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IN Code § 8-23-1-46 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 1. Definitions|8-23-1-46. "Work Program"

Sec. 46. "Work program" means a schedule of steps to be followed in implementing a transportation plan, including the following:(1) A description of the sequence of steps.(2) The time limit within which each step is to be completed.(3) The product of each step.(4) The staff and resources required.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.204.
IN Code § 8-23-1-47 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 1. Definitions|8-23-1-47. "Zoned Commercial or Industrial Areas"

Sec. 47. "Zoned commercial or industrial areas" means those areas that are zoned for business, industry, commerce, or trade under a zoning ordinance.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.205.
IN Code § 8-23-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-1. Establishment of Department

Sec. 1. The Indiana department of transportation is established.As added by P.L.112-1989, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-23-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-2. Commissioner; Appointment; Compensation

Sec. 2. (a) The governor shall appoint a commissioner who is responsible for organizing and administering the department.(b) The commissioner:(1) serves at the pleasure of the governor; and(2) is entitled to receive compensation set by the budget agency.As added by P.L.112-1989, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-23-2-4.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-4.1. Department Responsibilities; Activities

Sec. 4.1. The department is responsible for the following activities:(1) The identification, development, coordination, and implementation of the state's transportation policies.(2) The approval of applications for federal transportation grants from funds allocated to the state:(A) from the Highway Trust Fund (23 U.S.C.);(B) from the Aviation Trust Fund (49 U.S.C.);(C) through the Federal Transit Administration (49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); or(D) from any other federal grant that has a transportation component.(3) The review, revision, adoption, and submission of budget proposals.(4) The construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of:(A) state highways;(B) a toll road project or toll bridge in accordance with a contract or lease entered into with the Indiana finance authority under IC 8-9.5-8-7 or IC 8-9.5-8-8; and(C) a railroad project, as defined in IC 8-5-15-1, in accordance with an authorization provided to the department by the board of trustees of a commuter transportation district under IC 8-5-15-5(a)(21).(5) The administration of programs as required by law, including the following:(A) IC 8-3-1 (railroads).(B) IC 8-3-1.5 (rail preservation).(C) IC 8-21-1 (aeronautics).(D) IC 8-21-9 (airports).(E) IC 8-21-11 (aviation development program).As added by P.L.1-1991, SEC.83. Amended by P.L.14-2003, SEC.1; P.L.235-2005, SEC.122; P.L.108-2019, SEC.156.
IN Code § 8-23-2-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-5.5. Coordinated Use of Public Rights-of-Way; Sharing of Information; Adoption of Rules

Sec. 5.5. (a) The department shall develop a program to coordinate the efficient and cost effective use of public rights-of-way by the department and utilities when the department undertakes an infrastructure improvement project.(b) A program developed under subsection (a) may require the department and utilities to share the following information:(1) Active construction and excavation permits.(2) Locations of existing utility facilities.(3) Short and long term project schedules.(c) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.As added by P.L.133-2013, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-23-2-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-6.5. Abandonment of Facility Constructed or Installed in Right-of-Way

Sec. 6.5. The department may require a private entity to agree, as a condition of the department leasing a right-of-way to the private entity, that facilities constructed or installed by the private entity in or under the right-of-way, which if removed would:(1) cause irreparable soil disturbance; or(2) have a detrimental effect on the department's facilities or on the facilities of other utilities co-located in the right-of-way;will be considered abandoned without additional consideration upon notice to the department. The private entity shall notify in writing the department of any abandonment not later than sixty (60) days after abandonment. Upon being abandoned under this section, a facility may no longer be used for any purpose by any public or private entity.As added by P.L.121-2021, SEC.7.
IN Code § 8-23-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-9. References to Certain Transportation Agencies as References to Department of Transportation

Sec. 9. After June 30, 1989, any reference to:(1) the transportation coordinating board (IC 8-9.5-2-1, repealed);(2) the transportation planning office (IC 8-9.5-3-1, repealed);(3) the department of highways (IC 8-9.5-4-2, repealed); and(4) the department of transportation (IC 8-9.5-5-2, repealed);in any statute or rule shall be treated as a reference to the Indiana department of transportation, as established by this article.As added by P.L.112-1989, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.76.
IN Code § 8-23-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-10. Preexisting Rules of Certain Transportation Agencies as Rules of Department of Transportation

Sec. 10. Any rules of:(1) the transportation coordinating board (IC 8-9.5-2-1, repealed);(2) the transportation planning office (IC 8-9.5-3-1, repealed);(3) the department of highways (IC 8-9.5-4-2, repealed); and(4) the department of transportation (IC 8-9.5-5-2, repealed);filed with the secretary of state before July 1, 1989, shall be treated after June 30, 1989, as though they had been adopted by the Indiana department of transportation established by this article.As added by P.L.112-1989, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.77.
IN Code § 8-23-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-11. Application of Section; Surplus Property; Trust Bid

