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2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-5. Reimbursement of Extraordinary Costs of Relocation

Sec. 5. The department may negotiate an agreement with a utility to reimburse the utility for extraordinary costs of facilities relocation caused by a highway or bridge construction or improvement project or a combination of highway or bridge construction or improvement projects.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.80-2001, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-7. Reimbursement of Costs of Unnecessary Relocation; Conditions

Sec. 7. The department shall reimburse a utility for the costs of an unnecessary relocation of facilities if, after the completion of the relocation of the facilities:
(1) within two (2) years after the completion the department has not let a contract for the highway or bridge construction or improvement; or
(2) the department alters the department's plan of construction for the highway or bridge construction or improvement in a manner that would cause the utility to relocate the utility's facilities for the same highway or bridge construction or improvement project.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-8. Reimbursements for Unnecessary Relocation; Limits; Further Conditions

Sec. 8. (a) The reimbursement paid under section 7 of this chapter is limited to the cost of relocation (as defined in IC 8-1-9-2) to the utility.
(b) The department may reimburse a utility for an unnecessary relocation under section 7 only if the relocation of the utility's facilities was specifically requested by the department.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-10. Utility Customer Service Facilities; Responsibilities for Relocation

Sec. 10. If a highway or bridge construction or improvement project requires the relocation of customer service facilities, the utility providing service to the customer is responsible for arranging the relocation of the utility's customer service facilities required to be relocated in accordance with this chapter.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-11. Acquisition of Additional Right-of-Way and Relocation of Customer Service Facilities; Responsibility for Costs

Sec. 11. If a highway or bridge construction or improvement project requires the acquisition of additional right-of-way and the relocation of customer service facilities that existed within the newly acquired right-of-way, the department is responsible for the cost of relocating those customer service facilities.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-12. Highway or Bridge Construction or Improvement Projects; Relocation of Customer Service Facilities

Sec. 12. The following apply to a highway or bridge construction or improvement project that requires the relocation of customer service facilities located in a highway, street, or road:
(1) If the utility does not own the customer service facilities, the department is responsible for the cost of the relocation of those facilities.
(2) If the utility owns the customer service facilities, the cost of relocation is the responsibility of the utility or the customer, as determined by the operating rules of the utility or by a contract between the utility and the customer.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-13. Facilities Relocation Plan; Failure to Relocate Customer Service Facilities

Sec. 13. If a utility does not carry out the utility's responsibilities under section 10 of this chapter within six (6) months after the department has requested, in writing, a facilities relocation plan, the department may cause the relocation of the customer service facilities to occur.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-14. Relocation of Customer Service Facilities; Recovery of Costs; Reimbursements

Sec. 14. (a) If the department causes the relocation of customer service facilities under section 13 of this chapter, the department may recover the costs of the relocation from the utility.
(b) A utility shall reimburse the department for costs that are allowable under section 12(2) of this chapter and that the department determines are not extraordinary costs incurred under section 13 of this chapter upon the presentation of an invoice of the costs from the department.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 26. Utility Relocations › 8-23-26-15. National System of Interstate Highways; Application; Costs of Future Relocations and Adjustments

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a relocation included in the national system of interstate highways if the placement of the facilities was made solely to cross the highway.
(b) Whenever a utility locates new facilities on a highway included in the national system of interstate highways after June 30, 1991, the utility shall bear the cost of all future relocations and adjustments of the facilities caused by highway or bridge construction or improvements.
As added by P.L.63-1992, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 28. River Ridge Commerce Corridor › 8-23-28-1. Findings

