SB 374-2_ Filed 04/09/2009, 11:33
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COMMITTEE REPORT
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MR. SPEAKER:
Your Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation , to which was referred
Senate Bill 374 , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same
back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
Delete the title and insert the following:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
and local administration and to make an appropriation.
SOURCE: Page 1, line 1; (09)CR037402.1. -->
Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 4-4-11-15.6; (09)CR037402.1. -->
"SECTION 1. IC 4-4-11-15.6, AS ADDED BY P.L.214-2005,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 15.6. In addition to the powers listed in
section 15 of this chapter, the authority may:
(1) issue bonds under terms and conditions determined by the
authority and use the proceeds of the bonds to acquire obligations
issued by any entity authorized to acquire, finance, construct, or
lease capital improvements under IC 5-1-17;
and
(2) issue bonds under terms and conditions determined by the
authority and use the proceeds of the bonds to acquire any
obligations issued by the northwest Indiana regional development
authority established by IC 36-7.5-2-1; and
(3) issue bonds under terms and conditions determined by the
authority and use the proceeds of the bonds to acquire any
obligations issued by a regional transportation district
established under IC 8-24-2.".
SOURCE: Page 1, line 17; (09)CR037402.1. -->
Page 1, line 17, after "Production" insert " or Livestock Feed".
Page 2, line 4, delete "." and insert " or as feed for livestock.".
Page 2, delete lines 7 through 10, begin a new paragraph and insert:
" Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "vegetation" refers to grasses
or other plants that:
(1) are suitable for processing into fuels or other energy
products; or
(2) may be used to feed livestock.".
Page 2, line 11, after "Sec. 5." insert " (a)".
Page 2, line 15, delete "." and insert " or for use as feed for
livestock.".
Page 2, between lines 15 and 16, begin a new paragraph and insert:
" (b) Before entering into a lease under this chapter, an agency
shall consult with the invasive species council established by
IC 15-16-10-3 in order to obtain recommendations from the
council concerning the appropriateness of the vegetation proposed
to be planted under the terms of the lease.".
Page 2, line 23, delete "." and insert " or as feed for livestock.".
Page 2, between lines 25 and 26, begin a new line block indented
and insert:
" (5) The lessee may not plant vegetation to replace existing
native forest communities.".
Page 2, between lines 36 and 37, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 5-1.5-1-8; (09)CR037402.4. -->
"SECTION 4. IC 5-1.5-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.232-2007,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. "Qualified entity" means:
(1) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13);
(2) a state educational institution;
(3) a leasing body (as defined in IC 5-1-1-1(a));
(4) a not-for-profit utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-125);
(5) any rural electric membership corporation organized under
IC 8-1-13;
(6) any corporation that was organized in 1963 under Acts 1935,
c. 157 and that engages in the generation and transmission of
electric energy;
(7) any telephone cooperative corporation formed under
IC 8-1-17;
(8) any commission, authority, or authorized body of any qualified
entity;
(9) any organization, association, or trust with members,
participants, or beneficiaries that are all individually qualified
entities;
(10) any commission, authority, or instrumentality of the state;
(11) any other participant (as defined in IC 13-11-2-151.1);
(12) a charter school established under IC 20-5.5 (before its
repeal) or IC 20-24 that is not a qualified entity under
IC 5-1.4-1-10;
(13) a volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2); or
(14) a development authority (as defined in IC 36-7.6-1-8); or
(15) a regional transportation district established under
IC 8-24-2.
SOURCE: IC 5-11-10-1; (09)CR037402.5. -->
SECTION 5. IC 5-11-10-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.2-2007,
SECTION 98, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the state and its
political subdivisions. However, this section does not apply to the
following:
(1) A state educational institution, including Ivy Tech Community
College of Indiana.
(2) A municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11).
(3) A county.
(4) An airport authority operating in a consolidated city.
(5) A capital improvements board of managers operating in a
consolidated city.
(6) A board of directors of a public transportation corporation
operating in a consolidated city.
(7) A municipal corporation organized under IC 16-22-8-6.
(8) A public library.
(9) A library services authority.
(10) A hospital organized under IC 16-22 or a hospital organized
under IC 16-23.
(11) A school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17).
(12) A regional water or sewer district organized under IC 13-26
or under IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal).
(13) A municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1).
(14) A board of an airport authority under IC 8-22-3.
(15) A conservancy district.
(16) A board of aviation commissioners under IC 8-22-2.
(17) A public transportation corporation under IC 36-9-4.
(18) A commuter transportation district under IC 8-5-15.
(19) A solid waste management district established under
IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal).
(20) A county building authority under IC 36-9-13.
(21) A soil and water conservation district established under
IC 14-32.
(22) The northwestern Indiana regional planning commission
established by IC 36-7-7.6-3.
(23) A regional transportation district established under
IC 8-24-2.
(b) No warrant or check shall be drawn by a disbursing officer in
payment of any claim unless the same has been fully itemized and its
correctness properly certified to by the claimant or some authorized
person in the claimant's behalf, and filed and allowed as provided by
law.
(c) The certificate provided for in subsection (b) is not required for:
(1) claims rendered by a public utility for electric, gas, steam,
water, or telephone services, the charges for which are regulated
by a governmental body;
(2) a warrant issued by the auditor of state under IC 4-13-2-7(b);
(3) a check issued by a special disbursing officer under
IC 4-13-2-20(g); or
(4) a payment of fees under IC 36-7-11.2-49(b) or
IC 36-7-11.3-43(b).
(d) The disbursing officer shall issue checks or warrants for all
claims which meet all of the requirements of this section. The
disbursing officer does not incur personal liability for disbursements:
(1) processed in accordance with this section; and
(2) for which funds are appropriated and available.
(e) The certificate provided for in subsection (b) must be in the
following form:
I hereby certify that the foregoing account is just and correct, that
the amount claimed is legally due, after allowing all just credits,
and that no part of the same has been paid.
SOURCE: IC 5-11-10-1.6; (09)CR037402.6. -->
SECTION 6. IC 5-11-10-1.6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.169-2006,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.6. (a) As used in this section, "governmental
entity" refers to any of the following:
(1) A municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11).
(2) A school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17), including
a school extracurricular account.
(3) A county.
(4) A regional water or sewer district organized under IC 13-26
or under IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal).
(5) A municipally owned utility that is subject to IC 8-1.5-3 or
IC 8-1.5-4.
(6) A board of an airport authority under IC 8-22-3.
(7) A board of aviation commissioners under IC 8-22-2.
(8) A conservancy district.
(9) A public transportation corporation under IC 36-9-4.
(10) A commuter transportation district under IC 8-5-15.
(11) The state.
(12) A solid waste management district established under
IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal).
(13) A levee authority established under IC 14-27-6.
(14) A county building authority under IC 36-9-13.
(15) A soil and water conservation district established under
IC 14-32.
(16) The northwestern Indiana regional planning commission
established by IC 36-7-7.6-3.
(17) A regional transportation district established under
IC 8-24-2.
(b) As used in this section, "claim" means a bill or an invoice
submitted to a governmental entity for goods or services.
(c) The fiscal officer of a governmental entity may not draw a
warrant or check for payment of a claim unless:
(1) there is a fully itemized invoice or bill for the claim;
(2) the invoice or bill is approved by the officer or person
receiving the goods and services;
(3) the invoice or bill is filed with the governmental entity's fiscal
officer;
(4) the fiscal officer audits and certifies before payment that the
invoice or bill is true and correct; and
(5) payment of the claim is allowed by the governmental entity's
legislative body or the board or official having jurisdiction over
allowance of payment of the claim.
This subsection does not prohibit a school corporation, with prior
approval of the board having jurisdiction over allowance of payment of
the claim, from making payment in advance of receipt of services as
allowed by guidelines developed under IC 20-20-13-10. This
subsection does not prohibit a municipality from making meal expense
advances to a municipal employee who will be traveling on official
municipal business if the municipal fiscal body has adopted an
ordinance allowing the advance payment, specifying the maximum
amount that may be paid in advance, specifying the required invoices
and other documentation that must be submitted by the municipal
employee, and providing for reimbursement from the wages of the
municipal employee if the municipal employee does not submit the
required invoices and documentation.
(d) The fiscal officer of a governmental entity shall issue checks or
warrants for claims by the governmental entity that meet all of the
requirements of this section. The fiscal officer does not incur personal
liability for disbursements:
(1) processed in accordance with this section; and
(2) for which funds are appropriated and available.
(e) The certification provided for in subsection (c)(4) must be on a
form prescribed by the state board of accounts.".
SOURCE: Page 3, line 8; (09)CR037402.3. -->
Page 3, between lines 8 and 9, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-20-1.6; (09)CR037402.8. -->
"SECTION 8. IC 6-1.1-20-1.6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.6. As used in this
chapter, "property taxes" means a property tax rate or levy to pay debt
service or to pay lease rentals, but does not include taxes allocated for
an allocation area under IC 6-1.1-39-5, IC 8-22-3.5-9, IC 8-24-14-6,
IC 36-7-14-39, IC 36-7-15.1-26, or IC 36-7-15.1-53.
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-21.2-3; (09)CR037402.9. -->
SECTION 9. IC 6-1.1-21.2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 231, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3.
As used in this chapter,
"allocation area" refers to an area that is established under the authority
of any of the following statutes and in which tax increment revenues
are collected:
(1) IC 6-1.1-39
(2) IC 8-22-3.5
IC 8-24-14
(3) IC 36-7-14
(4) IC 36-7-14.5
(5) IC 36-7-15.1
(6) IC 36-7-30
(7) IC 36-7-30.5
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-21.2-4; (09)CR037402.10. -->
SECTION 10. IC 6-1.1-21.2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 232, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "base
assessed value" means the base assessed value as that term is defined
or used in:
(1) IC 6-1.1-39-5(h)
(2) IC 8-22-3.5-9(a)
(3) IC 8-22-3.5-9.5
IC 8-24-1-4
IC 8-24-14-6
(4) IC 36-7-14-39(a)
(5) IC 36-7-14-39.2
(6) IC 36-7-14-39.3(c)
(7) IC 36-7-14-48
(8) IC 36-7-14.5-12.5
(9) IC 36-7-15.1-26(a)
(10) IC 36-7-15.1-26.2(c)
(11) IC 36-7-15.1-35(a)
(12) IC 36-7-15.1-35.5
(13) IC 36-7-15.1-53
(14) IC 36-7-15.1-55(c)
(15) IC 36-7-30-25(a)(2)
(16) IC 36-7-30-26(c)
(17) IC 36-7-30.5-30 or
(18) IC 36-7-30.5-31
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-21.2-5; (09)CR037402.11. -->
SECTION 11. IC 6-1.1-21.2-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 233, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. As used in this chapter,
"district" refers to the following:
(1) An economic development district under IC 6-1.1-39.
(2) An eligible entity (as defined in IC 8-22-3.5-2.5).
(3) A regional transportation district established under
IC 8-24-2.
(3) (4) A redevelopment district, for an allocation area established
under:
(A) IC 36-7-14; or
(B) IC 36-7-15.1.
(4) (5) A special taxing district, as described in:
(A) IC 36-7-14.5-12.5(d); or
(B) IC 36-7-30-3(b).
(5) (6) A military base development area under IC 36-7-30.5-16.
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-21.2-6; (09)CR037402.12. -->
SECTION 12. IC 6-1.1-21.2-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 234, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. As used in this chapter,
"governing body" means the following:
(1) For an allocation area created under IC 6-1.1-39, the fiscal
body of the county (as defined in IC 36-1-2-6).
(2) For an allocation area created under IC 8-22-3.5, the
commission (as defined in IC 8-22-3.5-2).
(3) For an allocation area created under IC 8-24-14, the board
(as defined in IC 8-24-1-5).
(3) (4) For an allocation area created under IC 36-7-14, the
redevelopment commission.
(4) (5) For an allocation area created under IC 36-7-14.5, the
redevelopment authority.
(5) (6) For an allocation area created under IC 36-7-15.1, the
metropolitan development commission.
(6) (7) For an allocation area created under IC 36-7-30, the
military base reuse authority.
(7) (8) For an allocation area created under IC 36-7-30.5, the
military base development authority.
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-21.2-7; (09)CR037402.13. -->
SECTION 13. IC 6-1.1-21.2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 236, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. As used in this chapter,
"property taxes" means the following:
(1) Property taxes, as defined in the following:
(A) IC 6-1.1-39-5(g).
(B) IC 8-24-1-10.
