired an interest for use of all or part of the railroad's interest in the corridor.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.11.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-7. Deposit of Revenues

Sec. 7. If the state acquires any interest in the corridor under this article, all revenues from a railroad's interest in a corridor acquired under this chapter, including payments derived from public utility or other easements, must be deposited in the fund.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.12.
IN Code § 8-4.5-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 4. Acquisition of Abandoned Rights-of-Way by the State|8-4.5-4-8. Acquisition for Recreational Purpose

Sec. 8. If a railroad's interest in a corridor is acquired under this chapter for a recreational purpose, the railroad's interest in the corridor may be developed and operated under IC 8-4.5-5.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.13; P.L.164-2020, SEC.28.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-1. Purpose and Administration

Sec. 1. (a) The recreational trails program is established.(b) The purpose of the program is to provide funding and other support for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of recreational trails open for public use or trails that will be dedicated to public use upon completion.(c) The department of natural resources shall administer the program.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-2. Grant Eligibility

Sec. 2. (a) The following are eligible to receive a grant under this chapter:(1) A state agency.(2) A political subdivision.(3) A nonprofit organization.(b) The following may not receive a grant under this chapter:(1) A private trail project.(2) A project for a private purpose.(3) A private business.(4) A developer.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-3. Duties of Applicant

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant shall complete and submit an application as prescribed by the department of natural resources.(b) An applicant may submit more than one (1) application in a state fiscal year.(c) Two (2) or more eligible applicants may submit a joint application. A joint application must designate a lead applicant to serve as the principal contact with the department of natural resources.(d) The department of natural resources may not consider an application under this chapter until the department determines that the requirements for approval of a recreational trail under IC 8-4.5-6 have been satisfied.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-4. Application

Sec. 4. (a) An application must contain the following information:(1) The information required by IC 8-4.5-6-3.(2) The applicant's name, mailing address, and telephone number.(3) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of an individual who will serve as liaison with the department of natural resources.(4) A time schedule for the total trail project with the applicant's written assurance of project completion as scheduled.(5) An adequate justification for the project based on the project eligibility criteria in section 5 of this chapter and the evaluation criteria in section 11 of this chapter.(6) A written assurance from the applicant that the total trail used to justify the project will be adequately maintained and made available for the intended public use for at least twenty (20) years after completion of the project, except as approved by the board.(7) The amount of the grant requested from the fund. The application may offer a matching fund contribution larger than is required.(8) A certified copy of the following:(A) If the entire project will be located within a municipality, an ordinance adopted by the legislative body of the municipality under IC 8-4.5-6-4 that includes a consent to approval of the grant application.(B) If clause (A) does not apply, an ordinance adopted by the legislative body of each county in which any part of the project will be located under IC 8-4.5-6-4 that includes a consent to approval of the grant application.(b) An application that is considered but not funded in a fiscal year may be resubmitted for consideration in the next fiscal year.(c) An applicant may submit a request for a time schedule adjustment. A time schedule adjustment may be approved by the department of natural resources if the project involves unusually complex studies, extensive real estate negotiations, extensive analyses for environmental clearances, complex planning for associated developments, or other compelling reasons.(d) An applicant may withdraw an application at any time.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-5. Eligibility Criteria

Sec. 5. A proposed project must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:(1) The project must be part of a local, an areawide, a regional, or a statewide plan.(2) The trail route must be designed in a reasonably safe manner and to allow enjoyment of scenic views or points of historical interest. The route may use:(A) existing roads, streets, or parkways if the normal flow of motor vehicle traffic will not be hindered;(B) abandoned railroad corridors;(C) water corridors, such as river levees and canal tow-paths;(D) utility corridors; or(E) new rights-of-way, if necessary.(3) The project must include a contribution of at least twenty percent (20%) matching funds. Matching funds must be from sources other than the program. Matching funds may not include other grants from state agencies or the provision of in kind services. The value of donated real property may be used to satisfy the matching fund requirement if both of the following apply:(A) The real property is donated after the board's funding commitment.(B) The value is based on a real estate appraisal acceptable to the department of natural resources. The appraisal is subject to review and approval by the department of natural resources after a funding commitment has been made.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-6. Permitted Costs