Sec. 1. The general assembly finds the following:
(1) That the River Ridge Commerce Corridor is vitally important to the well-being and advancement of Indiana.
(2) That the following are adjacent to or located within the corridor:
(A) Charlestown State Park.
(B) The River Ridge Commerce Center, which is one of the largest commercial developments located east of the Mississippi River.
(C) The site of the East End Ohio River Bridge, which will link Charlestown to the eastern suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky, when completed.
(3) That the area within the River Ridge Commerce Corridor will continue to experience significant growth.
(4) That the development of the River Ridge Commerce Corridor should balance public safety, economic development, the environment, quality of life concerns, the enhancement of rail transportation within the corridor, and interstate travel needs.
(5) That the development of the corridor will enhance the operations of the Port of Indiana at Jeffersonville.
As added by P.L.88-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 28. River Ridge Commerce Corridor › 8-23-28-3. River Ridge Commerce Corridor Established

Sec. 3. (a) The River Ridge Commerce Corridor is established for the area adjacent to either of the following:
(1) The segment of State Road 62 between:
(A) the point where State Road 62 meets Interstate Highway 265; and
(B) the point where State Road 62 meets State Road 3.
(2) The rail line that is parallel to the segment of State Road 62 described in subdivision (1).
(b) The department may place signs designating State Road 62 as the River Ridge Commerce Corridor at appropriate locations within the corridor, as determined by the department.
As added by P.L.88-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 28. River Ridge Commerce Corridor › 8-23-28-5. Assistance From the Indiana Department of Transportation

Sec. 5. The department may annually provide the local officials having jurisdiction over the territory within the River Ridge Commerce Corridor with traffic studies and any other information relevant to:
(1) developing and promoting the economic development of the corridor; and
(2) maintaining an efficient system of local highways leading to the corridor.
As added by P.L.88-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 28. River Ridge Commerce Corridor › 8-23-28-7. Assistance From the Office of Community and Rural Affairs

Sec. 7. The office of community and rural affairs established by IC 4-4-9.7-4, with the assistance of the corporation and the department, shall assist the local governments having jurisdiction over the territory within the River Ridge Commerce Corridor in developing local zoning and planning standards for the corridor that balance public safety, economic development, the environment, quality of life concerns, the enhancement of rail transportation within the corridor, and interstate travel needs.
As added by P.L.88-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 29. Transportation Infrastructure Funding Mechanisms › 8-23-29-1. "Study"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "study" refers to the study of transportation infrastructure funding mechanisms that is the subject of the contract described in section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.208-2014, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 29. Transportation Infrastructure Funding Mechanisms › 8-23-29-2. Contract for Study

Sec. 2. The department shall contract with a third party to study transportation infrastructure funding mechanisms. The contract must include the following terms:
(1) A description of the funding mechanisms that will be studied. The funding mechanisms must include the following:
(A) An option that is based on variables, including vehicle gross weight and miles traveled.
(B) An option that accounts for variations in usage and degree of damage caused to transportation infrastructure by vehicles of different sizes and configurations.
(C) A flat per vehicle fee.
(D) Adjustments to one (1) or more of the following:
(i) The state gross retail tax on motor fuel imposed under IC 6-2.5-7.
(ii) The gasoline tax imposed under IC 6-6-1.1.
(iii) The special fuel tax imposed under IC 6-6-2.5.
(iv) The motor carrier fuel tax imposed under IC 6-6-4.1.
(E) Tolls.
(F) Any other mechanism the department determines is appropriate.
(2) The duration of the study, which must be an adequate length of time to ensure that a quality and comprehensive analysis of all topics will be thoroughly reviewed, but is not to exceed two (2) years.
(3) An inventory of the transportation infrastructure that will be maintained through revenue generated by the funding mechanisms included in the study. The inventory must include state and local highways, roads, and streets.
(4) The rating system by which the maintenance of the transportation infrastructure will be evaluated.
As added by P.L.208-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.185-2018, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 29. Transportation Infrastructure Funding Mechanisms › 8-23-29-3. Requirements of Study

Sec. 3. The study must do the following:
(1) Review the literature of similar studies conducted in other jurisdictions.
(2) Determine the costs of maintaining the transportation infrastructure designated in the contract under the rating system designated in the contract.
(3) For each mechanism studied, calculate the per unit amount required to generate revenue sufficient to cover the costs described in subdivision (2).
(4) Identify and discuss the following concerns for each mechanism studied:
(A) Privacy.
(B) Ease of use.
(C) Compliance.
(D) Revenue collection costs.
(5) Evaluate the effects of each funding mechanism on alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles.
(6) Identify and analyze the technologies supporting each mechanism studied.
As added by P.L.208-2014, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 29. Transportation Infrastructure Funding Mechanisms › 8-23-29-4. Report of Results of Study