(B) (C) IC 36-7-14-39(a).
(C) (D) IC 36-7-14-39.2.
(D) (E) IC 36-7-14-39.3(c).
(E) (F) IC 36-7-14.5-12.5.
(F) (G) IC 36-7-15.1-26(a).
(G) (H) IC 36-7-15.1-26.2(c).
(H) (I) IC 36-7-15.1-53(a).
(I) (J) IC 36-7-15.1-55(c).
(J) (K) IC 36-7-30-25(a)(3).
(K) (L) IC 36-7-30-26(c).
(L) (M) IC 36-7-30.5-30. or
(M) (N) IC 36-7-30.5-31. or
(2) For allocation areas created under IC 8-22-3.5, the taxes
assessed on taxable tangible property in the allocation area.
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-21.2-8; (09)CR037402.14. -->
SECTION 14. IC 6-1.1-21.2-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 237, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. As used in this chapter,
"special fund" means the following:
(1) The special funds referred to in IC 6-1.1-39-5.
(2) The special funds referred to in IC 8-22-3.5-9(e).
(3) The special funds referred to in IC 8-24-14-6.
(3) (4) The allocation fund referred to in IC 36-7-14-39(b)(2).
(4) (5) The allocation fund referred to in IC 36-7-14.5-12.5(d).
(5) (6) The special fund referred to in IC 36-7-15.1-26(b)(2).
(6) (7) The special fund referred to in IC 36-7-15.1-53(b)(2).
(7) (8) The allocation fund referred to in IC 36-7-30-25(b)(2). or
(8) (9) The allocation fund referred to in IC 36-7-30.5-30(b)(2).
SOURCE: IC 6-3.5-1.1-15; (09)CR037402.15. -->
SECTION 15. IC 6-3.5-1.1-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 329, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 15.
(a) As used in this section,
"attributed allocation amount" of a civil taxing unit for a calendar year
means the sum of:
(1) the allocation amount of the civil taxing unit for that calendar
year; plus
(2) the current ad valorem property tax levy of any special taxing
district, authority, board, or other entity formed to discharge
governmental services or functions on behalf of or ordinarily
attributable to the civil taxing unit; plus
(3) in the case of a county, an amount equal to the welfare
allocation amount.
The welfare allocation amount is an amount equal to the sum of the
property taxes imposed by the county in 1999 for the county's welfare
fund and welfare administration fund and, if the county received a
certified distribution under this chapter or IC 6-3.5-6 in 2008, the
property taxes imposed by the county in 2008 for the county's county
medical assistance to wards fund, family and children's fund, children's
psychiatric residential treatment services fund, county hospital care for
the indigent fund, and children with special health care needs county
fund.
(b) The part of a county's certified distribution that is to be used as
certified shares shall be allocated only among used to:
(1) make distributions of certified shares to the county's civil
taxing units under subsection (c); or
(2) fund the operation or other projects of a regional
transportation district as provided in an election, if any, made
by a county fiscal body under IC 8-24-13-4.
(c) Each civil taxing unit of a county is entitled to receive a certified
share during a calendar year in an amount determined in STEP TWO
of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Divide:
(A) the attributed allocation amount of the civil taxing unit
during that calendar year; by
(B) the sum of the attributed allocation amounts of all the civil
taxing units of the county during that calendar year.
STEP TWO: Multiply the part of the county's certified
distribution that is to be used as certified shares that is not
distributed under subsection (b)(2) by the STEP ONE amount.
(c) (d) The local government tax control board established by
IC 6-1.1-18.5-11 shall determine the attributed levies of civil taxing
units that are entitled to receive certified shares during a calendar year.
If the ad valorem property tax levy of any special taxing district,
authority, board, or other entity is attributed to another civil taxing unit
under subsection (a)(2), then the special taxing district, authority,
board, or other entity shall not be treated as having an attributed
allocation amount of its own. The local government tax control board
shall certify the attributed allocation amounts to the appropriate county
auditor. The county auditor shall then allocate the certified shares
among the civil taxing units of the auditor's county.
(d) (e) Certified shares received by a civil taxing unit shall be
treated as additional revenue for the purpose of fixing its budget for the
calendar year during which the certified shares will be received. The
certified shares may be allocated to or appropriated for any purpose,
including property tax relief or a transfer of funds to another civil
taxing unit whose levy was attributed to the civil taxing unit in the
determination of its attributed allocation amount.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.5-6-18; (09)CR037402.16. -->
SECTION 16. IC 6-3.5-6-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.224-2007,
SECTION 79, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 18. (a) The revenue a county auditor receives
under this chapter shall be used to:
(1) replace the amount, if any, of property tax revenue lost due to
the allowance of an increased homestead credit within the county;
(2) fund the operation of a public communications system and
computer facilities district as provided in an election, if any, made
by the county fiscal body under IC 36-8-15-19(b);
(3) fund the operation of a public transportation corporation as
provided in an election, if any, made by the county fiscal body
under IC 36-9-4-42;
(4) make payments permitted under IC 36-7-15.1-17.5;
(5) make payments permitted under subsection (i);
(6) make distributions of distributive shares to the civil taxing
units of a county;
and
(7) make the distributions permitted under sections 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, and 33 of this chapter;
and
(8) fund the operation or other projects of a regional
transportation district as provided in an election, if any, made
by a county fiscal body under IC 8-24-13-4.
(b) The county auditor shall retain from the payments of the county's
certified distribution, an amount equal to the revenue lost, if any, due
to the increase of the homestead credit within the county. This money
shall be distributed to the civil taxing units and school corporations of
the county as though they were property tax collections and in such a
manner that no civil taxing unit or school corporation shall suffer a net
revenue loss due to the allowance of an increased homestead credit.
(c) The county auditor shall retain:
(1) the amount, if any, specified by the county fiscal body for a
particular calendar year under subsection (i), IC 36-7-15.1-17.5,
IC 36-8-15-19(b), and IC 36-9-4-42 from the county's certified
distribution for that same calendar year; and
(2) the amount of an additional tax rate imposed under section 27,
28, 29, 30, 31, 32, or 33 of this chapter.
The county auditor shall distribute amounts retained under this
subsection to the county.
(d) All certified distribution revenues that are not retained and
distributed under subsections (b) and (c) shall be distributed to the civil
taxing units of the county as distributive shares.
(e) The amount of distributive shares that each civil taxing unit in
a county is entitled to receive during a month equals the product of the
following:
(1) The amount of revenue that is to be distributed as distributive
shares during that month; multiplied by
(2) A fraction. The numerator of the fraction equals the allocation
amount for the civil taxing unit for the calendar year in which the
month falls. The denominator of the fraction equals the sum of the
allocation amounts of all the civil taxing units of the county for
the calendar year in which the month falls.
(f) The department of local government finance shall provide each
county auditor with the fractional amount of distributive shares that
each civil taxing unit in the auditor's county is entitled to receive
monthly under this section.
(g) Notwithstanding subsection (e), if a civil taxing unit of an
adopting county does not impose a property tax levy that is first due
and payable in a calendar year in which distributive shares are being
distributed under this section, that civil taxing unit is entitled to receive
a part of the revenue to be distributed as distributive shares under this
section within the county. The fractional amount such a civil taxing
unit is entitled to receive each month during that calendar year equals
the product of the following:
(1) The amount to be distributed as distributive shares during that
month; multiplied by
(2) A fraction. The numerator of the fraction equals the budget of
that civil taxing unit for that calendar year. The denominator of
the fraction equals the aggregate budgets of all civil taxing units
of that county for that calendar year.
(h) If for a calendar year a civil taxing unit is allocated a part of a
county's distributive shares by subsection (g), then the formula used in
subsection (e) to determine all other civil taxing units' distributive
shares shall be changed each month for that same year by reducing the
amount to be distributed as distributive shares under subsection (e) by
the amount of distributive shares allocated under subsection (g) for that
same month. The department of local government finance shall make
any adjustments required by this subsection and provide them to the
appropriate county auditors.
(i) Notwithstanding any other law, a county fiscal body may pledge
revenues received under this chapter (other than revenues attributable
to a tax rate imposed under section 30, 31, or 32 of this chapter) to the
payment of bonds or lease rentals to finance a qualified economic
development tax project under IC 36-7-27 in that county or in any other
county if the county fiscal body determines that the project will
promote significant opportunities for the gainful employment or
retention of employment of the county's residents.
SOURCE: IC 6-3.5-7-5; (09)CR037402.17. -->
SECTION 17. IC 6-3.5-7-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
SECTION 344, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (c), the county economic development income tax may be
imposed on the adjusted gross income of county taxpayers. The entity
that may impose the tax is:
(1) the county income tax council (as defined in IC 6-3.5-6-1) if
the county option income tax is in effect on March 31 of the year
the county economic development income tax is imposed;
(2) the county council if the county adjusted gross income tax is
in effect on March 31 of the year the county economic
development tax is imposed; or
(3) the county income tax council or the county council,
whichever acts first, for a county not covered by subdivision (1)
or (2).
To impose the county economic development income tax, a county
income tax council shall use the procedures set forth in IC 6-3.5-6
concerning the imposition of the county option income tax.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (g), (k), (p), and (r) and
section sections 28 and 34 of this chapter, the county economic
development income tax may be imposed at a rate of:
(1) one-tenth percent (0.1%);
(2) two-tenths percent (0.2%);
(3) twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%);
(4) three-tenths percent (0.3%);
(5) thirty-five hundredths percent (0.35%);
(6) four-tenths percent (0.4%);
(7) forty-five hundredths percent (0.45%); or
(8) five-tenths percent (0.5%);
on the adjusted gross income of county taxpayers.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o),
(p), (s), (v), (w), (x), or (y), the county economic development income
tax rate plus the county adjusted gross income tax rate, if any, that are
in effect on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and twenty-five
hundredths percent (1.25%). Except as provided in subsection (g), (p),
(r), (t), (u), (w), (x), or (y), the county economic development tax rate
plus the county option income tax rate, if any, that are in effect on
January 1 of a year may not exceed one percent (1%).
(d) To impose, increase, decrease, or rescind the county economic
development income tax, the appropriate body must, after March 31
but before August 1 of a year, adopt an ordinance. The ordinance to
impose the tax must substantially state the following:
"The ________ County _________ imposes the county economic
development income tax on the county taxpayers of _________
County. The county economic development income tax is imposed at
a rate of _________ percent (____%) on the county taxpayers of the
county. This tax takes effect October 1 of this year.".
(e) Any ordinance adopted under this chapter takes effect October
1 of the year the ordinance is adopted.
(f) The auditor of a county shall record all votes taken on ordinances
presented for a vote under the authority of this chapter and shall, not
more than ten (10) days after the vote, send a certified copy of the
results to the commissioner of the department by certified mail.
(g) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more
than one hundred forty-eight thousand (148,000) but less than one
hundred seventy thousand (170,000). Except as provided in subsection
(p), in addition to the rates permitted by subsection (b), the:
(1) county economic development income tax may be imposed at
a rate of:
(A) fifteen-hundredths percent (0.15%);
(B) two-tenths percent (0.2%); or
(C) twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%); and
(2) county economic development income tax rate plus the county
option income tax rate that are in effect on January 1 of a year
may equal up to one and twenty-five hundredths percent (1.25%);
if the county income tax council makes a determination to impose rates
under this subsection and section 22 of this chapter.
(h) For a county having a population of more than forty-one
thousand (41,000) but less than forty-three thousand (43,000), except
as provided in subsection (p), the county economic development
income tax rate plus the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are
in effect on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and thirty-five
hundredths percent (1.35%) if the county has imposed the county
adjusted gross income tax at a rate of one and one-tenth percent (1.1%)
under IC 6-3.5-1.1-2.5.
(i) For a county having a population of more than thirteen thousand
five hundred (13,500) but less than fourteen thousand (14,000), except
as provided in subsection (p), the county economic development
income tax rate plus the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are
in effect on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and fifty-five
hundredths percent (1.55%).
(j) For a county having a population of more than seventy-one
thousand (71,000) but less than seventy-one thousand four hundred
(71,400), except as provided in subsection (p), the county economic
development income tax rate plus the county adjusted gross income tax
rate that are in effect on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and
five-tenths percent (1.5%).
(k) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more
than twenty-seven thousand four hundred (27,400) but less than
twenty-seven thousand five hundred (27,500). Except as provided in
subsection (p), in addition to the rates permitted under subsection (b):
(1) the county economic development income tax may be imposed
at a rate of twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%); and
(2) the sum of the county economic development income tax rate
and the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are in effect on
January 1 of a year may not exceed one and five-tenths percent
(1.5%);
if the county council makes a determination to impose rates under this
subsection and section 22.5 of this chapter.
