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2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 2. Special Highway User Tax Accounts › 8-14-2-2.1. Highway, Road and Street Fund

Sec. 2.1. The auditor shall create a special fund to be known as the "Highway, Road and Street Fund" for the deposit of the revenues from:
(1) the gasoline and special fuel taxes dedicated to the fund under IC 6-6-1.1-802 and IC 6-6-2.5; and
(2) amounts deposited in or distributed to the fund under IC 9.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.98, SEC.3. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.58, SEC.3; Acts 1980, P.L.51, SEC.62; P.L.2-1991, SEC.60; P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.55; P.L.216-2014, SEC.9; P.L.257-2017, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 2. Special Highway User Tax Accounts › 8-14-2-2.5. Repealed

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.10, SEC.14. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.10; Acts 1982, P.L.81, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.59-1985, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 2. Special Highway User Tax Accounts › 8-14-2-3. Credit to State Highway Fund; Appropriation of Funds

Sec. 3. (a) The auditor of state shall credit the state highway fund established under IC 8-23-9-54 monthly with sixty-three percent (63%) of the money deposited in the highway, road and street fund.
(b) Funds allocated to the department under this chapter must be appropriated.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.392, s.3; Acts 1971, P.L.98, SEC.4; Acts 1975, P.L.90, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.58, SEC.4; Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.218; Acts 1981, P.L.111, SEC.4; P.L.18-1990, SEC.110; P.L.185-2018, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 2. Special Highway User Tax Accounts › 8-14-2-4. Local Road and Street Account; Allocation of Funds

Sec. 4. (a) The auditor of state shall establish a special account to be called the "local road and street account" and credit this account monthly with thirty-seven percent (37%) of the money deposited in the highway, road and street fund.
(b) The auditor shall distribute to units of local government money from this account each month. Before making any other distributions under this chapter, the auditor shall distribute E85 incentive payments to all political subdivisions entitled to a payment under section 8 of this chapter.
(c) After distributing E85 incentive payments required under section 8 of this chapter, the auditor of state shall allocate to each county the remaining money in this account on the basis of the ratio of each county's passenger car registrations to the total passenger car registrations of the state. The auditor shall further determine the suballocation between the county and the cities within the county as follows:
(1) In counties having a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000), sixty percent (60%) of the money shall be distributed on the basis of the population of the city or town as a percentage of the total population of the county and forty percent (40%) distributed on the basis of the ratio of city and town street mileage to county road mileage.
(2) In counties having a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or less, twenty percent (20%) of the money shall be distributed on the basis of the population of the city or town as a percentage of the total population of the county and eighty percent (80%) distributed on the basis of the ratio of city and town street mileage to county road mileage.
(3) For the purposes of allocating funds as provided in this section, towns which become incorporated as a town between the effective dates of decennial censuses shall be eligible for allocations upon the effectiveness of a corrected population count for the town under IC 1-1-3.5.
(4) Money allocated under the provisions of this section to counties containing a consolidated city shall be credited or allocated to the department of transportation of the consolidated city.
(d) Each month the auditor of state shall inform the department of the amounts allocated to each unit of local government from the local road and street account.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.392, s.4; Acts 1971, P.L.98, SEC.5; Acts 1973, P.L.71, SEC.3; Acts 1974, P.L.33, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.58, SEC.5; Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.219; Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.54; Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.11; P.L.2-1990, SEC.11; P.L.182-2007, SEC.2; P.L.185-2018, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 2. Special Highway User Tax Accounts › 8-14-2-5. Local Road and Street Account; Use of Funds