Sec. 4. Not later than July 1 of each year of the study, the department shall provide the results of the study to date to the following:
(1) The legislative council, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(2) The governor.
As added by P.L.208-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 29. Transportation Infrastructure Funding Mechanisms › 8-23-29-6. Implementation of Voluntary Pilot Program

Sec. 6. Upon conclusion of the study, the department shall consider the appropriateness of implementing a voluntary pilot program based on one (1) or more of the mechanisms included in the study.
As added by P.L.208-2014, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Eligible project" means a project:
(A) that is undertaken by a local unit;
(B) that repairs or increases the capacity of local roads and bridges; and
(C) that is part of the local unit's transportation asset management plan.
(2) "Fund" refers to the local road and bridge matching grant fund established by section 2 of this chapter.
(3) "Local unit" means a county or municipality.
(4) "Transportation asset management plan" includes planning for drainage systems and rights-of-way that affect transportation assets.
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-2. Establishment of Fund; Budget Committee Review Prior to Transfers From the Fund

Sec. 2. (a) The local road and bridge matching grant fund is established to provide matching grants to local units for eligible projects.
(b) The department shall administer the fund.
(c) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations by the general assembly.
(2) Interest deposited in the fund under subsection (d).
(3) Money deposited in or transferred to the fund from any other source.
(d) The treasurer of state shall invest 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 that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(f) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purpose of the fund.
(g) Money in the fund may not be transferred, assigned, or otherwise removed from the fund by the state board of finance, the budget agency, or any other agency until after budget committee review, except that the department may distribute funds to a local unit that has been approved for a grant under this chapter without budget committee review.
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.134.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-3. Application; Eligibility

Sec. 3. A local unit may apply to the department for a grant from the fund for an eligible project if the local unit:
(1) uses a transportation asset management plan approved by the department; and
(2) commits to a local match by using one (1) or more of the following:
(A) Any money the local unit is authorized to use for a local road or bridge project.
(B) Money received by the local unit as a special distribution of local income taxes under IC 6-3.6-9-17.
(C) Money in the local unit's rainy day fund under IC 36-1-8-5.1.
The application must be in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.218-2017, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-4. Application; Local Unit Contribution

Sec. 4. A local unit's application for a grant from the fund must specify the amount of money that the local unit is committing to contribute to the eligible project.
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-5. Priority of Projects

Sec. 5. In the evaluation of an application for a grant from the fund, the department shall give preference to projects that are anticipated by the department to have the greatest regional economic significance for the region in which the local unit is located.
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-6. Local Matching Amount

Sec. 6. If the department approves a grant to a local unit under this chapter, the required local matching amount by the local unit is equal to the following applicable percentage of the total cost of the eligible project:
(1) For a county applicant, the following:
(A) Fifty percent (50%), if the county has a population greater than or equal to fifty thousand (50,000).
(B) Twenty-five percent (25%), if the county has a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000).
(2) For a city or town applicant, the following:
(A) Fifty percent (50%), if the city or town has a population greater than or equal to ten thousand (10,000).
(B) Twenty-five percent (25%), if the city or town has a population of less than ten thousand (10,000).
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.218-2017, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-7. Allocation of Grants

Sec. 7. The department shall allocate at least fifty percent (50%) of the amount available to the department to make grants in a state fiscal year to local units located in counties having a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000).
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.218-2017, SEC.82.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-8. Authorization to Set Maximum Grant