(l) For a county having a population of more than twenty-nine
thousand (29,000) but less than thirty thousand (30,000), except as
provided in subsection (p), the county economic development income
tax rate plus the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are in effect
on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and five-tenths percent
(1.5%).
(m) For:
(1) a county having a population of more than one hundred
eighty-two thousand seven hundred ninety (182,790) but less than
two hundred thousand (200,000); or
(2) a county having a population of more than forty-five thousand
(45,000) but less than forty-five thousand nine hundred (45,900);
except as provided in subsection (p), the county economic development
income tax rate plus the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are
in effect on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and five-tenths
percent (1.5%).
(n) For a county having a population of more than six thousand
(6,000) but less than eight thousand (8,000), except as provided in
subsection (p), the county economic development income tax rate plus
the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are in effect on January
1 of a year may not exceed one and five-tenths percent (1.5%).
(o) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more
than thirty-nine thousand (39,000) but less than thirty-nine thousand
six hundred (39,600). Except as provided in subsection (p), in addition
to the rates permitted under subsection (b):
(1) the county economic development income tax may be imposed
at a rate of twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%); and
(2) the sum of the county economic development income tax rate
and:
(A) the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are in effect
on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and five-tenths
percent (1.5%); or
(B) the county option income tax rate that are in effect on
January 1 of a year may not exceed one and twenty-five
hundredths percent (1.25%);
if the county council makes a determination to impose rates under this
subsection and section 24 of this chapter.
(p) In addition:
(1) the county economic development income tax may be imposed
at a rate that exceeds by not more than twenty-five hundredths
percent (0.25%) the maximum rate that would otherwise apply
under this section; and
(2) the:
(A) county economic development income tax; and
(B) county option income tax or county adjusted gross income
tax;
may be imposed at combined rates that exceed by not more than
twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%) the maximum combined
rates that would otherwise apply under this section.
However, the additional rate imposed under this subsection may not
exceed the amount necessary to mitigate the increased ad valorem
property taxes on homesteads (as defined in IC 6-1.1-20.9-1 before
January 1, 2009, or IC 6-1.1-12-37 after December 31, 2008) or
residential property (as defined in section 26 of this chapter), as
appropriate under the ordinance adopted by the adopting body in the
county, resulting from the deduction of the assessed value of inventory
in the county under IC 6-1.1-12-41 or IC 6-1.1-12-42 or from the
exclusion in 2008 of inventory from the definition of personal property
in IC 6-1.1-1-11.
(q) If the county economic development income tax is imposed as
authorized under subsection (p) at a rate that exceeds the maximum
rate that would otherwise apply under this section, the certified
distribution must be used for the purpose provided in section 25(e) or
26 of this chapter to the extent that the certified distribution results
from the difference between:
(1) the actual county economic development tax rate; and
(2) the maximum rate that would otherwise apply under this
section.
(r) This subsection applies only to a county described in section 27
of this chapter. Except as provided in subsection (p), in addition to the
rates permitted by subsection (b), the:
(1) county economic development income tax may be imposed at
a rate of twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%); and
(2) county economic development income tax rate plus the county
option income tax rate that are in effect on January 1 of a year
may equal up to one and twenty-five hundredths percent (1.25%);
if the county council makes a determination to impose rates under this
subsection and section 27 of this chapter.
(s) Except as provided in subsection (p), the county economic
development income tax rate plus the county adjusted gross income tax
rate that are in effect on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and
five-tenths percent (1.5%) if the county has imposed the county
adjusted gross income tax under IC 6-3.5-1.1-3.3.
(t) This subsection applies to Howard County. Except as provided
in subsection (p), the sum of the county economic development income
tax rate and the county option income tax rate that are in effect on
January 1 of a year may not exceed one and twenty-five hundredths
percent (1.25%).
(u) This subsection applies to Scott County. Except as provided in
subsection (p), the sum of the county economic development income
tax rate and the county option income tax rate that are in effect on
January 1 of a year may not exceed one and twenty-five hundredths
percent (1.25%).
(v) This subsection applies to Jasper County. Except as provided in
subsection (p), the sum of the county economic development income
tax rate and the county adjusted gross income tax rate that are in effect
on January 1 of a year may not exceed one and five-tenths percent
(1.5%).
(w) An additional county economic development income tax rate
imposed under section 28 or 34 of this chapter may not be considered
in calculating any limit under this section on the sum of:
(1) the county economic development income tax rate plus the
county adjusted gross income tax rate; or
(2) the county economic development tax rate plus the county
option income tax rate.
(x) The income tax rate limits imposed by subsection (c) or (y) or
any other provision of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) a county adjusted gross income tax rate imposed under
IC 6-3.5-1.1-24, IC 6-3.5-1.1-25, or IC 6-3.5-1.1-26; or
(2) a county option income tax rate imposed under IC 6-3.5-6-30,
IC 6-3.5-6-31, or IC 6-3.5-6-32.
For purposes of computing the maximum combined income tax rate
under subsection (c) or (y) or any other provision of this chapter that
may be imposed in a county under IC 6-3.5-1.1, IC 6-3.5-6, and this
chapter, a county's county adjusted gross income tax rate or county
option income tax rate for a particular year does not include the county
adjusted gross income tax rate imposed under IC 6-3.5-1.1-24,
IC 6-3.5-1.1-25, or IC 6-3.5-1.1-26 or the county option income tax rate
imposed under IC 6-3.5-6-30, IC 6-3.5-6-31, or IC 6-3.5-6-32.
(y) This subsection applies to Monroe County. Except as provided
in subsection (p), if an ordinance is adopted under IC 6-3.5-6-33, the
sum of the county economic development income tax rate and the
county option income tax rate that are in effect on January 1 of a year
may not exceed one and twenty-five hundredths percent (1.25%).
SOURCE: IC 6-3.5-7-34; (09)CR037402.18. -->
SECTION 18. IC 6-3.5-7-34 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]:
Sec. 34. (a) This section applies only to a county
that is a member of a regional transportation district established
under IC 8-24-2.
(b) In addition to the rates permitted by section 5 of this
chapter, the entity that imposed the county economic development
income tax under section 5 of this chapter (or, in the case of a
county that has not imposed the county economic development
income tax, the entity that may impose the county economic
development income tax under section 5(a)(3) of this chapter) may
by ordinance impose an additional county economic development
income tax at a rate of:
(1) twenty-five hundredths of one percent (0.25%); or
(2) five-hundredths of one percent (0.05%);
on the adjusted gross income of county taxpayers.
(c) If an additional county economic development income tax is
imposed under this section, the county treasurer shall establish a
county regional transportation district fund. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this chapter, the county economic development
income tax revenues derived from the additional county economic
development income tax imposed under this section must be
deposited in the county regional transportation district fund before
any certified distributions are made under section 12 of this
chapter.
(d) County economic development income tax revenues derived
from the additional county economic development income tax
imposed under this section and deposited in the county regional
transportation district fund:
(1) shall, not more than thirty (30) days after being deposited
in the county regional transportation district fund, be
transferred to the treasurer of the regional transportation
district for which the county is a member; and
(2) may not be considered by the department of local
government finance in determining the county's maximum
permissible property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5.
(e) Notwithstanding sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, if a county
becomes a member of a regional transportation district under
IC 8-24-2 and imposes an additional county economic development
income tax under this section, then, notwithstanding section 11 or
any other provision of this chapter, the initial certified distribution
of the tax revenue and the certification in each subsequent year
that results from the additional tax shall be distributed to the
county treasurer from the account established for the county under
this chapter according to the following schedule during the
eighteen (18) month period beginning on July 1 of the year in
which the county adopts the ordinance to impose the additional
tax:
(1) One-fourth (1/4) on October 1 of the year in which the
ordinance to impose the additional tax is adopted.
(2) One-fourth (1/4) on January 1 of the calendar year
following the year in which the ordinance to impose the
additional tax is adopted.
(3) One-fourth (1/4) on May 1 of the calendar year following
the year in which the ordinance to impose the additional tax
is adopted.
(4) One-fourth (1/4) on November 1 of the calendar year
following the year in which the ordinance to impose the
additional tax is adopted.
SOURCE: IC 8-14-2-4.5; (09)CR037402.19. -->
SECTION 19. IC 8-14-2-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2008 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 4.5. (a) The definitions in this
subsection apply throughout this section:
(1)"Designated federal funds" refers to the following:
(A) Two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) from
the amount of the:
(i) federal fiscal year 2009 highway bridge program
funds authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU), Public Law Number 109-59;
(ii) federal fiscal year 2009 equity bonus program funds
authorized under Section 105(a) of the Title 23 of the
United States Code; and
(iii) federal fiscal year 2009 surface transportation
program funds authorized under the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Public Law Number 109-59;
that were apportioned to Indiana by the United States
Department of Transportation Federal Highway
Administration for the federal fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2008, and ending September 30, 2009. The term
includes any amount appropriated by law for use by the
Indiana department of transportation.
(B) Eighteen and two tenths percent (18.2%) of the amount
of Indiana's apportionment of grants to the states from the
state fiscal stabilization fund under Division A, Title XIV
of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, which under Section 14002(b)(1) of Division A, Title
XIV of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 may be used for public safety or other
governmental services.
(C) Two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) from
Indiana's apportionment of grants to the states under the
federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(other than the amount described in clause (B)) that are
eligible to be used for engineering, land acquisition,
construction, resurfacing, restoration, or rehabilitation of
highway facilities.
(2) "Designated next generation trust money" refers to two
hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) from the next
generation trust fund under IC 8-14-15.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the budget agency shall allot
and the auditor of state shall distribute the total of all designated
federal funds and designated next generation trust money to
counties, cities, and towns in Indiana. The total to be distributed
shall be allocated among the counties and suballocated within a
county between the county and the cities and towns in the county
in the same proportion as money in the local road and street
account is allocated and suballocated under section 4(c) of this
chapter. The money shall be distributed as soon as practicable
after the money is received from the federal government.
(c) A county, city, or town shall separately account for money
distributed under this section. The county, city, or town shall use
the money distributed under this section exclusively for
engineering, land acquisition, construction, resurfacing,
restoration, and rehabilitation of highway facilities. Any part of a
distribution made from designated federal funds may be used only
as permitted by the federal laws and regulations governing the use
of the designated federal funds.
(d) The total amount specified in this section as designated
federal funds and the total amount specified in this section as
designated next generation trust money is appropriated to the
budget agency for the purposes of this section, beginning July 1,
2008, and ending June 30, 2011. Notwithstanding IC 4-13-2-19, the
money appropriated by this section does not revert to the state
general fund or to another fund at the close of any state fiscal year
but remains available to the budget agency until the purposes for
which it was appropriated are fulfilled.
(e) Unless otherwise provided by law, the amounts distributed
under this section to a county, city, or town must be expended for
the purposes of this section before July 1, 2011.
SOURCE: IC 8-14-15-4; (09)CR037402.20. -->
SECTION 20. IC 8-14-15-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.47-2006,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. (a) The authority shall establish a next
generation trust fund to hold title to proceeds transferred to the trust
under IC 8-15.5-11 to be used exclusively for the provision of
highways, roads, and bridges for the benefit of the people of Indiana
and the users of those facilities.
(b) Subject to this chapter, the trust shall be established as is a
charitable trust, separate from the state, but for the benevolent public
purpose provided in this section.
(c) The trust consists of the proceeds transferred to the trust under
IC 8-15.5-11 and any income that accrues from the investment of these
proceeds.
SOURCE: IC 8-14-15-6; (09)CR037402.21. -->
SECTION 21. IC 8-14-15-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.47-2006,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
a trust established under this chapter must be an irrevocable trust and
may not be revoked or terminated by the authority or any other person,
nor may it be amended or altered by the authority or any other person.
However, the terms of the trust must provide that the trust terminates
when no funds remain in the trust.
(b) Terms of the trust prohibiting any person from diminishing
the principal of the trust do not apply if the general assembly
enacts a statute appropriating any part of the principal or
otherwise authorizing a reduction of the principal.
SOURCE: IC 8-14-15-10; (09)CR037402.22. -->
SECTION 22. IC 8-14-15-10, AS ADDED BY P.L.47-2006,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. (a) The principal of the trust may not only
be diminished during the term of the trust in accordance with a
statute enacted by the general assembly.