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to the disposal of surplus real or personal property by the department.(b) Whenever surplus real property or personal property is disposed of by acceptance of bids, a bid submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each:(1) beneficiary of the trust; and(2) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.As added by P.L.336-1989(ss), SEC.22.
IN Code § 8-23-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-12. Engineers and Land Surveyors; Contracts; Compensation

Sec. 12. A contract for professional services of engineers or land surveyors may be made on the basis of competence and qualifications for the type of services to be performed. Compensation that the department determines to be reasonable may be negotiated.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.209.
IN Code § 8-23-2-12.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-12.5. "Contractor"; "Professional Services"; Liability of Contractors

Sec. 12.5. (a) As used in this section, "contractor" refers to a person who provides professional services under a contract with the department.(b) As used in this section, "professional services" refers to engineering, architectural, or surveying services.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of IC 26-2-5-1 to the contrary, the department may not require a contractor to assume any liability or indemnify the state for any amount greater than the degree of fault of the contractor.(d) Any contractual provision in conflict with the prohibitions contained in subsection (c) is void and unenforceable.As added by P.L.50-2008, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-23-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-13. Notaries Public; Costs and Expenses; Powers

Sec. 13. (a) The department shall determine the number of its employees appointed notaries public and pay the expense of appointment, the premiums on the official bond of the notaries, and the cost of official seals. An employee of the state appointed a notary public may do the following:(1) Take acknowledgments of deeds, contracts, grants, and other documents to or in which the state or a state agency is a party to or has an interest.(2) Administer oaths to a person to a document, claim, statement, or other document to be filed with the state or a state agency.(b) A notary public appointed under this section may not charge for the service.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.210.
IN Code § 8-23-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-14. Extension of Engineering Services and Testing Facilities to Counties and Municipalities; Reimbursement

Sec. 14. The department may furnish on request of a county or municipality engineering service or consultation and extend the facilities of the department's testing laboratory for the testing of highway construction and maintenance materials or for any other highway purpose. When those services are rendered by the department, the county or municipality requesting and receiving the services shall reimburse the department to the extent of the actual cost of the service including salaries or personal services. When payment is made to the department by the county or municipality, the department shall receipt the payments into the accounts or appropriations from which the expenditures were made by the department in providing those services.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.211.
IN Code § 8-23-2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-15. "Highway Work Zone"; Use of Off Duty Police Officers to Patrol Highway Work Zones

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, "highway work zone" means an area where:(1) highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance is actually occurring; and(2) notice is posted indicating that the highway work zone is a specific area designated with signage on the highway.(b) The department may contract with the state police department or local law enforcement agencies to hire off duty police officers to patrol highway work zones. The duties of a police officer who is hired under this section:(1) are limited to those duties that the police officer normally performs while on active duty; and(2) do not include the duties of a:(A) flagman; or(B) security officer.(c) The department shall use the money transferred to the department under IC 33-37-9-4(a)(6) to pay the costs of hiring off duty police officers to perform the duties described in subsection (b).(d) All money transferred to the department under IC 33-37-9-4(a)(6) is annually appropriated to pay off duty police officers to perform the duties described in subsection (b).As added by P.L.64-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-1994, SEC.2; P.L.132-2003, SEC.1; P.L.98-2004, SEC.76; P.L.217-2014, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-23-2-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-17. Public Hearings

Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "public hearing" means an assembly or a meeting by the department for the purpose of:(1) providing information early in the process of making decisions affecting proposed highway or bridge construction or improvement projects on a county arterial highway system or the state highway system so that the public can have an impact on the decision outcome, including a meeting in which the public is provided information, opportunity for review and comment, and an accounting for the rationale for a proposed project; or(2) complying with 23 U.S.C. 128 and 49 U.S.C. 5323(b) requirements in considering economic, social, environmental, and other effects of highway projects and proposals.(b) Whenever the department holds a public hearing, the department shall allow any person an opportunity to be heard in the presence of others who are present to testify and in accordance with subsection (c).(c) The department, through the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, may limit testimony at a public hearing to a reasonable time stated at the opening of the public hearing.As added by P.L.52-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.23.
IN Code § 8-23-2-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-18. Nursery Stock and Wildflower Seed Sales

Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to the following:(1) The sale or distribution of nursery stock or wildflower seeds to the following:(A) An individual who resides in Indiana.(B) A governmental entity.(C) A nonprofit organization or an educational institution.(D) An agricultural research program.(2) The exchange of nursery stock or wildflower seeds with a person or an entity.(b) As used in this section, "nursery stock" has the meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-184(1).(c) The department may not sell or distribute nursery stock or wildflower seeds to the following:(1) An individual who resides in a state other than Indiana, unless the individual:(A) owns land in Indiana; and(B) submits an affidavit that affirms that the nursery stock or wildflower seeds will be planted in Indiana.(2) A retail business that sells nursery stock or wildflower seeds.(3) A wholesale business that sells nursery stock or wildflower seeds.As added by P.L.82-2007, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-23-2-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-19. Road and Bridge Condition Metrics; Prioritization System; Budgetary Needs