Sec. 8. The department may adopt guidelines to implement this chapter, including guidelines that establish a maximum amount that any one (1) local unit may receive as a grant. However, if:
(1) the department establishes a maximum amount per local unit; and
(2) multiple local units, including any combination of cities, towns, and counties, apply jointly for a matching grant under this chapter to undertake a project that extends across multiple jurisdictions;
the maximum amounts of the joint applicants may be aggregated.
As added by P.L.146-2016, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.218-2017, SEC.83.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 30. Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund › 8-23-30-9. Electronic Availability of Local Asset Management Plans

Sec. 9. Not later than July 1, 2022, the department shall make asset management plans of local units approved under this chapter available in an electronic format specified by the department on an Internet web site maintained by:
(1) the department; or
(2) an entity contracted by the department to approve asset management plans.
As added by P.L.44-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 31. Notice of Department Actions › 8-23-31-1. "Department Action"; "Local News Media Organization"; Notice of Department Action

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "department action" means one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Detour creation or implementation.
(2) Planned bridge repair.
(3) Planned road repair.
(b) As used in this chapter, "local news media organization" means any entity or organization that:
(1) broadcasts local news on television, radio, or the Internet; or
(2) distributes, prints, or publishes written local news.
(c) Beginning on January 1 of every year, the department shall release a contract let list to at least one (1) local news media organization every one hundred eighty (180) days. The contract let list described in this subsection must list all of the department's scheduled construction projects in the local transportation district for the one hundred eighty (180) day period and the projected letting date for each of the listed construction projects.
As added by P.L.165-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 31. Notice of Department Actions › 8-23-31-2. Impact on Local Economy and Traffic

Sec. 2. The department shall consider the following when determining when to let a contract involving a department action:
(1) The impact of the scheduled department action on local commerce.
(2) The impact of the scheduled department action on local residents.
(3) The impact of the scheduled department action on local tourism.
As added by P.L.165-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 31. Notice of Department Actions › 8-23-31-3. Additional Considerations Affecting the Timing and Means of Department Actions

Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law or provision, the department shall make a good faith effort to:
(1) use the least disruptive timing when determining when to let a contract involving a department action; and
(2) use the least restrictive means when implementing or performing a scheduled department action.
As added by P.L.165-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a part of a road or bridge on the interstate system (as defined by IC 8-23-1-25) or a U.S. route.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-2. "Motor Vehicle"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-105(a).
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-3. "Motor Vehicle Rental Company"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle rental company" means a person that routinely engages in the business of renting motor vehicles for periods of not more than thirty (30) days.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-4. "Owner"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "owner" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under any of the following:
(1) IC 9-18.1.
(2) The law of another state.
(3) The law of a foreign country.
(4) The International Registration Plan.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-5. "Pilot Program"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" means the worksite speed control pilot program established under section 10 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-6. "Worksite"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "worksite" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-200.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-7. "Worksite Speed Control System"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "worksite speed control system" means a photographic device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or mechanical device or devices designed to:
(1) record the speed of a motor vehicle; and
(2) obtain a clear photograph or other recorded image of the rear of the motor vehicle and the license plate affixed to the motor vehicle at the time the recorded speed of the motor vehicle exceeds a worksite speed limit.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-8. "Worksite Speed Control System Operator"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "worksite speed control system operator" means a person described in section 13 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-9. "Worksite Speed Limit"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "worksite speed limit" means a temporary speed limit established by:
(1) the department;
(2) the Indiana finance authority; or
(3) a local unit in the vicinity of a worksite;
under IC 9-21-5-11.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-10. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program

Sec. 10. (a) The department shall establish the worksite speed control pilot program for the purpose of enforcing worksite speed limits.
(b) The department shall work in coordination with the state police department to administer the pilot program.
(c) The department and the state police department shall enter into an agreement to share information regarding the pilot program.
(d) The department may enter into an agreement with a third party vendor to assist in the administration of the pilot program.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-11. Operation of Worksite Speed Control Systems