(b) The income that accrues from investment of the trust shall be
deposited in the trust.
(c) On March 15, 2011, March 15, 2016, and March 15 every five
(5) years thereafter, the treasurer of state shall transfer all interest
accruing to the trust to the major moves construction fund.
SOURCE: IC 8-14-15-12; (09)CR037402.23. -->
SECTION 23. IC 8-14-15-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.47-2006,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. (a) This section applies Except as
provided in subsection (b), the attorney general may petition a
court to impose one (1) or more of the remedies described in
IC 30-4-5.5-1 if a person does any of the following with respect to a
trust created under this chapter:
(1) Commits a breach of the trust.
(2) Violates the mandate of the trust or trust agreement.
(3) Violates a duty imposed by this chapter, the trust agreement,
or IC 30-4.
(b) The attorney general may petition a court to impose one (1) or
more of the remedies described in IC 30-4-5.5-1.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) The general assembly.
(2) Any action of the trustee necessary to carry out the
purposes of a statute enacted by the general assembly,
including a statute to appropriate any part of the principal of
the trust.
(3) Any action of the auditor of state, the budget agency, or
any other agency, authority, board, commission, or employee
of the state to carry out a statute to appropriate any part of
the principal of the trust.
SOURCE: IC 8-14-15-14; (09)CR037402.24. -->
SECTION 24. IC 8-14-15-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 14. The general assembly
finds the following:
(1) That the world, United States, and Indiana economies have
drastically changed since the general assembly enacted this
chapter in 2006.
(2) That investment, employment, and state and local tax
revenues have declined significantly and are expected to
continue to decline.
(3) That improving the Indiana economy is the general
assembly's first priority.
(4) That the principal of the next generation trust fund is a
state resource that must be used to stimulate investment and
employment in Indiana.
(5) That appropriating any part of the principal of the next
generation trust fund is in the public interest.
(6) That the economic conditions of 2009 justify the
amendments to this chapter to make the principal of the next
generation trust fund available to stimulate the Indiana
economy in the manner prescribed by the general assembly.
SOURCE: IC 8-23-1-19.5; (09)CR037402.25. -->
SECTION 25. IC 8-23-1-19.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 19.5. "Deputy commissioner"
refers to the deputy commissioner of the department appointed
under IC 8-23-2-2.5.
SOURCE: IC 8-23-1-33.5; (09)CR037402.26. -->
SECTION 26. IC 8-23-1-33.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 33.5. "Public transportation
agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-24-1-11.
SOURCE: IC 8-23-2-2.5; (09)CR037402.27. -->
SECTION 27. IC 8-23-2-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]:
Sec. 2.5. (a) The governor may appoint a deputy
commissioner for the department to assist the commissioner with
the implementation of the public transportation responsibilities of
the department.
(b) The deputy commissioner:
(1) shall be employed solely on the basis of ability, taking into
account the individual's qualifications to perform the duties
of the individual's position;
(2) shall be employed regardless of political affiliation;
(3) may not be appointed, promoted, reduced, removed, or in
any way favored or discriminated against because of the
individual's political affiliation, race, religion, color, sex,
national origin, or ancestry;
(4) is ineligible to hold, or be a candidate for, elected office (as
defined in IC 3-5-2-17) while employed by the department;
(5) may not solicit or receive political contributions;
(6) may not be required to make contributions for or
participate in political activities;
(7) serves at the pleasure of the governor; and
(8) is entitled to receive compensation set by the budget
agency.
(c) The deputy commissioner shall do the following:
(1) Work with the public transportation agencies to develop
a comprehensive long range plan that will meet present and
future public transit needs.
(2) Work with the public transportation agencies to create a
reliable, accessible, and cost effective service through the
territory of the public transportation agencies.
(3) Develop and maintain effective communications between
the public transportation agencies and the department.
SOURCE: IC 8-23-2-5; (09)CR037402.28. -->
SECTION 28. IC 8-23-2-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.35-2005,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) The department, through the
commissioner or the commissioner's designee, shall:
(1) develop, continuously update, and implement:
(A) long range comprehensive transportation plans;
(B) work programs; and
(C) budgets;
to assure the orderly development and maintenance of an efficient
statewide system of transportation;
(2) implement the policies, plans, and work programs adopted by
the department;
(3) organize by creating, merging, or abolishing divisions;
(4) evaluate and utilize whenever possible improved
transportation facility maintenance and construction techniques;
(5) carry out public transportation responsibilities, including:
(A) developing and recommending public transportation
policies, plans, and work programs;
(B) providing technical assistance and guidance in the area of
public transportation to
public transportation agencies and
other political subdivisions;
with public transportation
responsibilities;
(C) developing work programs for the utilization of federal
mass transportation funds
and other federal funds available
for public transportation purposes;
(D) furnishing data from surveys, plans, specifications, and
estimates required to qualify a state agency,
public
transportation agency, or political subdivision for federal
mass transportation funds
or other federal funds available
for public transportation purposes;
(E) conducting or participating in any public hearings to
qualify urbanized areas,
public transportation agencies, and
political subdivisions for an allocation of federal mass
transportation funding
or other federal funds available for
public transportation purposes;
(F) serving, upon designation of the governor, as the state
agency to receive and disburse any state or federal mass
transportation funds that are not directly allocated to an
urbanized area, a public transportation agency, or a
political subdivision;
(G) entering into agreements with public transportation
agencies, political subdivisions, other states, regional
agencies created in other states, and municipalities in other
states for the purpose of improving public transportation
service to the citizens; and
(H) developing and including in its own proposed
transportation plan a specialized transportation services plan
for the elderly and persons with disabilities;
(6) provide technical assistance to units of local government with
road and street responsibilities;
(7) develop, undertake, and administer the program of research
and extension required under IC 8-17-7;
(8) allow public testimony in accordance with section 17 of this
chapter whenever the department holds a public hearing (as
defined in section 17 of this chapter); and
(9) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to reasonably and cost effectively
manage the right-of-way of the state highway system by
establishing a formal procedure for highway improvement
projects that involve the relocation of utility facilities by
providing for an exchange of information among the department,
utilities, and the department's highway construction contractors.
(b) Rules adopted under subsection (a)(9) shall not unreasonably
affect the cost, or impair the safety or reliability, of a utility service.
(c) A civil action may be prosecuted by or against the department,
a department highway construction contractor or a utility to recover
costs and expenses directly resulting from willful violation of the rules.
Nothing in this section or in subsection (a)(9) shall be construed as
granting authority to the department to adopt rules establishing fines,
assessments or other penalties for or against utilities or the
department's highway construction contractors.
SOURCE: IC 8-23-8-10; (09)CR037402.29. -->
SECTION 29. IC 8-23-8-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2009 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 10. (a) As used in this
section, "designated highway" refers to the highway designated as
a limited access facility under subsection (b).
(b) The department shall designate and do all acts necessary to
establish the part of State Road 331 in St. Joseph County from the
U.S. Highway 20 bypass to State Road 23 as a limited access
facility. The designated highway shall be in operation as a limited
access facility beginning not later than January 1, 2009.
(c) Neither the department nor any political subdivision may
authorize any additional curb cuts or intersections after January
1, 2009, on the designated highway. The department shall limit
intersections on the designated highway to the following locations:
(1) U.S. Highway 20 bypass.
(2) Dragoon Trail.
(3) Twelfth Street (also known as Harrison Road).
(4) Indiana 933 (also known as Lincoln Way).
(5) Jefferson Boulevard.
(6) McKinley Highway.
(7) Day Road.
(8) Cleveland Road.
(9) State Road 23.".
SOURCE: Page 3, line 19; (09)CR037402.3. -->
Page 3, between lines 19 and 20, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 8-23-20-25; (09)CR037402.31. -->
"SECTION 31. IC 8-23-20-25, AS AMENDED BY P.L.66-2007,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 25. (a) The department shall institute a permit
system to regulate the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising
signs along:
(1) the interstate and primary system, as defined in 23 U.S.C.
131(t) on June 1, 1991; and
(2) any other highways where control of outdoor advertising signs
is required under 23 U.S.C. 131.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (g) and section 25.5(c)
of this chapter, a sign may not be erected, operated, used, or maintained
in areas described in subsection (a) unless the owner of the sign has
obtained a permit under this section.
(c) A permit is not required to erect, operate, use, or maintain the
following signs:
(1) Directional or official signs and notices.
(2) Signs advertising the sale or lease of the property on which the
sign is located.
(3) Signs that primarily indicate
(A) the name of the business,
activity, or profession conducted, (B) the types of goods produced
or sold, or (C) the services rendered on:
(A) the property on which the sign is located; or
(B) commonly owned nonadjacent property located within
five (5) miles of the sign, if the property on which the sign
is located is used in conjunction with, in furtherance of, or
in support of the commonly owned nonadjacent property.
(d) Signs in existence on July 1, 1993, and subject to this section:
(1) must comply with the registration system described in
subsection (h); and
(2) are subject to the permit requirement after the department has
made the determination described in subsection (g).
(e) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out
this section. Rules adopted under this section may be no broader than
necessary to implement 23 U.S.C. 131 and 23 CFR 750.
(f) In addition to the requirements of subsection (e), rules adopted
under this section must provide the following:
(1) A list of all roadways subject to the permit requirement.
(2) A procedure to appeal adverse determinations of the
department under IC 4-21.5, including provisions for judicial
review under IC 4-21.5.
(3) A one-time fee of one hundred dollars ($100) per structure
must accompany the permit application. A permit fee may not be
charged to a sign that is subject to and complies with the
registration system described in subsection (h).
(4) That a permit may not be issued for a sign erected in an
adjacent area after January 1, 1968, unless:
(A) the sign is erected in an area described in section 5 of this
chapter; or
(B) the permit is a conditional permit issued under subdivision
(6).
(5) That a permit may not be issued for a sign erected after June
30, 1976, outside of urban areas, beyond six hundred sixty (660)
feet of the right-of-way, visible from the traveled way, and erected
with the purpose of a message being read from the traveled way,
unless:
(A) the sign is erected in an area described in section 5 of this
chapter; or
(B) the permit is a conditional permit issued under subdivision
(6).
(6) For the issuance of a conditional permit for a nonconforming
sign that has not been acquired under section 10 of this chapter.
A conditional permit issued under this subdivision may be
revoked if the department subsequently acquires the sign.
(7) That the department is granted the right to enter the real
property on which a sign for which a permit under this section has
been applied for or issued to perform reasonable examinations
and surveys necessary to administer the permit system.
(8) The department may revoke any permit when it is found that
the permittee has provided false or misleading information and
that such a finding may be cause to subsequently refuse to issue
a permit.
(9) Any other provisions necessary to:
(A) administer this section; or
(B) avoid sanctions under 23 U.S.C. 131.
(g) A sign that is subject to and complies with the registration
system described in subsection (h) may not be declared unlawful until
the later of the following:
(1) The department has made a determination of permit eligibility
under this section.
(2) December 31, 1993.
(h) A separate application for registration must be submitted to the
department for each structure defined in subsection (d) and must:
(1) be on a form furnished by the department;
(2) signed by the applicant or an individual authorized in writing
to sign for the applicant;
(3) provide information concerning the size, shape, and nature of
the advertising sign, display, or device;
(4) provide the sign's actual location with sufficient accuracy to
enable the department to locate the sign; and
(5) include a one-time registration fee of twenty-five dollars
($25).
(i) A sign that is not registered before January 1, 1994, is a public
nuisance subject to section 26 of this chapter.
(j) Each registrant shall fasten to each advertising sign or device a
label or marker provided by the department that must be plainly visible
from the traveled way.".
SOURCE: Page 3, line 29; (09)CR037402.3. -->
Page 3, line 29, after "Production" insert " or Livestock Feed".
Page 3, line 33, delete "." and insert " or as feed for livestock.".
Page 3, line 34, delete "refer" and insert " refers".
Page 3, delete lines 37 through 40, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
" Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "vegetation" refers to grasses
or other plants that:
(1) are suitable for processing into fuels or other energy
products; or
(2) may be used to feed livestock.".
Page 3, line 41, after "Sec. 4." insert " (a)".
Page 4, line 3, delete "." and insert " or for use as feed for
livestock.".
Page 4, between lines 3 and 4, begin a new paragraph and insert:
" (b) Before entering into a lease under this chapter, the
department shall consult with the invasive species council
established by IC 15-16-10-3 in order to obtain recommendations
from the council concerning the appropriateness of the vegetation
proposed to be planted under the terms of the lease.".
Page 4, line 11, delete "." and insert " or as feed for livestock.".