Sec. 5. Money from the local road and street account shall be used exclusively by the cities, towns, and counties for:
(1) engineering, land acquisition, construction, resurfacing, maintenance, restoration, or rehabilitation of both local and arterial road and street systems;
(2) the payment of principal and interest on bonds sold primarily to finance road, street, or thoroughfare projects;
(3) any local costs required to undertake a recreational or reservoir road project under IC 8-23-5; or
(4) the purchase, rental, or repair of highway equipment.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.392, s.5; Acts 1971, P.L.98, SEC.6; Acts 1973, P.L.71, SEC.4; Acts 1974, P.L.33, SEC.2; Acts 1975, P.L.91, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.58, SEC.6; Acts 1981, P.L.41, SEC.51; P.L.18-1990, SEC.111; P.L.76-1990, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 2. Special Highway User Tax Accounts › 8-14-2-7. Local Road and Street Account; Transfer of Surplus Allocated Money to Town General Fund

Sec. 7. An included town under IC 36-3-1-7 may transfer surplus allocated monies to the town general fund from the local road and street account if those monies have not been allocated or expended within the previous twenty-four (24) months.
As added by P.L.67-1984, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 3. Appropriations to Indiana Department of Transportation › 8-14-3-1. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1965, c.37, s.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.220. Repealed by P.L.24-1985, SEC.25(a).
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 3. Appropriations to Indiana Department of Transportation › 8-14-3-2.1. Agreements to Be Performed in More Than One Fiscal Year

Sec. 2.1. The Indiana department of transportation may enter into an agreement that obligates appropriations for work that will be performed in more than one (1) fiscal year.
As added by P.L.24-1985, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.112.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 3. Appropriations to Indiana Department of Transportation › 8-14-3-3. Appropriation; Statewide Asset Management Data Base

Sec. 3. There is annually appropriated two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from the motor vehicle highway account to the department to develop and maintain a centralized electronic statewide asset management data base that may be used to aggregate data on local road conditions. The data base shall be developed in cooperation with the department and the office of management and budget.
As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.65. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 6. Appropriation of Dedicated Highway Funds › 8-14-6-1. Budget Estimates

Sec. 1. Where, by virtue of the provisions of any law of this state, any designated portion of the gasoline tax collected by the state shall have been distributed to the several cities of the state to be used for the maintenance and repair of the streets of such cities, such funds shall be under the exclusive control of the common council, and shall be used and expended by, the board of public works of any such city, or the common council thereof, acting as the board of public works. The maintenance and repair of streets, for which any such funds may be used and expended, shall be deemed to include any part of the cost of resurfacing, widening or reconstructing any street or any part thereof which any such city may be liable to pay pursuant to any law authorizing the improvement of streets; Provided, That any such funds so distributed hereafter shall be estimated and included in the published budgets of such municipalities in the year preceding such distribution.
Formerly: Acts 1932(ss), c.35, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The intent of this chapter is to create a method of providing financial assistance to counties, cities, and towns (referred to as "units" in this chapter) which have serious road and street deficiencies. This chapter has the purpose of enhancing public safety and ensuring the free flow of commerce.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.114-1983, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-2. Distressed Road Fund; Establishment

Sec. 2. There is established a distressed road fund which is to be administered by the Indiana department of transportation. The distressed road fund is a nonbudgetary, nonreverting fund.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.113.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-3. "Qualified County"

Sec. 3. For purposes of this chapter, "qualified county" refers to any of the following counties:
(1) A county having a population of more than sixty thousand (60,000) and less than sixty-five thousand (65,000).
(2) A county having a population of more than forty-three thousand five hundred (43,500) and less than forty-five thousand (45,000).
(3) A county having a population of more than thirty-three thousand (33,000) and less than thirty-three thousand one hundred (33,100).
(4) A county having a population of more than thirty-three thousand three hundred (33,300) and less than thirty-four thousand (34,000).
(5) A county having a population of more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) and less than twenty-six thousand (26,000).
(6) A county having a population of more than nineteen thousand (19,000) and less than nineteen thousand eight hundred (19,800).
(7) A county having a population of more than nineteen thousand eight hundred (19,800) and less than nineteen thousand eight hundred fifty (19,850).
(8) A county having a population of more than twelve thousand two hundred (12,200) and less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500).
(9) A county having a population of more than nine thousand eight hundred (9,800) and less than ten thousand (10,000).
(10) A county having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) and less than twelve thousand (12,000).
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.1, SEC.26; P.L.12-1992, SEC.64; P.L.170-2002, SEC.66; P.L.119-2012, SEC.90; P.L.104-2022, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-4. Loan; Application; Requisites