Sec. 11. (a) The department shall operate a worksite speed control system installed under this chapter only when:
(1) highway construction or maintenance is occurring; and
(2) workers are present;
at a worksite.
(b) The department may purchase not more than four (4) worksite speed control systems under the pilot program.
(c) The department may operate and monitor not more than four (4) worksites in a single calendar year.
(d) Before installing a worksite speed control system, the department shall do the following:
(1) Conduct a public information campaign to inform drivers about the use of a worksite speed control system to detect speeds in excess of a worksite speed limit.
(2) Post signs indicating that worksite speed limits are monitored by a worksite speed control system before the entrance to a worksite in which a worksite speed control system is in use.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-12. Annual Calibration Check

Sec. 12. (a) A worksite speed control system must undergo an annual calibration check performed by an independent calibration laboratory.
(b) The independent calibration laboratory performing the annual calibration check required under subsection (a) shall issue a certificate of calibration to the department for the worksite speed control system as proof that:
(1) the annual calibration check was performed; and
(2) the worksite speed control system is accurately calibrated.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-13. Worksite Speed Control System Operators; Qualifications; Training

Sec. 13. (a) The department shall employ worksite speed control system operators to operate a worksite speed control system at a worksite.
(b) A worksite speed control system operator must be:
(1) an employee of the department or a police officer employed by the state police department; and
(2) trained and certified to operate a worksite speed control system under subsection (c).
(c) A worksite speed control system operator must complete training by the manufacturer of the worksite speed control system in the procedures for:
(1) deploying;
(2) testing; and
(3) operating;
a worksite speed control system.
(d) The manufacturer of the worksite speed control system shall issue a certificate of training to a worksite speed control system operator upon the successful completion of the training required under subsection (c).
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-14. Daily Log

Sec. 14. A worksite speed control system operator shall complete a daily log for the worksite speed control system that contains the following:
(1) The location of the worksite where the worksite speed control system is deployed.
(2) The date and time when workers are present at the worksite.
(3) The location within the worksite where workers are present.
(4) A statement that:
(A) the worksite speed control system operator successfully performed; and
(B) the device passed;
the tests of the worksite speed control system specified by the manufacturer before producing a photograph or recorded image.
(5) The signature of the worksite speed control system operator.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-15. Photographs and Recorded Images; Evidence of Violation of Chapter; Destruction

Sec. 15. (a) A worksite speed control system may not be used to take a photograph or recorded image of the front of a motor vehicle.
(b) A photograph or recorded image of the front of a motor vehicle obtained through the use of a worksite speed control system may not be used as evidence of a violation under this chapter.
(c) The information and recorded images collected under the pilot program are confidential under IC 5-14-3.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, information and photographs or recorded images collected under the pilot program are not discoverable by court order as evidence in a proceeding except to assess a penalty under section 18 of this chapter.
(e) Information and a photograph or recorded image collected under the pilot program must be destroyed not later than two (2) years after the date the information and photograph or recorded image is collected.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information and photographs or recorded images collected under the pilot program are the exclusive property of the state of Indiana and not the property of the manufacturer or vendor of the worksite speed control system.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-16. Photographs and Recorded Images; Evidence of Traffic Offense; Prohibited Disclosures

Sec. 16. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, use of a photograph or recorded image obtained through the use of a worksite speed control system for the purpose of enforcing a traffic offense (as defined in IC 9-13-2-183) is prohibited.
(b) A photograph or recorded image obtained through the use of a worksite speed control system may not be used as evidence in any action other than the action to collect a worksite speed limit civil penalty for which the photograph or recorded image was obtained.
(c) A photograph or recorded image obtained through the use of a worksite speed control system may be used internally to administer the pilot program. However, unless authorized by court order, a photograph or recorded image obtained through the use of a worksite speed control system may not be disclosed to anyone other than:
(1) the owner of the motor vehicle at the time the recorded speed of the motor vehicle exceeded a worksite speed limit;
(2) an individual alleged to have been operating the motor vehicle at the time the worksite speed limit was exceeded as described in subdivision (1);
(3) an attorney representing an individual described in subdivision (1) or (2);
(4) a law enforcement officer;
(5) the department;
(6) a person administering the worksite speed control system; and
(7) the court in a proceeding for judicial review under IC 4-21.5.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-17. Owner Liability; Rebuttable Presumption; Defenses

Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the owner of a motor vehicle identified through a worksite speed control system is liable for the civil penalty described in section 18 of this chapter for exceeding a worksite speed limit.
(b) There is a rebuttable presumption that the owner of a motor vehicle that is the subject of a photograph or recorded image was operating the motor vehicle when the photograph or recorded image was obtained through a worksite speed control system.
(c) The presumption under subsection (b) does not apply to an owner of a motor vehicle that is a motor vehicle rental company.
(d) The owner of a motor vehicle may submit information as determined by the department to rebut the presumption created by subsection (b).
(e) It is a defense under this section if any of the following apply:
(1) The person receiving a notice of violation issued pursuant to this chapter:
(A) was not the owner of the motor vehicle; or
(B) was not driving the motor vehicle;
at the time that the worksite speed limit was exceeded.
(2) The vehicle was reported stolen prior to the time that the worksite speed limit was exceeded and was not recovered prior to that time.
(3) The worksite speed control system was not properly tested for accuracy, certification, or calibration.
(4) Workers were not present in the worksite at the time that the worksite speed limit was exceeded.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-18. Infractions; Civil Penalties

Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to a person who has been charged with an infraction for a violation of IC 9-21-5-11.
(b) The department shall assess a civil penalty against a person who exceeds a worksite speed limit if the worksite speed control system indicates that the operator of a motor vehicle has exceeded the worksite speed limit by at least eleven (11) miles per hour.
(c) A person who exceeds a worksite speed limit that is detected under this chapter is subject to the following civil penalties:
(1) A written warning for the first violation.
(2) A civil penalty of seventy-five dollars ($75) for the second violation.
(3) A civil penalty of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for the third and each subsequent violation.
(d) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(e) A person assessed a civil penalty under this section is not liable for an infraction for a violation of IC 9-21-5-11.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-19. Application of Administrative Procedures

Sec. 19. IC 4-21.5 applies to:
(1) a determination;
(2) a notice;
(3) a hearing; and
(4) an appeal;
under this chapter.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-20. Reporting to Interim Study Committee

Sec. 20. (a) Not later than November 1 of each year, the department must submit a report to the interim study committee on roads and transportation established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 that includes the following:
(1) The number of motor vehicle accidents and related serious injuries and deaths that occurred in each worksite where an automated traffic control system was operated.
(2) Data related to the speed of motor vehicles traveling through a worksite where an automated traffic control system was operated.
(3) The number of violations issued in a worksite where an automated traffic control system was operated.
(4) The amount of fines imposed for violations occurring in a worksite where an automated traffic control system was operated.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2028, the department must submit a report to the interim study committee on roads and transportation established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 that provides a summary of the impact of the use of worksite speed control systems in worksites.
(c) A report under this section must be submitted in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation › Chapter 32. Worksite Speed Control Pilot Program › 8-23-32-21. Rules

Sec. 21. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to:
(1) establish procedures for notices, hearings, and appeals under this chapter consistent with IC 4-21.5; and
(2) implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.120-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 8-25-1-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The purpose of this article is to provide a flexible means of planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, enlarging, improving, renovating, maintaining, equipping, financing, operating, and supporting public transportation systems that can be adapted to the unique circumstances existing in central Indiana.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 8-25-1-3. "Bonds"

Sec. 3. "Bonds" means, except as otherwise provided, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness. The term includes obligations (as defined in IC 8-9.5-9-3) and swap agreements (as defined in IC 8-9.5-9-4).
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 8-25-1-4. "Eligible County"

Sec. 4. "Eligible county" means one (1) or more of the following counties:
(1) Delaware County.
(2) Hamilton County.
(3) Hancock County.
(4) Hendricks County.
(5) Johnson County.
(6) Madison County.
(7) Marion County.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.247-2017, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 8-25-1-5. "Light Rail"