Page 4, after line 27, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 8-24; (09)CR037402.34. -->
"SECTION 34. IC 8-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A
NEW ARTICLE TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]:
ARTICLE 24. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 1. Purpose; Definitions
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 different parts
of Indiana.
Sec. 2. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
Sec. 3. "Allocation area" means the part of an area to which an
allocation provision of a declaratory resolution adopted under
IC 8-24-14-1 refers for purposes of distribution and allocation of
property taxes.
Sec. 4. "Base assessed value" means the sum of:
(1) the net assessed value of all the property as finally
determined for the assessment date immediately preceding the
effective date of the allocation provision of the declaratory
resolution; plus
(2) to the extent that it is not included in subdivision (1), the
net assessed value of property that is assessed as residential
property under the rules of the department of local
government finance, as finally determined for any assessment
date after the effective date of the allocation provision;
as adjusted by the department of local government finance under
IC 8-24-14-5.
Sec. 5. "Board" refers to a regional transportation board
established under IC 8-24-4 for a district.
Sec. 6. "Bonds" means, except as otherwise provided, bonds,
notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by a district.
Sec. 7. "District" refers to a regional transportation district
established under IC 8-24-2.
Sec. 8. "Executive director" refers to the executive director of
the district.
Sec. 9. "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.
Sec. 10. "Property taxes" refers to taxes imposed under IC 6-1.1
on:
(1) real property; and
(2) depreciable personal property that has a useful life in
excess of eight (8) years, if the board adopts a resolution
under IC 8-24-14-1 to include within the term property taxes
imposed under IC 6-1.1 on depreciable personal property that
has a useful life in excess of eight (8) years.
The board may, by resolution, determine the percentage of taxes
imposed under IC 6-1.1 on all depreciable personal property that
will be included within the definition of "property taxes".
However, the percentage included must not exceed twenty-five
percent (25%) of the taxes imposed under IC 6-1.1 on all
depreciable personal property. The term does not include property
taxes imposed for a fire protection district established under
IC 36-8-11 or taxes imposed on the depreciable personal property
of a street rail car company, a sleeping car company, or another
rail car company that is subject to IC 6-1.1-8.
Sec. 11. "Public transportation agency" means a county, city, or
town, or any other entity that operates or otherwise carries out a
project for a public transportation system in Indiana. The term
includes the following:
(1) A commuter transportation district established under
IC 8-5-15.
(2) An automated transit district established under IC 8-9.5-7.
(3) Another district.
(4) The northwest Indiana regional development authority
established under IC 36-7.5.
(5) A regional development authority established under
IC 36-7.6.
(6) A regional transportation authority established under
IC 36-9-3-2.
(7) A regional bus authority under IC 36-9-3-2(c).
(8) A public transportation corporation established under
IC 36-9-4.
Sec. 12. "Public transportation system" means any common
carrier of passengers for hire.
Chapter 2. Establishment
Sec. 1. The fiscal body of a county may, by resolution, establish
a regional transportation district. Two (2) or more counties may
jointly establish a district by adopting identical resolutions. A
district may be expanded to include one (1) or more additional
counties if resolutions approving the expansion are adopted by the
fiscal bodies of:
(1) each of the counties to be added to the district; and
(2) a majority of the counties in the district.
Sec. 2. (a) A county that participates in a district must be a
member of the district for at least ten (10) years after the date the
county becomes a member.
(b) At least twelve (12) months and not more than eighteen (18)
months before the end of a ten (10) year period, the fiscal body of
a county participating in the district must adopt a resolution that:
(1) commits the county to an additional ten (10) years as a
member of the district, beginning at the end of the current ten
(10) year period; or
(2) withdraws the county from membership in the district not
earlier than the end of the current ten (10) year period.
(c) The fiscal body of a county that participates in the district
must adopt a resolution under subsection (b) during each ten (10)
year period in which the county is a member of the board.
(d) A county may withdraw from a district as provided in this
section only with the approval of the board.
(e) If at the end of a ten (10) year period a county withdraws
from the district under this section:
(1) the terms of members of the board from that county and
any city in that county are terminated upon the effective date
of the withdrawal of the county; and
(2) the county and each city in the county continue to be liable
to the district for the amounts that would have otherwise been
due from the county and each city in the county for any:
(A) unpaid transfers to the district that became due before
the withdrawal of the county or city from the district is
effective; and
(B) amounts due under any bonds issued or lease rental
agreements entered into before the withdrawal of the
county from the district is effective.
Sec. 3. If an existing public transportation agency operates
within the boundaries of a district, the legislative body that
established the public transportation agency may adopt a
resolution to shift any of the public transportation powers of the
public transportation agency to the district.
Sec. 4. A public transportation agency may merge with a district
on the terms jointly agreed to by the governing body of the district
and the public transportation agency. However, the merger of two
(2) or more districts must comply with section 1 of this chapter. A
merger under this section does not transfer to the district any
powers that are not public transportation powers.
Chapter 3. Status
Sec. 1. A district is a body corporate and politic. A district is
separate from the state and any other political subdivision, but the
exercise by the district of its powers is an essential governmental
function.
Sec. 2. All the incorporated and unincorporated area in a county
that becomes a member of a district is included in the district.
Sec. 3. A pledge or mortgage of a district does not create an
obligation of the state or a political subdivision within the meaning
of the Constitution of the State of Indiana or any statute.
Sec. 4. All:
(1) property owned by a district;
(2) revenue of a district; and
(3) bonds issued by a district, the interest on the bonds, the
proceeds received by a holder from the sale of bonds to the
extent of the holder's cost of acquisition, proceeds received
upon redemption before maturity, proceeds received at
maturity, and the receipt of interest in proceeds;
are exempt from taxation in Indiana for all purposes except the
financial institutions tax imposed under IC 6-5.5 or a state
inheritance tax imposed under IC 6-4.1.
Sec. 5. All securities issued under this article are exempt from
the registration requirements of IC 23-19 and other securities
registration statutes.
Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to interurban or interstate
public transportation service.
(b) Service provided by the district within the territory of the
district is exempt from regulation by the department of state
revenue under IC 8-2.1. This exemption applies to transportation
services provided by the district directly or by grants or purchase
of service agreements.
(c) Service provided by the district by contract or service
agreements outside the territory of the district is subject to
regulation by the department of state revenue under IC 8-2.1.
(d) The department of state revenue shall hear appeals
concerning any regulatory action of the district concerning service
and rates and, after making a finding based on the requirements of
IC 8-2.1, issue an appropriate order. Judicial review of the
commission decision may be obtained in the manner prescribed by
IC 4-21.5-5.
Chapter 4. Board
Sec. 1. The power to govern the district is vested in a regional
transportation board.
Sec. 2. The board is composed of the following members:
(1) One (1) member from the fiscal body for each
participating county, appointed by the president of the county
fiscal body.
(2) One (1) member from the county executive for each
participating county, appointed by the president of the county
executive board.
(3) One (1) member from the fiscal body for each city in a
participating county (other than a city in a county with a
consolidated city), appointed by the president of the fiscal
body of the city.
(4) One (1) member of a labor organization representing
employees of the district who provide public transportation
services within the geographic jurisdiction of the district. The
labor organization shall appoint the member. If more than
one (1) labor organization represents the employees of the
district, each organization shall submit one (1) name to the
governor, and the governor shall appoint the member from
the list of names submitted by the organizations.
Sec. 3. A member of a board must be a resident of the unit that
appointed the member.
Sec. 4. A member of a board serves at the pleasure of the
appointing authority.
Sec. 5. If a participating unit fails to make an appointment to the
board within sixty (60) days after the participating unit becomes a
member of the district or within sixty (60) days after the position
becomes vacant, the appointment shall be made by the governor.
Sec. 6. A member of a board is not entitled to receive
compensation for performance of the member's duties. However,
a member of the board is entitled to a per diem from the district
for the member's participation in board meetings. The amount of
the per diem is equal to the amount of the per diem provided under
IC 4-10-11-2.1(b).
Sec. 7. A majority of the members appointed to a board
constitutes a quorum for a meeting.
Sec. 8. The affirmative votes of at least a majority of the
appointed members of a board are necessary to authorize any
action of the district.
Sec. 9. A board shall elect a chair of the board and any other
officers that the board determines appropriate.
Sec. 10. A board shall meet at least quarterly.
Sec. 11. The chair of a board or any two (2) members of the
board may call a meeting of the board. The mayor of the city with
the largest population in the district shall call the initial meeting of
the board for a date that is not more than sixty (60) days after the
board is initially established.
Sec. 12. The board may adopt the bylaws and rules that the
board considers necessary for the proper conduct of the board's
duties and the safeguarding of the district's funds and property.
Chapter 5. General Powers
Sec. 1. The district shall exercise the powers granted to the
district by this article to carry out the purposes of the district.
Sec. 2. The district may sue and be sued in the name of the
district.
Sec. 3. The district may determine matters of policy regarding
internal organization and operating procedures not specifically
provided for by law.
Sec. 4. The district may employ the personnel necessary to carry
out the duties, functions, and powers of the district.
Sec. 5. The district may fix the compensation of the various
officers and employees of the district, within the limitations of the
total personal services budget.
Sec. 6. The district may adopt rules governing the duties of its
officers, employees, and personnel, and the internal management
of the affairs of the district.
Sec. 7. The district may protect all property owned or managed
by the district and procure insurance against any losses in
connection with its property, operations, or assets in amounts and
from insurers as it considers desirable.
Sec. 8. Subject to this article, the district may borrow money,
make guaranties, issue bonds, and otherwise incur indebtedness for
any of the district's purposes, and issue debentures, notes, or other
evidences of indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured, to any
person, as provided by the affected statutes.
Sec. 9. The district may acquire real, personal, or mixed
property by deed, purchase, or lease and dispose of it for use in
connection with or for the purposes of the district, including
supplies, materials, and equipment to carry out the duties and
functions of the district.
Sec. 10. The district may receive gifts, donations, bequests, and
public trusts, agree to conditions and terms accompanying them,
and bind the district to carry them out.
Sec. 11. (a) The district may receive federal or state aid and
administer that aid.
(b) The district may comply with federal statutes and rules
concerning the expenditure of federal money for public
transportation systems. The board may apply to state and federal
agencies for grants for public transportation development, make
or execute representations, assurances, and contracts, enter into
covenants and agreements with any state or federal agency relative
to public transportation systems, and comply with federal and state
statutes and rules concerning the acquisition, development,
operation, and administration of public transportation systems.
(c) The district may use money received by the district that is
not pledged or restricted for another purpose to provide a local
match required for the receipt of any federal funds.
Sec. 12. The district may adopt a schedule of reasonable charges
and rents and collect them from all users of facilities and services
within the jurisdiction of the district.
Sec. 13. The district may purchase public transportation
services from public or private transportation agencies upon the
terms and conditions set forth in purchase of service agreements
between the district and the transportation agencies.
Sec. 14. The district may acquire, establish, construct, renovate,
improve, equip, operate, maintain, finance, subsidize, lease, and
regulate public transportation systems serving the district.
Sec. 15. The district may make, execute, and enforce contracts
and all other instruments necessary, convenient, or desirable for
the purposes of the district or pertaining to:
(1) a purchase, acquisition, or sale of securities or other
investments related to a project; or
(2) the performance of the district's duties and execution of
any of the districts's powers;
including public-private agreements (as defined in IC 5-23-2-13).
Sec. 16. The district may enter into agreements with
government agencies, political subdivisions, private transportation
companies, railroads, and other persons providing for:
(1) construction, improvement, renovation, operation,
maintenance, and use by the other party of any public
transportation system and equipment held or later acquired
by the district; and
(2) acquisition of any public transportation system and
equipment of another party if all or part of the operations of
that party take place within the jurisdiction of the district.
Sec. 17. The district may lease to others for development or
operation all or any part of the property of the district on the
terms and conditions as the board considers advisable.
Sec. 18. The district may invest money not immediately needed
for a project as provided in a resolution, agreement, or trust
agreement of the board.
Sec. 19. A district may enter into an agreement with another
district or any other entity to:
(1) jointly equip, own, lease, and finance projects and
facilities; or
(2) otherwise carry out the purposes of the district;
in any location.
Sec. 20. The district may rent or lease any real property,
including air rights above real property owned or leased by a
transportation system, for transportation or other purposes, with
the revenues from those rentals to accrue to the district and to be
used exclusively for the purposes of this article.
Sec. 21. The district may sell, lease, or otherwise contract for
advertising in or on the facilities of the district.