Sec. 4. (a) A qualified county which:
(1) has adopted the county vehicle excise tax under IC 6-3.5-4 and the county wheel tax under IC 6-3.5-5;
(2) is imposing the county vehicle excise tax at:
(A) the maximum allowable rate, if the qualified county sets a county vehicle excise tax rate under IC 6-3.5-4-2(b)(1) or IC 6-3.5-4-2(c)(1); or
(B) the maximum allowable amount, if the qualified county sets the county vehicle excise tax at a specific amount under IC 6-3.5-4-2(b)(2) or IC 6-3.5-4-2(c)(2); and
(3) has not issued bonds under IC 8-14-9;
may apply to the Indiana department of transportation for a loan from the distressed road fund. At the time of the application, the county shall notify the department of local government finance that it has made the application.
(b) The application must include, at a minimum:
(1) a map depicting all roads and streets in the system of the applicant; and
(2) a copy of that county's proposed program of work covering the current and the immediately following calendar year.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.114; P.L.255-1996, SEC.6; P.L.90-2002, SEC.315; P.L.146-2016, SEC.14; P.L.256-2017, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-5. Loan; Evaluation of Needs; Criteria

Sec. 5. (a) In evaluating each applicant's needs for a loan from the distressed road fund, the Indiana department of transportation shall use criteria that are consistent with good engineering practices. The criteria used must include, at a minimum:
(1) traffic counts and projected traffic;
(2) areas served;
(3) surface material and conditions;
(4) base material and depth;
(5) drainage, including culverts;
(6) width of roadway and right-of-way;
(7) soils upon which the road is placed;
(8) topography; and
(9) seasonal weather conditions and the effect on road repair and maintenance.
(b) In addition to the criteria listed in subsection (a), the department shall consider the minimum transportation needs of all areas regardless of population or vehicle registration, and the report filed with the department by the department of local government finance under section 6 of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.115; P.L.90-2002, SEC.316.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-6. Report; Availability and Use of Highway Money

Sec. 6. Within thirty (30) days of the date of application for a loan by a qualified county, the department of local government finance shall submit to the Indiana department of transportation a financial report which shall include the following:
(1) The amount of money available to the county for road construction and maintenance.
(2) An analysis of the use, during the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the loan application, of all highway money the county has received.
(3) Any other information required by the Indiana department of transportation for the processing of loan applications.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.114-1983, SEC.2; P.L.18-1990, SEC.116; P.L.90-2002, SEC.317.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-7. Loan Approval; Agreement; Terms; Repayment

Sec. 7. (a) The Indiana department of transportation shall notify a qualified county that makes a loan application of the department's approval or disapproval of the application within sixty (60) days of the date of application. The decision made by the department to approve or disapprove a loan application is final.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation and each qualified county for which a loan has been approved under this chapter shall enter into a loan agreement which shall specify, as a minimum, the purposes for which the loan is to be used and the terms of repayment of the loan. The terms must be consistent with subsection (c).
(c) The maximum term of repayment of a loan made under this section is ten (10) years. A loan that is repaid within the term of repayment specified in the loan agreement is not subject to interest. If a loan is not fully repaid within the term of repayment, the balance that remains unpaid at the end of the term of repayment is subject to interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per year.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.114-1983, SEC.3; P.L.18-1990, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-8. Receipts From Loan Repayment; Deposit in Fund

Sec. 8. All amounts received by the Indiana department of transportation from a county as repayment of a loan made under this chapter, or as payment of interest on a loan made under this chapter, shall be deposited in the distressed road fund.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-9. Expenditures Not Subject to Geometric Design Guide for Local Roads and Streets