Sec. 5. "Light rail" means a streetcar type vehicle railway operated on city streets, semi-private rights-of-way, or exclusive private rights-of-way using step-entry vehicles or level boarding.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 8-25-1-6. "Public Transportation Project"

Sec. 6. "Public transportation project" refers to an action taken to:
(1) plan;
(2) design;
(3) acquire;
(4) construct;
(5) enlarge;
(6) improve;
(7) renovate;
(8) maintain;
(9) equip; or
(10) operate;
a public transportation system in an eligible county.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-1. Ordinance to Place a Local Public Question on the Ballot

Sec. 1. This section does not apply to Hendricks County. Except as provided in IC 8-25-4-6, the fiscal body of an eligible county may adopt an ordinance to place on the ballot a local public question granting the fiscal body of the eligible county the authority to fund and carry out a public transportation project. The fiscal body shall include in the ordinance:
(1) a description of the public transportation services that will be provided through the proposed public transportation project; and
(2) an estimate of each tax necessary to annually fund the public transportation project.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.247-2017, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-2. Ordinance Certification; Ballot Language Approval

Sec. 2. If the fiscal body of an eligible county adopts an ordinance under section 1 of this chapter, the county auditor shall certify a copy of the ordinance to the department of local government finance, including the language for the question required by section 3 of this chapter, whichever is applicable to the eligible county. The department shall review the language for compliance with section 3 of this chapter, whichever is applicable to the eligible county. The department of local government finance may approve or reject the language. The department shall send its decision to the county auditor and the fiscal body of the eligible county not more than ten (10) days after the ordinance is submitted to the department. If the language is approved, the county auditor shall certify a copy of the ordinance, including the language for the question and the department's approval, to the county election board of the eligible county.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-3. Model Local Public Question

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to Delaware County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Johnson County, Madison County, and Marion County.
(b) If a fiscal body of an eligible county adopts an ordinance under section 1 of this chapter, the county auditor shall certify the ordinance to the county election board, and the county election board shall place the following question on the election ballot in accordance with IC 3-10-9:
"Shall _________ County have the ability to impose a local income tax rate, not to exceed a rate of _________ (insert recommended rate included in the ordinance authorizing the local public question), to pay for improving or establishing public transportation service in the county through a public transportation project that _____________ (insert the description of the public transportation project set forth in the ordinance authorizing the local public question)?".
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-6. Local Public Question Held at the Next General Election

Sec. 6. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, if a county auditor certifies an ordinance under section 3 of this chapter, the county election board shall place the local public question on the ballot at the next general election for which the question may be certified under IC 3-10-9-3 and for which all voters of the county are entitled to vote.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-7. Certification of Election Results on Public Question

Sec. 7. After an election on the local public question, the circuit court clerk of the county shall:
(1) make a certified copy of the election returns; and
(2) not later than five (5) days after the election, file the copy with:
(A) the department of state revenue; and
(B) the fiscal body of the county.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-8. Approval or Defeat of Public Question

Sec. 8. The local public question is approved by a county if a majority of the county voters voting on the local public question vote "yes". The local public question is defeated by a county if a majority of the county voters voting on the local public question vote "no".
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-9. Effect of a Defeated Public Question

Sec. 9. If the local public question is defeated in a county, the fiscal body may adopt an ordinance under section 1 of this chapter to place another local public question on the ballot as provided in this chapter at a subsequent general election in the county. However, a local public question may not be placed on the ballot under this chapter more than two (2) times in any seven (7) year period.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-10. No Moral Obligation of the State Created

Sec. 10. Nothing in this article creates a moral obligation of the state:
(1) to pay for any transportation project or service or other amounts under this article; or
(2) to pay any bonds issued under this article.
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 25. Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › Chapter 2. Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public Transportation Projects › 8-25-2-11. Use of General State Tax Revenues Prohibited; Distributions From the Public Mass Transportation Fund Exempted From the Prohibition

Sec. 11. No general tax revenues of the state may be used to pay for a transportation project or service under this article. However, this section does not apply to distributions from the public mass transportation fund (before its repeal).
As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.117.