Second Regular Session 111th General Assembly (2000)


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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1391



     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities and transportation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 8-14-1-5; (00)HE1391.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 8-14-1-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 5. (a) All funds allocated to cities and towns from the motor vehicle highway account shall be used by the cities and towns for the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, oiling, sprinkling, snow removal, weed and tree cutting and cleaning of their highways as herein defined, and including also any curbs, and the city's or town's share of the cost of the separation of the grades of crossing of public highways and railroads, the purchase or lease of highway construction and maintenance equipment, the purchase, erection, operation and maintenance of traffic signs and signals, and safety zones and devices; and the painting of structures, objects, surfaces in highways for purposes of safety and traffic regulation. All of such funds shall be budgeted as provided by law.
    (b) In addition to purposes for which funds may be expended under subsection subsections (a) and (c) of this section, monies allocated to cities and towns under this chapter may be expended for law enforcement purposes, subject to the following limitations:
        (1) For cities and towns with a population of less than five thousand (5,000), no more than fifteen percent (15%) may be spent for law enforcement purposes.
        (2) For cities and towns other than those specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, no more than ten percent (10%) may be

spent for law enforcement purposes.
     (c) In addition to purposes for which funds may be expended under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, monies allocated to cities and towns under this chapter may be expended for the payment of principal and interest on bonds sold primarily to finance road, street, or thoroughfare projects.


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