Sec. 9. Notwithstanding any other law, expenditure made from the distressed roads fund are not subject to the provisions of the Geometric Design Guide for Local Roads and Streets.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.79, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-10. Loan; Qualified County or Unit Eligible to Receive Distribution From Motor Vehicle Highway Account

Sec. 10. The Indiana department of transportation shall make loans from the distressed road fund:
(1) to any qualified county under the terms of this chapter; or
(2) to any unit eligible to receive a distribution from the motor vehicle highway account (IC 8-14-1) under terms of section 11 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.114-1983, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-11. Loan; Application; Approval; Interest; Agreement Between Unit and Department; Restrictions on Funds

Sec. 11. (a) A unit must make application for the loan to the Indiana department of transportation. The application must include, as a minimum:
(1) a map depicting all roads and streets in the system of the applicant; and
(2) a copy of that unit's proposed program of work covering the current and the immediately following calendar year.
(b) The Indiana department of transportation shall notify a unit that makes a loan application of the department's approval or disapproval of the application within sixty (60) days of the date of application. The decision made by the department to approve or disapprove is final.
(c) The loan is not subject to the payment of interest or penalty if repaid within two (2) years.
(d) The unit and the Indiana department of transportation shall enter into a written agreement stating the terms of the loan. The agreement must include a provision that the unit directs the auditor of state to withhold distributions from its allocations from the motor vehicle highway account if the loan is not repaid within two (2) years.
(e) Money from a loan made under this section may be used only for the purpose of matching federal aid highway funds.
As added by P.L.114-1983, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 8. Distressed Roads › 8-14-8-12. Use of Funds for Matching Federal or Local Money

Sec. 12. Funds in the distressed road fund may be appropriated to the Indiana department of transportation to maintain a working balance in accounts established primarily to facilitate the matching of federal and local money for highway projects.
As added by P.L.113-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.121.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-3. Board; Establishment; Taxing District

Sec. 3. The county council of a qualified county may establish a local county road and bridge board to be known as the Local County Road and Bridge Board of ___________ (insert the name of the qualified county) and a special taxing district to be known as the Local County Road and Bridge District of ___________ (insert the name of the qualified county). The territory which is within the boundaries of a qualified county constitutes the territory of a special taxing district established by the county council of that qualified county under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-4. Members; Tenure; Compensation

Sec. 4. (a) The local county road and bridge board consists of three (3) members appointed by the president of the county council of the county.
(b) All terms of office begin on January 1 and end on December 31. Members of the board serve two (2) year terms. If a vacancy occurs, a qualified person shall be appointed by the president of the county council of the county to serve for the remainder of the term.
(c) A member of the board may be removed for cause by the president of the county council of the county.
(d) Members of the board may not receive a salary. However, board members shall receive reimbursement for necessary expenses, but only if the expenses are incurred in the performance of their duties.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-5. Construction Projects; Adoption of Resolution

Sec. 5. (a) Whenever the local county road and bridge board determines that it is necessary for the general welfare of the persons residing within the local county road and bridge district and that it will be of public utility and benefit to the property in the district to carry out a project of construction, reconstruction, or operation of roads or bridges, or both, within the district, the board shall adopt a resolution stating the necessity of the project and the intent of the district to proceed with the project.
(b) As a part of the resolution, the local county road and bridge board shall:
(1) adopt preliminary or final plans and specifications for the entire project; and
(2) determine the estimated cost of all work and all acquisitions necessary to carry out the project.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-6. Resolution; Public Inspection; Publication of Notice; Hearing

