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IN Code § 8-10-5-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-20. Contracts; Purchase, Lease, or Acquisition of Land or Other Property

Sec. 20. The board of directors of a port authority may enter into such contracts or other arrangements with the United States government, or any department thereof, with persons, railroads, or other corporations, with public corporations, and with the state government of this or other states, with counties, municipalities, townships, or other governmental agencies created by or under the authority of the laws of the state of Indiana, including sewerage, drainage, conservation, conservancy, or other improvement districts in this or other states as may be necessary or convenient for the exercise of powers granted by the provisions of this chapter, including the making of surveys, investigations, or reports thereon, provided that such contracts or arrangements shall not be in violation of the Indiana Constitution. The board of directors may purchase, lease, or acquire land or other property in any county of the state of Indiana and in adjoining states for the accomplishment of an authorized purpose of the port authority, or for the improvement of the harbor and port facilities over which the port authority may have jurisdiction, and may let contracts or spend money for making such improvements or development of port facilities in adjoining states.Formerly: Acts 1959, c.343, s.19. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.26.
IN Code § 8-10-5-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-22. Application of Section; Annual Watercraft Fee; Watercraft Fee Decal

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to a city that:(1) creates; or(2) participates in the creation of;a port authority created under this chapter that includes a channel that is ordinarily navigable to Lake Michigan.(b) The fiscal body of a city described in subsection (a) may impose an annual docking fee upon each watercraft that is docked for more than twenty-nine (29) days during a year in waters that are under the jurisdiction of a port authority under this chapter.(c) An annual docking fee imposed under this section shall be:(1) not more than seventy-five cents ($0.75) per foot for watercraft of thirty (30) feet or less; and(2) not more than one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per foot for watercraft over thirty (30) feet.(d) A marina, dock, or port:(1) located on waters that are under the jurisdiction of a port authority created by a city under this chapter; and(2) where a watercraft is docked;shall collect the annual docking fee imposed on the watercraft under this section. Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, each marina, dock, or port shall remit to the city fiscal officer the amount of fees collected under this section during the immediately preceding month.(e) Annual docking fees imposed under this section by a city described in subsection (a) shall be deposited in the cumulative channel maintenance fund established under section 17 of this chapter.(f) Upon collecting an annual docking fee imposed on a watercraft under this section, a marina, dock, or port shall issue to the owner of the watercraft a decal that indicates the year for which the fee under this section has been paid.(g) The decal issued under subsection (f) must be displayed on the watercraft during the year for which the decal is issued. A watercraft that displays a valid annual docking fee decal under this subsection is not subject to:(1) annual docking fees imposed at other marinas, docks, or ports under this section; and(2) marina launch fees imposed under section 23 of this chapter.(h) The general assembly finds that in port authorities that include a channel that is ordinarily navigable to Lake Michigan there exist unique problems related to necessary dredging and cleaning of channels used by boats that operate on the Great Lakes. These unique problems may be alleviated by the authorization of a docking fee under this section.As added by P.L.60-1992, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.64; P.L.34-2004, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-10-5-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 5. Creation of Port Authorities by Local Governments|8-10-5-23. Per Launch Watercraft Fee; Deposit of Fees; Watercraft Fee Decal