Sec. 6. The following costs may be paid from a grant made under this chapter:(1) Real property acquisition costs, including appraisal costs and negotiation costs.(2) Trail surfacing, resurfacing, rehabilitation, modernization, upgrading, and reconstruction, including pavement repairs and overlays and shoulder widening and stabilization.(3) Initial trail construction, including grading, drainage, paving, and erosion control.(4) Bridge and culvert repair, modernization, replacement, or initial construction.(5) Roadway intersection and interchange improvements, including warranted traffic signals that are an integral part of the project.(6) Construction or improvement of rest areas, information centers, waysides, permanent interpretive displays, lighting, and restrooms, including the costs of utility connections that are an integral part of the project.(7) Design engineering and construction inspection costs directly associated with the project.(8) Storm drainage and storm sewer costs to the extent needed for draining the trail.(9) Utility relocation costs necessary for trail construction or improvement if the utility is not located on a public road.(10) Trail signs, fencing, landscaping, parking areas, and walkways.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-7. Prohibited Costs

Sec. 7. The following costs may not be paid from a grant made under this chapter:(1) Any cost incurred before approval by the board of funding for a project.(2) Routine maintenance of a trail, bridge, culvert, fence, or sign.(3) Winter maintenance of a trail or bridge, including snow plowing, sanding, or salting.(4) Overhead and operating costs associated with a project, such as auditing, legal, and administrative costs.(5) Expenses associated with the preparation and submission of a project application.(6) Predesign engineering and planning expenses.(7) Utility costs other than those described in section 6 of this chapter.(8) Pavement markings, traffic signs, safety appurtenances, or lighting, except as an integral part of a trail project.(9) Purchase of office furnishings or equipment, construction equipment, or personal property.(10) Sanitary sewers or water mains, except as necessary for restroom construction.(11) General government expenses and expenses associated with the provision of any public service that are not otherwise eligible for project funding.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-8. Waiver of Specified Costs

Sec. 8. (a) Notwithstanding section 7 of this chapter, the board may grant a waiver from section 7 of this chapter for specified costs.(b) An applicant must make a written request for a waiver under this section.(c) If the board grants a waiver, the applicant may make the specified expenditure. Approval of a waiver does not imply or guarantee that a subsequent application will be approved.(d) Unless an applicant requests an advance waiver and the request is approved before an expenditure, any costs incurred before a waiver is granted may not be reimbursed from a grant under this chapter.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-9. Waiver for Acquisition of Real Property

Sec. 9. (a) Notwithstanding section 7(1) of this chapter, if there is extreme urgency involving real property acquisition, the board may grant an applicant's request for a waiver to acquire the real property immediately.(b) A request for a waiver under subsection (a) must be in writing and include all of the following:(1) Justification for the urgency of the acquisition.(2) A description of the real property to be acquired.(3) A county map showing the location of the real property to be acquired.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-10. Request for Preconstruction Costs

Sec. 10. (a) The board may grant an applicant's request for preconstruction project planning design and development costs.(b) A request submitted under subsection (a) must be in writing.(c) The board may not grant a request under subsection (a) if the total design and development expenditure exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the total construction costs for the project.(d) The board shall require adequate documentation of eligible costs before approving reimbursement under this section.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-11. Review and Evaluation of Applications

Sec. 11. (a) The board:(1) shall review each application;(2) may verify the contents of an application; and(3) may visit the trail site that is the subject of an application.(b) The board shall evaluate each complete application on the basis of the following criteria:(1) Whether the predicted use of the trail justifies the construction and maintenance costs.(2) Need, in terms of the population to be served and existing trails in the area.(3) Compatibility with local, areawide, regional, or statewide plans.(4) The acceptability of the proposed trail to property owners.(5) The general acceptability of the proposed trail to the community at large.(6) Benefits of multiple uses and recreational opportunities.(7) Quality of the site.(8) Economic benefits to the local area.(9) Accessibility for persons with disabilities.(10) Interference with any existing public utility use.(11) Other criteria set by the board.(c) The board shall determine the applicants to whom grants will be awarded.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-1999, SEC.14.
IN Code § 8-4.5-5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 4.5. Transportation Corridor Planning|Chapter 5. Recreational Trails Program|8-4.5-5-12. Funding Commitments

Sec. 12. The board is solely responsible for all funding commitments and shall determine which projects are funded, subject to availability of money in the fund.As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.