Sec. 6. (a) A resolution adopted under section 5 of this chapter shall be made available for public inspection. The board shall publish notice of the adoption. The notice must contain a general description of the resolution, and it must indicate that the resolution and included materials may be inspected at a specified location.
(b) The notice shall be published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks:
(1) with each publication of notice in one (1) newspaper of general circulation within the local county road and bridge district; or
(2) with the first publication of notice in a newspaper described in subdivision (1) and the second publication of notice:
(A) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and
(B) on the official web site of the county in which the district is located.
(c) The notice shall specify a date, not less than ten (10) days after the date of last publication, on which the board will conduct a hearing at which interested or affected parties may object to the resolution.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-7. Remonstrances; Filing; Hearing and Decision

Sec. 7. (a) At or before the time fixed under section 6 of this chapter for a hearing, any interested or affected party may file with the board a written remonstrance against the proposed project, in whole or in part. At the hearing, which may be adjourned from time to time, the board shall hear all interested persons, and shall finally determine if the project, in whole or in part, is necessary for the general welfare of the persons residing in the district and will be of public utility and benefit to the property in the district. The board may confirm, modify, or rescind the resolution.
(b) The board shall keep a record of its decision on each proposed project, and submit the decision as a resolution to the county council of the qualified county.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-8. Resolution; Approval by County Council; Duties of Board

Sec. 8. If the county council of a qualified county approves a resolution submitted to it under section 7(b) of this chapter, the local county road and bridge board shall, for purposes of carrying out the project:
(1) let contracts, in accordance with IC 5-17-1;
(2) acquire real estate; and
(3) employ persons by special contract to render professional or consulting services.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-9. Modification of Approved Projects; New Resolutions

Sec. 9. (a) The local county road and bridge board may modify a project approved under section 8 of this chapter if:
(1) the modification is necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution; and
(2) the modifications do not increase the estimated cost determined under section 5(b) of this chapter.
(b) Any modification which does not meet the requirements prescribed by subsection (a) must be made by a new resolution that is adopted and approved in the manner provided by sections 5 through 8 of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-10. Bonds; Issuance; Limitations; Approval

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to the limitations imposed by this section, the local county road and bridge board may issue bonds in the name of the qualified county for the benefit of the local county road and bridge district. The bonds shall be issued for the purpose of raising money to acquire lands or rights-of-way, and to pay for any capital improvement, necessary for the construction, reconstruction, or operation of roads or bridges, or both, within the district. The local county road and bridge board may appropriate the proceeds of the bonds.
(b) The amount of bonds to be issued may not exceed the estimated cost of:
(1) all lands and rights-of-way to be acquired;
(2) capital improvements;
(3) supervision and inspection fees during the period of construction or reconstruction;
(4) programming, planning, and designing the capital improvements; and
(5) all necessary expenses, including publication of notices, engineering fees, architectural fees, and legal fees, incurred in acquiring property, letting contracts, and selling bonds for the project.
The amount of bonds issued for the project may not exceed the estimated cost determined under section 5(b) of this chapter. In addition, the amount of outstanding bonds issued by a county under this chapter may not exceed two percent (2%) of the adjusted value of taxable property located within the local county road and bridge district as determined under IC 36-1-15.
(c) The local county road and bridge board may issue bonds under this chapter only if the issuance of those bonds has been approved by:
(1) the county council of the qualified county; and
(2) the department of local government finance as required by IC 6-1.1-18.5-8.
(d) A local county road and bridge board may issue bonds under this chapter only if:
(1) the county vehicle excise tax (IC 6-3.5-4) and the county wheel tax (IC 6-3.5-5) are in effect in the county in which the local county road and bridge district is located;
(2) the county vehicle excise tax is being imposed at the maximum allowable rate; and
(3) the county in which the local county road and bridge district is located has not obtained a loan under IC 8-14-8.
(e) No bonds may be issued under this section after June 30, 1984.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.73-1983, SEC.17; P.L.3-1990, SEC.31; P.L.6-1997, SEC.134; P.L.90-2002, SEC.318; P.L.256-2017, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-11. Bonds; Disclaimer; Revenues for Payment