Sec. 23. (a) The fiscal body of a city that creates or participates in the creation under this chapter of a port authority that includes a channel that is ordinarily navigable to Lake Michigan may impose a marina launch fee for a watercraft that is launched from a marina, dock, or port located on waters that are under the jurisdiction of the port authority created by the city.(b) The owner of a watercraft subject to a fee under this section shall pay one (1) of the following:(1) A launch fee of one dollar ($1) per launch.(2) An annual marina launch fee of:(A) seventy-five cents ($0.75) per foot for a watercraft of thirty (30) feet or less in length; or(B) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per foot for watercraft over thirty (30) feet in length.(c) A marina, dock, or port:(1) located on waters that are under the jurisdiction of a port authority created by a city under this chapter; and(2) from which a watercraft is launched;shall collect the marina launch fee imposed on the watercraft under this section. Not later than the fifteenth day of each month, each marina, dock, or port shall remit to the city fiscal officer the amount of fees collected under this section during the immediately preceding month.(d) The marina launch fees imposed under this section by a city described in subsection (a) shall be deposited in the cumulative channel maintenance fund established under section 17 of this chapter.(e) Upon collecting a fee under this section, a marina, dock, or port shall issue to the person who owns the watercraft:(1) a paper permit that indicates the day for which the fee was paid, in the case of a one (1) time marina launch fee; or(2) a decal that indicates the year for which the fee was paid, in the case of an annual marina launch fee.(f) The decal or permit issued under subsection (e) must be displayed on the watercraft during the period for which the decal or permit is issued. A watercraft that displays a valid annual marina launch decal or permit under this subsection is not subject to an annual watercraft docking fee imposed under section 22 of this chapter.(g) The general assembly finds that in port authorities that include a channel that is ordinarily navigable to Lake Michigan there exist unique problems related to necessary dredging and cleaning of channels used by boats that operate on the Great Lakes. These unique problems may be alleviated by the authorization of a launch fee under this section.As added by P.L.34-2004, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-10-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 9. Waterway Management Districts|8-10-9-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a city having a population of more than twenty-nine thousand six hundred (29,600) but less than twenty-nine thousand nine hundred (29,900).As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.65; P.L.119-2012, SEC.89.
IN Code § 8-10-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 9. Waterway Management Districts|8-10-9-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(b) "Confined disposal facility" means a structure, an enclosure, a receptacle, or a disposal area established:(1) by an agency or instrumentality of the state or federal government; and(2) for the purpose of storing, retaining, disposing of, isolating, or holding dredgings or excavated material from the banks or bottom of a waterway;within a district created by this chapter.(c) "District" means a waterway management district established under section 3 of this chapter.(d) "Waterway" means a canal, river, channel, or stream that is navigable for a substantial portion of its length by boats, barges, ships, or other watercraft for both commercial and recreational purposes.As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-10-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 9. Waterway Management Districts|8-10-9-3. Establishment of District; Boundaries

Sec. 3. (a) There is established in each city to which this chapter applies a waterway management district.(b) The district includes all territory, including both dry land and water, within a distance of one-half (1/2) mile on either side of the center line of any waterway within the city in which the district is established, excluding the land and water occupied by any marina owned by a unit of government located in the corridor (as defined in IC 36-7-13.5-1).(c) The district boundary is formed by an imaginary line one-half (1/2) mile distant from the center line of a waterway in all directions. However, the boundary of the district does not extend beyond the boundaries of the city in which the district is located in those areas where the city boundary is located less than one-half (1/2) mile from the center line of a waterway.As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1995, SEC.57; P.L.197-2011, SEC.34.
IN Code § 8-10-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 9. Waterway Management Districts|8-10-9-4. Powers and Jurisdiction of District

Sec. 4. (a) The district is a body corporate and politic that may sue or be sued and plead and be impleaded. The district has the powers and jurisdiction provided in this chapter.(b) The exercise by the district of the district's powers is an essential governmental function of the state and the city in which the district is located, but the district is not immune from liability.As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-10-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 9. Waterway Management Districts|8-10-9-5. Purposes of District

Sec. 5. The district is established for the following purposes:(1) To manage and supervise, in conjunction with other state and federal authorities, the industrial, commercial, and recreational development of the waterways in the city in which the district is formed.(2) To assist other agencies of local, state, and federal governments to manage, maintain, and promote the use of the waterways in the city in which the district is formed.(3) To foster use of the canal in an environmentally responsible manner.(4) To provide for the orderly planning for waterways.(5) To plan for, develop, and maintain roads, bridges, approaches, locks, gates, and other structures in connection with a waterway within the jurisdiction of the district consistent with the obligations and jurisdiction of other agencies of the federal or state government.(6) It is the goal of the waterway projects and activities performed under this chapter to improve the commercial and recreational use of waterways in an environmentally sound manner, and to promote the economic development of the city in which the district is located.As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-10-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 9. Waterway Management Districts|8-10-9-6. Board of Directors; Members

Sec. 6. (a) The district shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of seven (7) members, four (4) of whom are appointed by the executive of the city in which the district is formed, two (2) of whom are appointed by the governor, and one (1) of whom is appointed by the legislative body of the city in which the district is formed.(b) Members of the board serve terms of three (3) years. A member's term may be extended by any partial term to which the member was appointed to fill a vacancy.(c) Five (5) members of the board of directors must be qualified electors of the city in which the district is formed. Two (2) members need not be residents of the city in which the district is formed but shall be representatives of property owners of land that borders waterways within the district. One (1) of the two (2) members shall be among the members appointed by the mayor, and one (1) shall be among the members appointed by the governor.(d) The appointing authority shall fill all vacancies of members appointed by that authority.As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-10-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 10. Ports|Chapter 9. Waterway Management Districts|8-10-9-7. Board of Directors; Meetings; Records; Quorum