Sec. 19. (a) The department shall:(1) establish a single statewide set of state and local road and bridge condition metrics;(2) use the metrics in subdivision (1) to:(A) evaluate and compare state and local road and bridge conditions in local units within Indiana; and(B) evaluate and compare Indiana's statewide road and bridge conditions to road and bridge conditions in states with similar climate, soil, and traffic conditions; and(3) develop goals, timelines, and milestones to ensure that Indiana's state and local road and bridge conditions are in the top quarter of the states included in the comparison in subdivision (2).(b) The department shall develop a state and local road and bridge project prioritization system and project priority list. The project prioritization system must be based on a model that includes at least the following variables:(1) Safety.(2) Congestion.(3) Environment.(4) Regional and state economic contribution.(5) Potential intermodal connectivity.(6) Total cost of ownership.(c) The commissioner shall appoint two (2) economic professionals and two (2) engineering professionals to establish and administer the project prioritization system and model. The appointees:(1) serve at the pleasure of the commissioner; and(2) are entitled to compensation set by the budget agency.(d) The department shall use the results of the model established under this section to determine short term and long term budgetary needs. The determination must achieve the following infrastructure goals:(1) Preserve and maintain current infrastructure resources.(2) Provide for projected mobility needs for movement of people and goods.(e) The department may adjust the project priority list established under this section if the department determines that unforeseen circumstances require an adjustment.(f) The general assembly may not approve or disapprove projects on the department's project priority list.As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.79.
IN Code § 8-23-2-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 2. Indiana Department of Transportation|8-23-2-20. Communications Infrastructure Located Before May 1, 2019, in Department's Rights-of-Way; Access Rate or Recurring Charge Prohibited

Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "communications infrastructure" includes all facilities and equipment used to provide communications service (as defined in IC 8-1-32.5-3).(b) Except:(1) for routine right-of-way permit fees to enter the department's rights-of-way for the maintenance of existing facilities; and(2) as provided for in written agreements the department has entered into with service providers before May 1, 2019;the department shall not charge an access rate or any other recurring charge or recurring fee for communications infrastructure that is located before May 1, 2019, in any rights-of-way that are owned or controlled by the department.As added by P.L.189-2019, SEC.9.
IN Code § 8-23-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the use of federal funds allocated to Indiana as follows:(1) From the Highway Trust Fund (23 U.S.C.).(2) From the Aviation Trust Fund (49 U.S.C.).(3) Through the Urban Mass Transit Administration (49 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).(4) Other federal grants that have a transportation component.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.24.
IN Code § 8-23-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-2. Nonapplication of Chapter

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to grants described in section 1 of this chapter applied for before July 1, 1981.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212.
IN Code § 8-23-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-3. Departmental Approval of Grants

Sec. 3. An agency must submit to the department for the department's approval an application for a grant described in section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212.
IN Code § 8-23-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-4. Departmental Action on Grants

Sec. 4. The department shall do the following:(1) Review as soon as possible all applications for grants described in section 1 of this chapter.(2) Approve or disapprove those applications.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212.
IN Code § 8-23-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-5. Duties of Agencies

Sec. 5. An agency shall do the following:(1) Use a grant described in section 1 of this chapter only for the purposes set out and approved by the board in the grant application.(2) Report to the department all expenditures from a grant described in section 1 of this chapter.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212.
IN Code § 8-23-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-6. Allotment of Funds

Sec. 6. The budget agency shall only allot funds to an agency from a grant described in section 1 of this chapter for the purposes set out and approved by the department in the grant application.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212.
IN Code § 8-23-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-7. Filing of Approved Grant Applications; Necessity of Compliance

Sec. 7. (a) Each political subdivision shall file with the department, at times prescribed by the department, copies of approved applications for grants described in section 1 of this chapter along with a copy of the grant approval letter.(b) If a political subdivision does not comply with subsection (a) after the department has made reasonable attempts to reach an agreement with that political subdivision to obtain compliance, the department may order the auditor of state to withhold from that political subdivision the subdivision's allotted distribution of state motor fuel tax revenues. The auditor of state shall comply with the department's order.(c) When compliance with subsection (a) is obtained, the auditor of state shall release all funds withheld under subsection (b) upon receipt of an order from the department.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212.
IN Code § 8-23-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation|Chapter 3. Federal Transportation Funds|8-23-3-8. Public Mass Transportation Fund; Establishment; Use

Sec. 8. (a) The public mass transportation fund is established for the purpose of promoting and developing public mass transportation in Indiana. The fund shall be administered by the department.(b) The treasurer of state may invest the money in the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.(c) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(d) This subsection applies to a calendar year beginning after December 31 of a calendar year in which an eligible county (as defined by IC 8-25-1-4) begins to carry out a public transportation project approved under IC 8-25. The distribution formula established by the department is subject to approval by the budget director to ensure that a public mass transportation system located in a county other than an eligible county is not adversely affected by a public transportation project carried out under IC 8-25.As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.212. Amended by P.L.118-1995, SEC.1; P.L.173-2003, SEC.13; P.L.153-2014, SEC.16; P.L.165-2021, SEC.132.