Sec. 11. The face of each bond shall include a statement that the bond does not constitute a corporate obligation or indebtedness of the qualified county and that the bond principal and interest are payable only out of the revenues of the local county road and bridge district.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-12. Bonds; Tax Exemption; Application of Laws

Sec. 12. All bonds and interest on bonds issued under this chapter are exempt from taxation as provided under IC 6-8-5-1. All general laws relating to:
(1) the filing of a petition requesting the issuance of bonds;
(2) the right of:
(A) taxpayers and voters to remonstrate against the issuance of bonds, in the case of a proposed bond issue described by IC 6-1.1-20-3.1(a); or
(B) voters to vote on the issuance of bonds, in the case of a proposed bond issue described by IC 6-1.1-20-3.5(a);
(3) the appropriation of the proceeds of the bonds and the approval of the appropriation by the department of local government finance; and
(4) the sale of bonds at public sale for not less than par value;
are applicable to proceedings under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.319; P.L.219-2007, SEC.93; P.L.146-2008, SEC.362.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-13. Tax; Imposition; Limitation

Sec. 13. For the purpose of raising money to pay bonds issued under section 10 of this chapter as the bonds severally mature, and to pay all interest accruing on the bonds, the county council of a qualified county may, notwithstanding IC 8-18-8-5, impose a special tax on all real and personal property located within the local county road and bridge district. However, the county council may only impose a tax under this section for a particular budget year to the extent that the estimated revenues that the county will receive from the county vehicle excise tax and the county wheel tax during that budget year will be insufficient to pay the principal and interest coming due on those bonds during that budget year. The special tax constitutes the amount of benefits to the property which result from carrying out a project under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-14. Local County Road and Bridge District Bond Fund; Deposits; Exemption; Use

Sec. 14. (a) A separate fund known as the local county road and bridge district bond fund is created for deposit of the following monies:
(1) revenues collected from the tax imposed under this chapter;
(2) any appropriation made under section 16 of this chapter; and
(3) any proceeds remaining from the sale of bonds after payment of all costs and expenses described in section 10(b) of this chapter.
In addition, if there are any outstanding bonds issued under this chapter, then revenues received by the county from the county vehicle excise tax and the county wheel tax shall, notwithstanding IC 6-3.5-4-13 and IC 6-3.5-5-15, be deposited in the local county road and bridge district bond fund. However, this subsection does not apply to county vehicle excise tax and county wheel tax revenues which are to be distributed under IC 6-3.5-4-13 and IC 6-3.5-5-15 to cities and towns located in the county.
(b) Monies in the fund shall be used only for payment of local county road and bridge district bonds as they severally mature, and the interest on those bonds.
(c) Monies in the fund shall be deposited with one (1) depository of other funds of the qualified county. Interest accruing on monies in the fund belongs to the fund.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.256-2017, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-15. Local County Road and Bridge Construction Fund; Use; Deposits

Sec. 15. (a) All proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this chapter shall be deposited in a separate fund known as the local county road and bridge district construction fund. Monies in the fund shall be used to pay for:
(1) any lands or rights-of-way to be acquired for roads or bridges, or both, within the local county road and bridge district;
(2) any capital improvement necessary for the construction, reconstruction, or operation of roads or bridges, or both, within the local county road and bridge district; and
(3) any other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the project.
Monies in the fund may not be used to pay the salaries of employees of the qualified county.
(b) Monies in the fund shall be deposited with any depository of public funds of the qualified county. Interest accruing on monies in the fund belongs to the fund.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-16. Bonds; Payment; Appropriation

Sec. 16. The county council may annually appropriate other monies to the local county road and bridge district bond fund to pay bonds as they severally mature, and to pay interest on the bonds in the year following the appropriation.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 9. Local County Road and Bridge Board › 8-14-9-17. Expenditures Not Subject to Geometric Design Guide for Local Roads and Streets