Sec. 7. (a) The board of directors shall meet in a public place within the city in which the district is formed after giving notice.(b) The board shall annually elect one (1) of its members as president and another member as vice president. The board shall designate a secretary who need not be a member of the board.(c) The board shall cause a detailed written record to be kept in the form of minutes of all of the board's meetings, and the board shall meet at least four (4) times annually.(d) A majority of the board members actually serving constitutes a quorum for any purpose.As added by P.L.56-1994, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-14-1-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 14. Highway Finances|Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act|8-14-1-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The addition of section 11 of this chapter by P.L.116-1989 applies to all accounts receivable that are found to be uncollectible on July 1, 1989, and to accounts that are found to be uncollectible after June 30, 1989.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.198.
IN Code § 8-14-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 14. Highway Finances|Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act|8-14-1-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:(1) "Motor vehicle highway account" means the account of the general fund of the state known as the "motor vehicle highway account" to which is credited collections from motor vehicle registration fees, licenses, driver's and chauffeur's license fees, gasoline taxes, auto transfer fees, certificate of title fees, weight taxes or excise taxes and all other similar special taxes, duties or excises of all kinds on motor vehicles, trailers, motor vehicle fuel, or motor vehicle owners or operators. The account also includes amounts distributed to the fund by the bureau of motor vehicles under IC 9.(2) The term "department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.(3) The term "highways" includes roadway, rights of way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guard rails, protective structures in connection with highways, drains, culverts, and bridges and the substructure and superstructure of bridges and approaches thereto and streets and alleys of cities or towns.(4) The term "construction" means the planning, supervising, inspecting, actual building, draining, and all expenses incidental to the construction of a highway.(5) The term "reconstruction" means a widening or a rebuilding of the highway or any portion thereof.(6) The term "maintenance" when used in reference to cities, towns, and counties as applied to that part of the highway other than bridges, means the constant making of needed repairs, to preserve a smooth surfaced highway, adequately drained, marked and guarded by protective structures for public safety and, as to bridges, means the constant making of needed repairs to preserve a smooth surfaced highway thereon and the safety and preservation of the bridge and its approaches, together with the substructure and superstructure thereof; and such term also means and includes the acquisition and use, in any manner, of all needed equipment, fuel, materials, and supplies essential and incident thereto.(7) The term "preservation" means the preventative treatment, nonstructural treatment, rehabilitation, or structural repairs made to transportation infrastructure and related drainage that are included in an asset management plan approved by the Indiana department of transportation in collaboration with the local technical assistance program at Purdue University.(8) The term "vehicle registration" means the number of vehicles subject to registration under IC 9-18 (before January 1, 2017) or IC 9-18.1 (after December 31, 2016) which are registered thereunder, and, when used with respect to the state, shall mean the number of vehicles registered in the state and, when used in respect to a county, city, or town, shall mean the number of vehicles registered by owners resident in the county, city, or town.Formerly: Acts 1941, c.168, s.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.213; P.L.18-1990, SEC.106; P.L.2-1991, SEC.59; P.L.145-2011, SEC.2; P.L.216-2014, SEC.8; P.L.257-2017, SEC.17; P.L.185-2018, SEC.20.
IN Code § 8-14-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 14. Highway Finances|Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act|8-14-1-2. Public Policy; Budget Management; Political Subdivisions

Sec. 2. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Indiana that:(1) the net amount in the motor vehicle highway account shall be budgeted for programs of traffic safety and for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance of the highways of the state;(2) a fair distribution thereof shall be made between the department and subordinate political subdivisions having jurisdiction of highways of the state;(3) the funds allotted shall be used in accordance with the policy herein declared and the provisions of this chapter; and(4) the funds allocated to counties, cities, and towns from such motor vehicle highway account shall be budgeted as provided by law, and such county budgets shall be referred to the county council for approval, revision, or reduction.Formerly: Acts 1941, c.168, s.2. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.214; Acts 1981, P.L.41, SEC.48; P.L.205-2013, SEC.133.
IN Code § 8-14-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 14. Highway Finances|Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act|8-14-1-4. County Allocations; Permissible Uses of Funds; Requirement