Sec. 22. The district may administer any rail services or other
use of rail rights-of-way that may be the responsibility of state or
local government under the Federal Regional Rail Reorganization
Act of 1973, as amended (45 U.S.C. Sections 701 through 794).
Sec. 23. The district may determine the level and kind of public
transportation services to be provided by the district.
Sec. 24. The district may make grants and loans to and purchase
securities of any public transportation agency to carry out the
public transportation purposes of the district.
Sec. 25. The district may do all other acts necessary or
reasonably incident to carrying out the purposes of this article.
Chapter 6. Administration
Sec. 1. The board shall adopt an annual budget for the district.
Sec. 2. The district may establish the funds and accounts that
the district determines necessary. The district shall account for
revenues as required to comply with the requirements specified in
any agreement with a bondholder or other agreement.
Sec. 3. The district is subject to audit under IC 5-11-1.
Sec. 4. A district shall before April 1 of each year issue a report
to the legislative council, the budget committee, and the governor
concerning the operations and activities of the district during the
preceding calendar year. The report to the legislative council must
be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
Sec. 5. The board shall appoint an executive director to manage
the district.
Sec. 6. The board may establish the advisory committees that
the board determines to be advisable.
Sec. 7. All employees of the district:
(1) shall be employed solely on the basis of ability, taking into
account their qualifications to perform the duties of their
positions;
(2) shall be employed regardless of political affiliation;
(3) may not be appointed, promoted, reduced, removed, or in
any way favored or discriminated against because of their
political affiliation, race, religion, color, sex, national origin,
or ancestry;
(4) are ineligible to hold, or be a candidate for, elected office
(as defined in IC 3-5-2-17) while employed by the district;
(5) may not solicit or receive political contributions;
(6) may not be required to make contributions for or
participate in political activities;
(7) shall be employed on a six (6) month probationary period,
with a written evaluation prepared after five (5) months of
service by their immediate supervisor for the executive
director to determine if employment should continue beyond
the probationary period; and
(8) shall be evaluated annually in writing by their immediate
supervisor to advise the executive director as to whether the
employees should remain in their positions.
Chapter 7. Procurement
Sec. 1. A district shall comply with IC 5-16-7 (common
construction wage), IC 5-22 (public purchasing), IC 36-1-12 (public
work projects), and any applicable federal bidding statutes and
regulations.
Sec. 2. An entity that receives a loan, a grant, or other financial
assistance from a district or enters into a lease with a district must
comply with applicable federal, state, and local public purchasing
and bidding laws and regulations. However, a purchasing agency
(as defined in IC 5-22-2-25) of a political subdivision may:
(1) assign or sell a lease for property to a district; or
(2) enter into a lease for property with a district;
at any price and under any other terms and conditions as may be
determined by the entity and the district. However, before making
an assignment or a sale of a lease or entering into a lease under this
section that would otherwise be subject to IC 5-22, the political
subdivision or its purchasing agent must obtain or cause to be
obtained a purchase price for the property to be subject to the
lease from the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in
accordance with the requirements for the purchase of supplies
under IC 5-22.
Sec. 3. With respect to projects undertaken by a district, the
district shall set a goal for participation by minority business
enterprises and women's business enterprises. The goals must be
consistent with:
(1) the participation goals established by the counties and
municipalities that are members of the district; and
(2) the goals of delivering the project on time and within the
budgeted amount and, insofar as possible, using Indiana
businesses for employees, goods, and services.
Sec. 4. If a district is unable to agree with the owners, lessees, or
occupants of any real property selected for the purposes of this
article, the district may proceed under IC 32-24-1 to procure the
condemnation of the property. The district may not institute a
proceeding until it has adopted a resolution that:
(1) describes the real property sought to be acquired and the
public purposes for which the real property is to be used;
(2) declares that the public interest and necessity require the
acquisition by the district of the property involved; and
(3) sets out any other facts that the district considers
necessary or pertinent.
The resolution is conclusive evidence of the public necessity of the
proposed acquisition.
Chapter 8. Planning
Sec. 1. After reviewing the transportation plans of the Indiana
department of transportation and regional and other planning
agencies, a district shall develop, continuously update, and
implement long range comprehensive transportation plans to
ensure the orderly development and maintenance of an efficient
system of public transportation in the district.
Sec. 2. A district shall prepare a comprehensive strategic
development plan that will meet present and future public transit
needs and that includes detailed information concerning the
following:
(1) The proposed projects to be undertaken or financed by the
district.
(2) The following information for each project included under
subdivision (1):
(A) Time line and budget.
(B) The return on investment.
(C) The projected or expected need for an ongoing subsidy.
(D) Any projected or expected federal matching funds.
Sec. 3. The district shall, not later than January 1 of the second
year following the year in which the district is established, submit
the comprehensive strategic development plan for review by the
budget committee.
Sec. 4. The district may enter into agreements with other
persons to participate in transportation planning activities.
Chapter 9. Acquisition and Construction of Public
Transportation Facilities
Sec. 1. The district may:
(1) construct or acquire any public transportation facility for
use by the district or any transportation agency; and
(2) acquire transportation facilities from any transportation
agency, including:
(A) reserve funds;
(B) employees' pension or retirement funds;
(C) special funds;
(D) franchises;
(E) licenses;
(F) patents;
(G) permits; and
(H) papers and records of the agency.
In making acquisitions from a transportation agency, the district
may assume the obligations of the agency regarding its property or
public transportation operations.
Sec. 2. The district may acquire, improve, maintain, lease, and
rent facilities, including air rights, that are within one hundred
(100) yards of a terminal, station, or other facility of the district. If
these facilities generate revenues that exceed their cost to the
district, the district must use the excess revenues to improve
transportation services or reduce fares for the public.
Chapter 10. Operation of Public Transportation Facilities
Sec. 1. The district may provide public transportation service by
operating public transportation facilities only if the board finds
that no public or private transportation agency or corporation is
willing or able to provide public transportation service.
Sec. 2. The district may enter into operating agreements with
any private or public person to operate transportation facilities on
behalf of the district only after the board has made an affirmative
effort to seek out and encourage private owners and operators to
provide the needed public transportation service.
Sec. 3. Whenever the district provides any public transportation
service by operating public transportation facilities, it shall
establish the level and nature of fares or charges to be made for
public transportation services and the nature and standards of
public transportation service to be provided within the jurisdiction
of the district.
Sec. 4. The board shall, to the extent it considers feasible, adopt
uniform standards for the making of grants and purchase of
service agreements. These grant contracts or purchase of service
agreements may be for the number of years or duration agreed to
by the district and the transportation agency.
Sec. 5. If the district provides grants for operating expenses or
participates in any purchase of service agreement, the purchase of
service agreement or grant contract must state the level and nature
of fares or charges to be made for public transportation services
and the nature and standards of public transportation to be so
provided. In addition, any purchase of service agreements or grant
contracts must provide, among other matters, for:
(1) the terms or cost of transfers or interconnections between
different public transportation agencies;
(2) schedules or routes of transportation service;
(3) changes that may be made in transportation service;
(4) the nature and condition of the facilities used in providing
service;
(5) the manner of collection and disposition of fares or
charges;
(6) the records and reports to be kept and made concerning
transportation service; and
(7) interchangeable tickets or other coordinated or uniform
methods of collection of charges.
The district shall also undertake programs to promote use of public
transportation and to provide ticket sales and passenger
information.
Chapter 11. Bonds
Sec. 1. (a) A district may issue bonds to obtain money to pay the
cost of:
(1) acquiring real or personal property, including existing
capital improvements;
(2) acquiring, constructing, improving, reconstructing, or
renovating one (1) or more projects; or
(3) funding or refunding bonds or other evidences of
indebtedness issued under this article, IC 8-5-15, IC 8-9.5-7,
IC 8-22-3, IC 36-7.5, IC 36-7.6, IC 36-9-3, IC 36-9-4, or prior
law.
(b) The bonds are payable solely from:
(1) the lease rentals from the lease of the projects for which
the bonds were issued, insurance proceeds, and any other
funds pledged or available; and
(2) to the extent designated in the agreements for the bonds,
revenue received by the district and amounts deposited in a
district fund.
(c) The bonds must be authorized by a resolution of the board
of the district that issues the bonds.
(d) The terms and form of the bonds must either be set out in
the resolution or in a form of trust indenture approved by the
resolution.
(e) The bonds must mature within forty (40) years.
(f) A board may sell the bonds only:
(1) to the Indiana bond bank established by IC 5-1.5-2-1 upon
the terms determined by the board and the Indiana bond
bank;
(2) to the Indiana finance authority created by IC 4-4-11-4
upon the terms determined by the development board and the
Indiana finance authority; or
(3) in the manner and for the price as the board may
determine to be in the best interest of the district, either at
public sale under IC 5-1-11 or at private sale.
(g) All money received from any bonds issued under this article
shall be applied solely to the payment of the cost of acquiring,
constructing, improving, reconstructing, or renovating one (1) or
more projects, or the cost of refunding or refinancing outstanding
bonds, for which the bonds are issued. The cost may include:
(1) planning and development of equipment or a facility and
all buildings, facilities, structures, equipment, and
improvements related to the facility;
(2) acquisition of a site and clearing and preparing the site for
construction;
(3) equipment, facilities, structures, and improvements that
are necessary or desirable to make the project suitable for use
and operations;
(4) architectural, engineering, consultant, and attorney's fees;
(5) incidental expenses in connection with the issuance and
sale of bonds;
(6) reserves for principal and interest;
(7) interest during construction;
(8) financial advisory fees;
(9) insurance during construction;
(10) municipal bond insurance, debt service reserve
insurance, letters of credit, or other credit enhancement; and
(11) in the case of refunding or refinancing, payment of the
principal of, redemption premiums (if any) for, and interest
on the bonds being refunded or refinanced.
Sec. 2. This article contains full and complete authority for the
issuance of bonds. No law, procedure, proceedings, publications,
notices, consents, approvals, orders, or acts by a development
board or any other officer, department, agency, or instrumentality
of the state or of any political subdivision is required to issue any
bonds, except as prescribed in this article.
Sec. 3. (a) A district may secure bonds issued under this article
by a trust indenture between the district and a corporate trustee,
which may be any trust company or national or state bank in
Indiana that has trust powers.
(b) The trust indenture may:
(1) pledge or assign revenue received by the district, amounts
deposited in a district fund, and lease rentals, receipts, and
income from leased projects, but may not mortgage land or
projects;
(2) contain reasonable and proper provisions for protecting
and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders,
including covenants setting forth the duties of the district and
board;
(3) set forth the rights and remedies of bondholders and
trustees; and
(4) restrict the individual right of action of bondholders.
(c) Any pledge or assignment made by the district under this
section is valid and binding in accordance with IC 5-1-14-4 from
the time that the pledge or assignment is made, against all persons
whether they have notice of the lien. Any trust indenture by which
a pledge is created or an assignment made need not be filed or
recorded. The lien is perfected against third parties in accordance
with IC 5-1-14-4.
Sec. 4. (a) Bonds issued under IC 8-5-15, IC 8-9.5-7, IC 8-22-3,
IC 36-7.5, IC 36-7.6, IC 36-9-3, IC 36-9-4, or prior law may be
refunded as provided in this section.
(b) A public transportation agency may:
(1) lease all or a part of land or a project or projects to a
district, which may be at a nominal lease rental with a lease
back to the public transportation agency, conditioned upon
the district assuming bonds issued under IC 8-5-15,
IC 8-9.5-7, IC 8-22-3, IC 36-7.5, IC 36-7.6, IC 36-9-3,
IC 36-9-4, or prior law and issuing its bonds to refund those
bonds; and
(2) sell all or a part of land or a project or projects to a
district for a price sufficient to provide for the refunding of
those bonds and lease back the land or project or projects
from the district.
Sec. 5. Bonds issued under this article are legal investments for
private trust funds and the funds of banks, trust companies,
insurance companies, building and loan associations, credit unions,
savings banks, private banks, loan and trust and safe deposit
companies, rural loan and savings associations, guaranty loan and
savings associations, mortgage guaranty companies, small loan
companies, industrial loan and investment companies, and other
financial institutions organized under Indiana law.
Sec. 6. An action to contest the validity of bonds to be issued
under this article may not be brought after the time limitations set
forth in IC 5-1-14-13.