Sec. 17. Notwithstanding any other law, expenditures made from the local county road and bridge district construction fund are not subject to the provisions of the Geometric Design Guide for Local Roads and Streets.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.79, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-1. "Department"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.
As added by P.L.68-1988, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.122.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-3. "Reconstruction"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "reconstruction" includes the improvement, enlargement, or extension of a highway, but does not include maintenance or repairs.
As added by P.L.68-1988, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-4. "State Highway"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "state highway" means any highway that is designated as part of the state highway system under IC 8-23-4. The term includes all bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, highway railroad crossings, other public railroad crossings as determined by the department, interchanges, entrance plazas, approaches, buildings, and facilities that the department considers necessary for the operation of the highway, together with all property, rights, easements, and interests that are acquired by the department for the construction or reconstruction of the highway.
As added by P.L.68-1988, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.123; P.L.218-2017, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-5. Establishment of Fund

Sec. 5. The state highway road construction and improvement fund is established for the purpose of constructing or reconstructing state highways. The fund consists of distributions received under IC 6-6-1.1-801.5.
As added by P.L.68-1988, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-6. Administration of Fund

Sec. 6. The fund shall be administered by the department. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
As added by P.L.68-1988, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-8. Costs Payable From Fund

Sec. 8. The department may use the money in the fund only to pay the following costs:
(1) The cost of construction or reconstruction of a state highway.
(2) The cost of acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and any other legal or equitable interests acquired by the department for the construction or reconstruction of a state highway, including the cost of any relocations incident to the acquisition.
(3) The cost of demolishing or removing any buildings, structures, or improvements on property acquired by the department for the construction or reconstruction of a state highway.
(4) Engineering and legal expenses, and the costs of plans, specifications, surveys, estimates, and any necessary feasibility studies.
(5) Payment of rentals and performance of other obligations under contracts or leases securing bonds issued under IC 8-14.5-6.
As added by P.L.68-1988, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-9. Crossroads 2000 Fund

Sec. 9. (a) The crossroads 2000 fund is established for the purpose of constructing or reconstructing state highways. The crossroads 2000 fund consists of distributions received under IC 9.
(b) The crossroads 2000 fund shall be administered by the department. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the crossroads 2000 fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the crossroads 2000 fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
(c) Money in the crossroads 2000 fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(d) The department may use the money in the crossroads 2000 fund only to pay the following costs:
(1) The cost of construction or reconstruction of a state highway.
(2) The cost of acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and any other legal or equitable interests acquired by the department for the construction or reconstruction of a state highway, including the cost of any relocations incident to the acquisition.
(3) The cost of demolishing or removing any buildings, structures, or improvements on property acquired by the department for the construction or reconstruction of a state highway.
(4) Engineering and legal expenses and the costs of plans, specifications, surveys, estimates, and any necessary feasibility studies.
(5) Payment of rentals and performance of other obligations under contracts or leases securing bonds issued under IC 8-14.5-6.
As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.52. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.78; P.L.92-2013, SEC.3; P.L.216-2014, SEC.10; P.L.257-2017, SEC.19; P.L.179-2017, SEC.1; P.L.256-2017, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 10. State Highway Road Construction and Improvement Fund › 8-14-10-10. Grant Anticipation Fund