Sec. 4. (a) The funds allocated to the respective counties of the state from the motor vehicle highway account shall annually be budgeted as provided by law, and, when distributed shall be used for construction, reconstruction, preservation, and maintenance of the highways of the respective counties, including highways which traverse the streets of incorporated towns, the cost of the repair and maintenance of which prior to the tenth day of September, 1932, was paid from the county gravel road repair fund excepting where the department is charged by law with the maintenance or construction of any such highway so traversing such streets. Subject to subsection (b), any surplus existing in the funds at the end of the year shall thereafter continue as a part of the highway funds of the said counties and shall be rebudgeted and used as already provided in this chapter. The purchase, rental and repair of highway equipment, painting of bridges and acquisition of grounds for erection and construction of storage buildings, acquisition of rights of way and the purchase of fuel oil, and supplies necessary to the performance of construction, reconstruction, preservation, and maintenance of highways, shall be paid out of the highway account of the various counties.(b) For funds distributed to a county from the motor vehicle highway account, the county shall use at least fifty percent (50%) of the money for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of the county's highways.Formerly: Acts 1941, c.168, s.4. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.216; P.L.218-2017, SEC.63; P.L.185-2018, SEC.23.
IN Code § 8-14-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 14. Highway Finances|Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act|8-14-1-5. Municipal Allocations; Permissible Uses of Funds; Requirement

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (c), all funds allocated to cities and towns from the motor vehicle highway account shall be used by the cities and towns for the construction, reconstruction, preservation, repair, maintenance, oiling, sprinkling, snow removal, weed and tree cutting and cleaning of their highways as herein defined, and including also any curbs, and the city's or town's share of the cost of the separation of the grades of crossing of public highways and railroads, the purchase or lease of highway construction, preservation, and maintenance equipment, the purchase, erection, operation and maintenance of traffic signs and signals, and safety zones and devices, and the painting of surfaces in highways for purposes of safety and traffic regulation. All of such funds shall be budgeted as provided by law.(b) In addition to purposes for which funds may be expended under subsection (a), monies allocated to cities and towns under this chapter may be expended for the payment of principal and interest on bonds sold primarily to finance road, street, or thoroughfare projects.(c) For funds distributed to a city or town from the motor vehicle highway account, the city or town shall use at least fifty percent (50%) of the money for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of the city's or town's highways.Formerly: Acts 1941, c.168, s.5; Acts 1945, c.164, s.1; Acts 1959, c.278, s.1; Acts 1965, c.121, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.111, SEC.3; P.L.61-2000, SEC.1; P.L.218-2017, SEC.64; P.L.185-2018, SEC.24.
IN Code § 8-14-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 14. Highway Finances|Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act|8-14-1-7. Short Title

Sec. 7. This chapter shall be known as the "Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act". The distribution herein set out under section 3 of this chapter is hereby declared to be equitable.Formerly: Acts 1941, c.168, s.7. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.55.
IN Code § 8-14-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 14. Highway Finances|Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act|8-14-1-9. Mandatory Transfer of Funds

Sec. 9. (a) A written agreement between the department and a city, town, or county under IC 8-23-2-5, or a similar government cooperative statute, may provide for a mandatory transfer of funds by the auditor of state under this section if one (1) of the parties becomes more than sixty (60) days late in making a payment required by the agreement.(b) To obtain a mandatory transfer of funds, the party to whom the funds were to be paid under terms of the written agreement must certify in writing to the auditor of state:(1) that a written agreement between the parties authorizes the mandatory transfer of funds as provided in subsection (a);(2) that the owing party was notified in writing of the amount owed;(3) that the payment is more than sixty (60) days past due;(4) the names of the parties; and(5) the amount of the payment due.(c) Upon receipt of a certificate as specified in subsection (b), the auditor of state shall:(1) immediately notify the delinquent party of the claim; and(2) if proof of payment is not furnished to the auditor of state within thirty (30) days after the delinquent party has been notified, transfer the unpaid amount from the delinquent party's allocations from the motor vehicle highway account to the other party. Transfers shall be made until the unpaid amount has been paid in full under the terms of the agreement.As added by P.L.113-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.108.