Sec. 7. The general assembly covenants that it will not:
(1) repeal or amend this article in a manner that would
adversely affect owners of outstanding bonds, or the payment
of lease rentals, secured by the amounts pledged under this
article; or
(2) in any way impair the rights of owners of bonds of a
district, or the owners of bonds secured by lease rentals or by
a pledge of revenues under this article.
Chapter 12. Leases and Agreements With Public
Transportation Agencies
Sec. 1. (a) Before a lease may be entered into by a public
transportation agency under this article, the public transportation
agency must find that the lease rental provided for is fair and
reasonable.
(b) A lease of land or a project from a district to a public
transportation agency:
(1) may not have a term exceeding forty (40) years;
(2) may not require payment of lease rentals for a newly
constructed project or for improvements to an existing
project until the project or improvements to the project have
been completed and are ready for occupancy or use;
(3) may contain provisions:
(A) allowing the public transportation agency to continue
to operate an existing project until completion of the
acquisition, improvements, reconstruction, or renovation
of that project or any other project; and
(B) requiring payment of lease rentals for land, for an
existing project being used, reconstructed, or renovated, or
for any other existing project;
(4) may contain an option to renew the lease for the same or
a shorter term on the conditions provided in the lease;
(5) must contain an option for the public transportation
agency to purchase the project upon the terms stated in the
lease during the term of the lease for a price equal to the
amount required to pay all indebtedness incurred on account
of the project, including indebtedness incurred for the
refunding of that indebtedness;
(6) may be entered into before acquisition or construction of
a project;
(7) may provide that the public transportation agency shall
agree to:
(A) pay any taxes and assessments on the project;
(B) maintain insurance on the project for the benefit of the
district;
(C) assume responsibility for utilities, repairs, alterations,
and any costs of operation; and
(D) pay a deposit or series of deposits to the district from
any funds available to the public transportation agency
before the commencement of the lease to secure the
performance of the public transportation agency's
obligations under the lease; and
(8) must provide that the lease rental payments by the public
transportation agency shall be made from the district and
may provide that the lease rental payments by the public
transportation agency shall be made from:
(A) net revenues of the project;
(B) any other funds available to the public transportation
agency; or
(C) both sources described in clauses (A) and (B).
Sec. 2. This article contains full and complete authority for
leases between a district and a public transportation agency. No
law, procedure, proceedings, publications, notices, consents,
approvals, orders, or acts by a district or the public transportation
agency or any other officer, department, agency, or
instrumentality of the state or any political subdivision is required
to enter into any lease, except as prescribed in this article.
Sec. 3. If a lease provides for a project or improvements to a
project to be constructed by a district, the plans and specifications
shall be submitted to and approved by all agencies designated by
law to pass on plans and specifications for public buildings.
Sec. 4. A district and a public transportation agency may enter
into common wall (party wall) agreements or other agreements
concerning easements or licenses. These agreements shall be
recorded with the recorder of the county in which the project is
located.
Sec. 5. (a) A public transportation agency may lease for a
nominal lease rental, or sell to a district, one (1) or more projects
or parts of a project or land on which a project is located or is to
be constructed.
(b) Any lease of all or a part of a project by a public
transportation agency to a district must be for a term equal to the
term of the lease of that project back to the public transportation
agency.
(c) A public transportation agency may sell property to a
district for the amount the eligible political subdivision determines
to be in the best interest of the public transportation agency. The
district may pay that amount from the proceeds of bonds of the
district.
Sec. 6. If a public transportation agency exercises its option to
purchase leased property, the eligible political subdivision may
issue its bonds as authorized by statute.
Chapter 13. Accounts; Revenues
Sec. 1. Each public transportation agency, participating county,
and city or town in a participating county shall transfer to the
district the amount determined by the agreements approved by the
board and the fiscal body of the public transportation agency,
participating county, or city or town in a participating county on
the schedule specified in the agreements.
Sec. 2. The amount transferred under section 1 of this chapter
may come from any unrestricted source of revenue available to the
public transportation agency, participating county, or city or town
in a participating county, including any revenue received by the
public transportation agency from a tax imposed under IC 6-3.5.
Sec. 3. The district may use the following revenues only for the
operation of the district or a project:
(1) Transfers under section 1 of this chapter.
(2) Property taxes from an allocation area in a district.
(3) A special property tax imposed under IC 8-24-14-7.
(4) Revenue distributed to a district from a county economic
development income tax imposed under IC 6-3.5-7-34.
Sec. 4. To provide revenue to a district during a year, the
district may recommend and the county fiscal body of a county
that is a member of the district may elect to provide revenue to the
district part of the certified distribution that constitutes certified
shares, if any, that the county is to receive during the same year
under IC 6-3.5-1.1-10 or from part of the certified distribution, if
any, that the county is to receive during that same year under
IC 6-3.5-6-17. To make the election, the county fiscal body must
adopt an ordinance before September 1 of the preceding year. The
county fiscal body must specify in the ordinance the amount of the
certified distribution that is to be used to provide revenue to the
district. If the ordinance is adopted, the county fiscal body
immediately shall send a copy of the ordinance to the county
auditor. Money distributed to the district under this section may be
used only for the purposes of the district specified in an ordinance
adopted by the fiscal body.
Chapter 14. Allocation Areas
Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the board finds that an allocation area in
the district is likely to benefit from proximity to a public
transportation system, the board shall cause to be prepared the
data described in subsection (b).
(b) After making a finding under subsection (a), the commission
shall cause to be prepared:
(1) maps and plats showing:
(A) the boundaries of the allocation area that is likely to
receive a benefit; and
(B) the location of the various parcels of property, streets,
alleys, and other features affecting the benefits from a
public transportation system, indicating any parcels of
property to be excluded from an allocation area;
(2) lists of the owners of the various parcels of property
proposed to be benefited by establishment of an allocation
area or the amendment of the resolution or plan for an
existing allocation area;
(3) the location of any existing allocation area (as defined in
IC 6-1.1-21.2-3) relative to the proposed allocation area; and
(4) the costs of the project that will be funded by property
taxes allocated from the allocation area.
(c) This subsection applies to the initial establishment of an
allocation area. After completion of the data required by
subsection (b), the board shall adopt a resolution declaring that:
(1) the area will benefit from proximity to a public
transportation system;
(2) it will be of public utility and benefit to designate the
allocation area under this chapter to fund a project;
(3) the area is designated as an allocation area for purposes of
this chapter; and
(4) the proposed allocation area is not in an existing allocation
area (as defined in IC 6-1.1-21.2-3).
The resolution must state the general boundaries of the allocation
area and contain any provisions required by section 6 of this
chapter.
(d) This subsection applies to the amendment of the resolution
or plan for an existing allocation area. After completion of the data
required by subsection (b), the board shall adopt a resolution
declaring that:
(1) if the amendment enlarges the boundaries of the allocation
area, the existing allocation area does not generate sufficient
revenue to meet the financial obligations of the original
project;
(2) it will be of public utility and benefit to amend the
resolution or plan for the allocation area;
(3) the additional area is designated as part of the existing
allocation area for purposes of this chapter; and
(4) the proposed allocation area is not in an existing allocation
area (as defined in IC 6-1.1-21.2-3).
The resolution must state the general boundaries of the allocation
area, including any changes made to those boundaries by the
amendment, describe the activities that the district is permitted to
take under the amendment, with any designated exceptions, and
contain any provisions required by section 6 of this chapter.
(e) For the purpose of adopting a resolution under subsection (c)
or (d), it is sufficient to describe the boundaries of the allocation
area by its location in relation to public ways or streams, or
otherwise, as determined by the board. Property excepted from the
application of a resolution may be described by street numbers or
location.
(f) An allocation established under this section may not be
located in any allocation area (as defined in IC 6-1.1-21.2-3)
established before the action taken under this section.
Sec. 2. (a) After adopting a resolution under section 1 of this
chapter, the board shall publish notice of the adoption and
substance of the resolution in accordance with IC 5-3-1. The notice
must:
(1) state that maps and plats have been prepared and can be
inspected at the office of the district; and
(2) name a date, time, and place when the board will:
(A) receive and hear remonstrances and objections from
persons interested in or affected by the proceedings
pertaining to the proposed project or other actions to be
taken under the resolution; and
(B) determine the public utility and benefit of the proposed
project or other actions.
All persons affected in any manner by the hearing, including all
taxpayers of the special taxing district, shall be considered notified
of the pendency of the hearing and of subsequent acts, hearings,
adjournments, and orders of the board by the notice given under
this section.
(b) The board shall file the following information with each
taxing unit that is wholly or partly located within the allocation
area:
(1) A copy of the notice required by subsection (a).
(2) A statement disclosing the impact of the allocation area,
including the following:
(A) The estimated economic benefits and costs incurred by
the allocation area, as measured by increased employment
and anticipated growth of real property assessed values.
(B) The anticipated impact on tax revenues of each taxing
unit.
The board shall file the information required by this subsection
with the officers of the taxing unit who are authorized to fix
budgets, tax rates, and tax levies under IC 6-1.1-17-5 at least ten
(10) days before the date of the hearing.
(c) At the hearing, which may be adjourned from time to time,
the board shall hear all persons interested in the proceedings and
shall consider all written remonstrances and objections that have
been filed. After considering the evidence presented, the board
shall take final action determining the public utility and benefit of
the proposed project or other actions to be taken under the
resolution, and confirming, modifying and confirming, or
rescinding the resolution. The final action taken by the board shall
be recorded and is final and conclusive, except that an appeal may
be taken in the manner prescribed by section 3 of this chapter.
Sec. 3. (a) A person who filed a written remonstrance with the
board under section 2 of this chapter and is aggrieved by the final
action taken may, within ten (10) days after that final action, file in
the office of the clerk of the circuit or superior court a copy of the
order of the board and the person's remonstrance against that
order, together with the person's bond conditioned to pay the costs
of the person's appeal if the appeal is determined against the
person. The only ground of remonstrance that the court may hear
is whether the proposed project will be of public utility and benefit.
The burden of proof is on the remonstrator.
(b) An appeal under this section shall be promptly heard by the
court without a jury. All remonstrances upon which an appeal has
been taken shall be consolidated and heard and determined within
thirty (30) days after the time of the filing of the appeal. The court
shall hear evidence on the remonstrances, and may confirm the
final action of the board or sustain the remonstrances. The
judgment of the court is final and conclusive, unless an appeal is
taken as in other civil actions.
Sec. 4. If no appeal is taken or if an appeal is taken but is
unsuccessful, the board may proceed with the designation or
expansion of the allocation area.
Sec. 5. After each general reassessment under IC 6-1.1-4, the
department of local government finance shall adjust the base
assessed value one (1) time to neutralize any effect of the general
reassessment on the property tax proceeds allocated to the
redevelopment district under this section. After each annual
adjustment under IC 6-1.1-4-4.5, the department of local
government finance shall adjust the base assessed value one (1)
time to neutralize any effect of the annual adjustment on the
property tax proceeds allocated to the redevelopment district
under this section. However, the adjustments under this section
may not include the effect of property tax abatements under
IC 6-1.1-12.1, and these adjustments may not produce less
property tax proceeds allocable to the allocation area than would
otherwise have been received if the general reassessment or annual
adjustment had not occurred. The department of local government
finance may prescribe procedures for county and township officials
to follow to assist the department in making the adjustments.
Sec. 6. (a) A resolution adopted under section 1 of this chapter
shall include a provision with respect to the allocation and
distribution of property taxes for the purposes and in the manner
provided in this section. A resolution previously adopted must
include an allocation provision by the amendment of that
resolution in accordance with the procedures required for its
original adoption.
(b) A resolution or an amendment that establishes an allocation
provision must specify an expiration date for the allocation
provision. The expiration date may not be more than twenty-five
(25) years after the date on which the allocation provision is
established.
(c) The allocation provision may apply to all or part of the
allocation area. The allocation provision must require that any
property taxes subsequently levied by or for the benefit of any
public body entitled to a distribution of property taxes on taxable
property in the allocation area be allocated and distributed as
follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the proceeds
of the taxes attributable to the lesser of:
(A) the assessed value of the property for the assessment
date with respect to which the allocation and distribution
is made; or
(B) the base assessed value;
shall be allocated to and, when collected, paid into the funds
of the respective taxing units.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, property tax
proceeds that exceed those described in subdivision (1) shall
be allocated to the district and, when collected, paid into an
allocation fund for that allocation area that may be used by
the district only to do one (1) or more of the following:
(A) Pay the principal of and interest on any obligations
payable solely or in any part from allocated tax proceeds
which are incurred by the district for the purpose of
financing or refinancing a project that benefits the
allocation area.
