Bill Text: IN SB0098 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: County highway maintenance funding.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-14 - Signed by the Governor [SB0098 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-SB0098-Enrolled.html


Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)


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    SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 98



     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning transportation.

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

SOURCE: IC 8-18-8-5; (12)SE0098.1.1. -->
        SECTION 1. IC 8-18-8-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), All expenses incurred in the maintenance of county highways shall first be paid out of funds from the gasoline tax, special fuel tax, and the motor vehicle registration fees that are paid to the counties by the state. and from In addition, a county may use funds derived from the:
        (1) county motor vehicle excise surtax;
        (2) county wheel tax;
        (3) county adjusted gross income tax;
        (4) county option income tax;
        (5) riverboat admission tax (IC 4-33-12); or
        (6) riverboat wagering tax (IC 4-33-13); or
        (7) property taxes and miscellaneous revenue deposited in the county general fund.

    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), no ad valorem property tax may be levied by any county for the maintenance of county highways, except in an emergency and by unanimous vote of the county fiscal body.
    (c) The county fiscal body may appropriate money from the county general fund to the county highway department to pay for employees' personal services.
SOURCE: IC 36-4-8-12; (12)SE0098.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 36-4-8-12 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 12. (a) This section does not prohibit:
        (1) the city works board from making long term contracts for utility services under IC 36-9; or
        (2) a department from issuing bonds or other obligations authorized by law.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a city department, officer, or employee may not obligate the city to any extent beyond the amount of money appropriated for that department, officer, or employee. An obligation made in violation of this section is void.
     (c) A city department, officer, or employee may obligate the city beyond the amount of money appropriated for that department, officer, or employee if:
        (1) the obligation is made under a multi-year interlocal cooperation agreement entered into by the city and one (1) or more political subdivisions or governmental entities under IC 36-1-7; and
        (2) the agreement described in subdivision (1) is approved by the fiscal body of the city.
    (d) An obligation described in subsection (c) may be terminated:
        (1) if the city provides notice of the termination of the obligation at least one (1) year before the termination of the obligation; or
        (2) the city and the political subdivisions or governmental entities that have entered into the interlocal cooperation agreement otherwise agree to the termination.


SEA 98 _ Concur

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