Sec. 10. (a) The grant anticipation fund is established to construct and reconstruct state highways. The grant anticipation fund consists of distributions of federal highway revenues (as defined in IC 8-14.5-7-2) made under IC 8-23-3-11.
(b) The grant anticipation fund shall be administered by the department. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the grant anticipation fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the grant anticipation fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.
(c) Money in the grant anticipation fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(d) The department may use the money in the grant anticipation fund only to pay the following costs:
(1) The cost of construction or reconstruction of a highway improvement project.
(2) The cost of acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and any other legal or equitable interests acquired by the department for the construction or reconstruction of a highway improvement project, including the cost of any relocations incident to the acquisition.
(3) The cost of demolishing or removing any buildings, structures, or improvements on property acquired by the department for the construction or reconstruction of a highway improvement project.
(4) Engineering and legal expenses and the costs of plans, specifications, surveys, estimates, and any necessary feasibility studies.
(5) Payment of rentals and performance of other obligations under contracts or leases relating to highway improvement projects securing grant anticipation revenue bonds or notes issued under IC 8-14.5-7. However, amounts in the grant anticipation fund may not be pledged to such payments.
(e) A holder of grant anticipation revenue bonds or notes issued under IC 8-14.5-7 may not compel the payment of federal highway revenues to the department.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-2. "Construction" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "construction" means the building of a local bridge to the extent that new, supplementary, or substantially improved traffic service is provided.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-3. "Department" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.18-1990, SEC.124.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-6. "Local Bridge" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "local bridge" means a structure that:
(1) is designed to carry vehicular traffic over or under an obstacle to the normal flow of traffic, including any grade separation, culvert, or approach to a bridge; and
(2) is located on a public road in a county highway system that is not part of the federally aided highway system.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-7. "Reconstruction" Defined

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "reconstruction" includes the resurfacing and rebuilding of a local bridge to the extent that significant structural improvements result.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-8. Establishment of Fund; Administration

Sec. 8. (a) The local bridge grant fund is established to:
(1) provide grants to counties for the construction and reconstruction of local bridges; and
(2) pay the costs of administering this chapter.
The fund shall be administered by the department.
(b) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(c) Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-9. Board; Establishment; Members; Tenure; Compensation; Quorum

Sec. 9. (a) The local bridge grant board is established to receive and review applications for grants under this chapter. The board consists of the following members:
(1) The director of the department, or the director's designee.
(2) Six (6) persons appointed by the governor, no more than three (3) of whom may be of the same political party, as follows:
(A) Two (2) members of a county executive.
(B) One (1) county highway engineer.
(C) One (1) mayor of a city.
(D) One (1) member of a town board of trustees.
(E) One (1) person with substantial experience or education in the design or construction of bridges.
A member appointed under clause (A), (B), (C), or (D) who ceases to hold the office described in that clause ceases to be a member of the board.
(b) The governor shall designate a member of the board to serve as chairman.
(c) Members of the board who are appointed by the governor serve for terms of four (4) years. The governor shall fill a vacancy on the board by appointing a new member to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
(d) A member of the board, other than the director of the department, is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Each member of the board is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(e) Four (4) members of the board constitute a quorum. The affirmative votes of four (4) members of the board are required for the board to take any action.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-11. Grant Application Evaluation Criteria

Sec. 11. The board shall establish criteria to be used in evaluating applications for grants from the fund. These criteria:
(1) must be consistent with the purposes of the federal local bridge program (23 U.S.C. 144(n));
(2) must be based on good engineering practices; and
(3) must provide for an equitable distribution of grants to counties located throughout Indiana.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-12. Grant Application; Requirements

Sec. 12. (a) The executive of a county may apply to the board for a grant from the fund to be used to pay up to eighty percent (80%) of the cost of construction or reconstruction of one (1) or more local bridges. At the time of the application, the county executive shall notify the department of local government finance that the county has made the application.
(b) The application must include the following:
(1) A description of the construction or reconstruction projects for which the grant application is made.
(2) The estimated cost of the projects.
(3) The amount of funding the county will provide for the projects, which must be at least twenty percent (20%) of the estimated cost of the projects. This amount may include the value of labor and materials to be provided by the county.
(4) Any other information that the board or the department considers necessary.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.320.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 14. Highway Finances › Chapter 11. Local Bridge Grant Fund › 8-14-11-13. Grant Application Financial Report

Sec. 13. Within thirty (30) days after a county applies for a grant under section 12 of this chapter, the department of local government finance shall submit to the department a financial report that includes the following information:
(1) The amount of money available to the county for the construction and reconstruction of local bridges.
(2) Any other information required by the board or the department for the processing of grant applications.
As added by P.L.117-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.321.