(B) Establish, augment, or restore the debt service reserve
for bonds payable solely or in part from allocated tax
proceeds in that allocation area.
(C) Pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued by a
public transportation agency to pay for a project that
benefits the allocation area.
(D) Pay premiums on the redemption before maturity of
bonds payable solely or in part from allocated tax proceeds
in that allocation area.
(E) Make payments on leases that benefit the allocation
area.
(F) Reimburse the district or a public transportation
agency for expenditures made by it for the organization of
the district or a project that benefits the allocation area.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (g), before July 15 of
each year, the board shall do the following:
(A) Determine the amount, if any, by which the assessed
value of the taxable property in the allocation area for the
most recent assessment date minus the base assessed value,
when multiplied by the estimated tax rate of the allocation
area, will exceed the amount of assessed value needed to
produce the property taxes necessary to make, when due,
principal and interest payments on bonds described in
subdivision (2) plus the amount necessary for other
purposes described in subdivision (2).
(B) Provide a written notice to the county auditor, the
fiscal body of the county, and the officers who are
authorized to fix budgets, tax rates, and tax levies under
IC 6-1.1-17-5 for each of the other taxing units that is
wholly or partly located within the allocation area. The
notice must:
(i) state the amount, if any, of excess assessed value that
the board has determined may be allocated to the
respective taxing units in the manner prescribed in
subdivision (1); or
(ii) state that the board has determined that there is no
excess assessed value that may be allocated to the
respective taxing units in the manner prescribed in
subdivision (1).
The county auditor shall allocate to the respective taxing
units the amount, if any, of excess assessed value
determined by the board. The board may not authorize an
allocation of assessed value to the respective taxing units
under this subdivision if to do so would endanger the
interests of the holders of bonds described in subdivision
(2) or lessors under this article.
(d) For the purpose of allocating taxes levied by or for any
taxing unit or units, the assessed value of taxable property in a
territory in the allocation area that is annexed by any taxing unit
after the effective date of the allocation provision of the
declaratory resolution is the lesser of:
(1) the assessed value of the property for the assessment date
with respect to which the allocation and distribution are
made; or
(2) the base assessed value.
(e) Property tax proceeds allocable to the district under
subsection (c)(2) may, subject to subsection (c)(3), be irrevocably
pledged by the district for payment as set forth in subsection (c)(2).
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, each assessor shall, upon
petition of the board, reassess the taxable property situated upon
or in, or added to, the allocation area, effective on the next
assessment date after the petition.
(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the assessed value of all
taxable property in the allocation area, for purposes of tax
limitation, property tax replacement, and formulation of the
budget, tax rate, and tax levy for each political subdivision in
which the property is located, is the lesser of:
(1) the assessed value of the property as valued without
regard to this section; or
(2) the base assessed value.
(h) If any part of the allocation area is located in an enterprise
zone created under IC 5-28-15, the unit that designated the
allocation area shall create funds as specified in this subsection. A
unit that has obligations, bonds, or leases payable from allocated
tax proceeds under subsection (c)(2) shall establish an allocation
fund for the purposes specified in subsection (c)(2) and a special
zone fund. Such a unit shall, until the end of the enterprise zone
phase out period, deposit each year in the special zone fund any
amount in the allocation fund derived from property tax proceeds
in excess of those described in subsection (c)(1) from property
located in the enterprise zone that exceeds the amount sufficient
for the purposes specified in subsection (c)(2) for the year. The
amount sufficient for purposes specified in subsection (c)(2) for the
year shall be determined based on the pro rata portion of such
current property tax proceeds from the part of the enterprise zone
that is within the allocation area as compared to all such current
property tax proceeds derived from the allocation area. A unit that
has no obligations, bonds, or leases payable from allocated tax
proceeds under subsection (c)(2) shall establish a special zone fund
and deposit all the property tax proceeds that exceed those
described in subsection (c)(1) in the fund derived from property tax
proceeds in excess of those described in subsection (c)(1) from
property located in the enterprise zone. The unit that creates the
special zone fund shall use the fund (based on the
recommendations of the urban enterprise association) for
programs in job training, job enrichment, and basic skill
development that are designed to benefit residents and employers
in the enterprise zone or other purposes specified in subsection
(c)(2), except that where reference is made in subsection (c)(2) to
the allocation area it shall refer for purposes of payments from the
special zone fund only to that part of the allocation area that is also
located in the enterprise zone. Those programs shall reserve at
least one-half (1/2) of their enrollment in any session for residents
of the enterprise zone.
Sec. 7. (a) A board may levy each year a special tax on all the
property in an allocation area in the district, in such a manner as
to meet and pay the principal of the bonds as they mature, together
with all accruing interest on the bonds or lease rental payments
under this article. The board shall cause the tax levied to be
certified to the proper officers as other tax levies are certified, and
to the auditor of the county in which the district is located, before
the second day of October in each year. The tax shall be estimated
and entered on the tax duplicate by the county auditor and shall be
collected and enforced by the county treasurer in the same manner
as other state and county taxes are estimated, entered, collected,
and enforced.
(b) As the tax is collected, it shall be accumulated in a separate
fund to be known as the allocation area fund and shall be applied
to the purposes for which money allocated to the district under
section 6 of this chapter may be used. All accumulations of the fund
before their use shall be deposited with the depository or
depositories for other public funds of the unit in accordance with
IC 5-13, unless they are invested under IC 5-13-9.
(c) The tax levies provided for in this section are reviewable by
other bodies vested by law with the authority to ascertain that the
levies are sufficient to raise the amount that, with other amounts
available, is sufficient to meet the payments under the lease
payable from the levy of taxes.
Sec. 8. The state board of accounts and department of local
government finance shall adopt rules and prescribe forms and
procedures they consider expedient for the implementation of this
chapter.
SOURCE: IC 36-7-13.5-12; (09)CR037402.35. -->
SECTION 35. IC 36-7-13.5-12 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. (a) When
necessary to accomplish the purposes of the commission, the
commission may do the following:
(1) Conduct studies necessary for the performance of the
commission's duties.
(2) Publicize, advertise, and distribute reports on the
commission's purposes, objectives, and findings.
(3) Provide recommendations in matters related to the
commission's functions and objectives to the following:
(A) Political subdivisions that have territory within the
corridor.
(B) Other public and private agencies.
(4) When requested, act as a coordinating agency for programs
and activities of other public and private agencies that are related
to the commission's objectives.
(5) Receive grants and appropriations from the following:
(A) Federal, state, and local governments.
(B) Individuals.
(C) Foundations.
(D) Other organizations.
(6) Subject to subsection (b), establish one (1) or more green
sustainability districts in the territory under the jurisdiction
of the commission.
(b) A green sustainability district established under subsection
(a)(6) must contain at least two hundred fifty (250) contiguous
acres.
(b) (c) The commission may contract for staff services with:
(1) qualified agencies or individuals; or
(2) a regional planning commission established under IC 36-7-7.
SOURCE: IC 36-9-4-29.4; (09)CR037402.36. -->
SECTION 36. IC 36-9-4-29.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.99-2007,
SECTION 223, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 29.4. (a) This section does not
apply to a public transportation corporation located in a county having
a consolidated city.
(b) A public transportation corporation may provide regularly
scheduled passenger service to specifically designated locations outside
the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if all
of the following conditions are met:
(1) The legislative body of the municipality approves any
expansion of the service outside the municipality's corporate
boundaries.
(2) The expanded service is reasonably required to do any of the
following:
(A) Enhance employment opportunities in the new service area
or the existing service area.
(B) Serve persons who are elderly, persons with a disability, or
other persons who are in need of public transportation.
(3) The rates or compensation for the expanded service are
sufficient, on a fully allocated cost basis, to prevent a property tax
increase in the taxing district solely as a result of the expanded
service.
(4) (3) Except as provided in subsection (e), the expanded service
does not extend beyond the boundary of the county in which the
corporation is located.
(5) The corporation complies with sections 29.5 and 29.6 of this
chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding section 39 of this chapter, a public
transportation corporation may provide demand responsive service
outside of the system's operational boundaries as described in
IC 36-9-1-9 if the conditions listed in subsection (b) are met.
(d) The board may contract with a private operator for the operation
of an expanded service under this section.
(e) Subsection (b)(4) (b)(3) does not apply to a special purpose bus
(as defined in IC 20-27-2-10) or a school bus (as defined in
IC 20-27-2-8) that provides expanded service for a purpose permitted
under IC 20-27-9.
SOURCE: IC 36-9-4-29.5; IC 36-9-4-29.6.
; (09)CR037402.37. -->
SECTION 37. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: IC 36-9-4-29.5; IC 36-9-4-29.6.
SOURCE: ; (09)CR037402.38. -->
SECTION 38. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008 (RETROACTIVE)]
(a)
The following definitions apply throughout this SECTION:
(1) "Phase 1 of the West Lake line" means a commuter
transportation district project (as defined in IC 8-5-15-1) that
extends passenger rail service by the Chicago, South Shore,
and South Bend Railroad along a route to Lowell, Indiana.
(2)"Transportation entity" refers to the following, as
appropriate:
(A) The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation
District.
(B) The Central Indiana Regional Transportation
Authority.
(C) The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation.
(b) There is appropriated to the Northern Indiana Commuter
Transportation District fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) from
the state general fund for its use in relocating rail lines to the west
side of the airport in South Bend, Indiana, beginning July 1, 2008,
and ending June 30, 2010.
(c) There is appropriated to the Northern Indiana Commuter
Transportation District fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) from
the state general fund for its use in conducting preliminary
engineering and environmental studies and other activities
necessary or appropriate to construct phase 1 of the West Lake
line, beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010.
(d) There is appropriated to the Northern Indiana Commuter
Transportation District five million dollars ($5,000,000) from the
state general fund for its use in making railroad track safety and
efficiency improvements in Michigan City, Indiana, beginning July
1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010.
(e) There is appropriated to the Central Indiana Regional
Transportation Authority fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000)
from the state general fund for its use in advancing the proposed
rail transit for the northeast corridor of central Indiana, beginning
July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010.
(f) There is appropriated to the Indianapolis Public
Transportation Corporation three million dollars ($3,000,000)
from the state general fund for the purposes authorized under
IC 36-9-4 for a public transportation corporation, beginning July
1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010.
(g) The sums appropriated to the transportation entities by this
SECTION are in addition to all other income and receipts of the
transportation entities and shall not be considered in awarding
grants to transportation entities under a law other than this
SECTION. Notwithstanding IC 4-10-11, IC 4-12-1-14, or any other
law, the amount of the appropriations under this SECTION shall
be:
(1) allotted for distribution to the transportation entities; and
(2) distributed upon warrant issued by the auditor of state to
the appropriate transportation entity;
as soon as practicable without further review or approval by any
other state official or body. A transportation entity shall
periodically file with the budget agency financial statements
showing the uses of the amount distributed to the transportation
entity under this SECTION on the schedule, in the form, and with
the detail prescribed by the budget agency.
(h) Notwithstanding IC 4-9.1-1-7, IC 4-12-1-12, IC 4-12-1-14.1,
IC 4-13-2-23, or any other law, an appropriation under this
SECTION and the money appropriated by this SECTION are not
subject to transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any use or
purpose other than the uses and purposes specified in this
SECTION.
(i) This SECTION expires January 1, 2011.
SOURCE: ; (09)CR037402.39. -->
SECTION 39. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]
(a) As used in this
SECTION, "district" refers to a green sustainability district
referred to in IC 36-7-13.5-12, as amended by this act.
(b) The shoreline development commission established by
IC 36-7-13.5-2 shall do the following:
(1) Develop a written report making recommendations
concerning the following:
(A) The purposes, goals, powers, and duties of districts.
(B) The appropriate structure of leadership and
administration of districts.
(C) An appropriate plan for financing the activities of
districts, including the identification of potential revenue
sources.
(D) Proposed legislation necessary to effectuate the
commission's recommendations.
(2) Include in the report the current status of the following in
established districts and potential districts:
(A) Utility infrastructure and service.
(B) Land use.
(C) Environmentally sound and energy efficient building.
(D) Neighborhood social sustainability programs and
services.
(E) Public infrastructure.
(3) Submit the report before November 1, 2009, as follows:
(A) To the governor.
(B) To the legislative council in an electronic format under
IC 5-14-6.
(c) This SECTION expires January 1, 2010.
SOURCE: ; (09)CR037402.40. -->
SECTION 40.
An emergency is declared for this act.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to SB 374 as reprinted February 24, 2009.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
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