Title 8, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to each county that employs a full-time county highway engineer under this chapter. (b) A county engineering department may be established by ordinance. (c) The county highway engineer shall, under the direction of the county executive, supervise…

Sec. 2. The county highway engineer must be a registered engineer, licensed by the state board of registration for professional engineers, experienced in highway engineering and construction and a resident of Indiana during the engineer's employment. Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s…

Sec. 4. The county highway engineer is entitled to a salary fixed by the county executive and shall be allowed actual traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of duties. The salary and expenses shall be paid out of county general funds, the county distribution of mo…

Sec. 5. The county highway engineer shall work under the direction of the county executive and shall, under IC 5-4-1, give bond for the faithful performance of the engineer's duties. The county highway engineer may not enter into agreements to provide engineering services for pay…

Sec. 6. The county highway engineer shall, subject to the policies of the county executive, perform the following functions: (1) Prepare and publish a county-wide inventory and classification of the county highway system so that the total county federal aid secondary system is in…

Sec. 7. County highway engineers employed under this chapter shall perform the duties of the office of county highway supervisor relating to roads and bridges. Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.7. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.99; P.L.86-1988, SEC.128.

Sec. 8. There is annually appropriated from the counties' share of the April distribution of the motor vehicle highway account the amount necessary to make the distributions under this chapter for assisting the counties in the employment of a full-time county highway engineer. Fo…

Sec. 9. The auditor of each county that employs a full-time county highway engineer shall annually certify that employment to the state comptroller. The certification must include: (1) the name and address of the county highway engineer; and (2) the serial number of the engineer'…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "child" or "stepchild" includes a child or stepchild of any age. (b) The owner, operator, or person responsible for the operation of an aircraft is not liable for loss or damage arising from injuries to or the death of his: (1) parent; (2) spo…

Sec. 1. The governing body of a county, city, village, town, or other political subdivision of an adjoining state whose statutes permit may acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air navigation …

Sec. 2. The political subdivision of an adjoining state has all the rights, privileges, and duties of political subdivisions of Indiana, including the power of eminent domain, which must be exercised in accordance with Indiana law, as to property not devoted to public use, and th…

Sec. 3. The governing body of any political subdivision of Indiana may acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities in an adjoining state if the statutes of the adjoining sta…

Sec. 4. This chapter does not apply unless the statutes of the adjoining state permit political subdivisions of Indiana to acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and otherwise control airports, landing fields, or other air navigatio…

Sec. 1. (a) The department may remove, prevent, or terminate an encroachment onto a state highway, right-of-way, or other department property, including drainage onto the highway, right-of-way, or other property. (b) If the department determines that an encroachment exists, the d…

Sec. 10. (a) The following definitions apply only throughout this section: (1) "Communications infrastructure" includes all facilities and equipment used to provide communications service (as defined in IC 8-1-32.5-3), including fiber conduit. The term does not include a vertical…

Sec. 2. (a) If a highway or road is being constructed or reconstructed so that it crosses or intersects the existing tracks of a railroad at grade level at a point where no crossing previously existed, the department, county, city, or town under whose jurisdiction the crossing li…

Sec. 3. (a) The department may construct a viaduct where a railroad yard and tracks adjacent to a railroad yard intersect the direct route of a through street in a city or town that directly connects with a state highway designated as a principal arterial highway if the owner of …

Sec. 4. Whenever: (1) the department improves a state highway that is connected with a city street or road; and (2) the state owns property in the city; the department shall improve the part of the connecting street or road that runs through or abuts the state owned property to c…

Sec. 5. The department may construct sidewalks on and along a highway in the state highway system outside the corporate limits of a city whenever the department considers that sidewalks are necessary for the protection and safety of pedestrians. As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.214.

Sec. 6. (a) The department shall maintain all highways and driveways located on the premises of institutions operated by the state, including the state fairgrounds upon a request for maintenance by the institution. The expense of maintaining a highway or driveway under this subse…

Sec. 7. (a) As part of the state highway system, the department may lay out, construct, and maintain roadside parks and highways that connect a state highway with a state park, state forest reserve, state game preserve, or a state institution. A connecting highway constructed und…

Sec. 8. (a) The department may install vending machines for items including food, drink, candy, and first aid kits in rest areas on the interstate highway system. (b) Installation of the vending machines must conform with federal and Indiana law. As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.214.…

Sec. 8.7. (a) The department shall display human trafficking awareness posters in at least two (2) public locations in each safety rest area and welcome center. (b) The human trafficking awareness posters required under subsection (a) must contain the following information: (1) A…

Sec. 9. (a) The department may establish the approximate locations, using the recommended widths established by the department in the department's approved design manual for equivalent classification of roads, of rights-of-way for additions to the state highway system. (b) If the…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the issuance of bonds by an eligible county for purposes of a public transportation project authorized under this article. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 10. The bonds are negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions of the bonds relating to registration. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 11. Bonds issued under this chapter are exempt from taxation in Indiana under IC 6-8-5. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 12. Bonds issued by the county under this chapter are exempt from registration and other requirements of IC 23 and any other securities registration laws. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 13. The general assembly pledges to and covenants with the owner of any bonds issued under this chapter that the general assembly will not limit or alter the ability of the county to fulfill the terms of the agreements or pledges made with bondholders or in any way impair th…

Sec. 14. IC 6-1.1-20 does not apply to the issuance of bonds under this chapter. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 15. Bonds issued under this chapter do not create a moral obligation of the state to pay all or part of the debt. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bonds" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-2. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. (a) Upon request of the county executive, the county fiscal body may borrow money and issue bonds in the name of the county in principal amounts and maturities as the fiscal body determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for the purposes specified in this article, …

Sec. 4. (a) The bonds must be authorized by ordinance of the fiscal body. The ordinance must provide the following with respect to the bonds: (1) The original date of the bonds. (2) The time or times that the bonds mature. However, a bond may not mature more than twenty (20) year…

Sec. 5. An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter or trust indenture under which the bonds are issued may contain the following provisions: (1) Pledging revenues of the county to secure the payment of the bonds, subject to section 6 of this chapter and exi…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the county fiscal body may pledge revenues for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds and for other purposes under the ordinance as provided by IC 5-1-14-4, including revenues from the local income tax in Delaware Coun…

Sec. 7. (a) The bonds may be secured by a trust indenture between the county and a bank having the power of a trust company or any trust company. (b) The trust indenture may provide for: (1) protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and…

Sec. 8. Bonds issued by the county under this chapter must be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the executive and attested to by the county auditor. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 9. Money received from the bonds issued under this chapter shall be applied solely to the purposes for which the bonds were issued, except as provided in IC 5-1-13 and IC 5-1-14. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 1. (a) The recreational trails program is established. (b) The purpose of the program is to provide funding and other support for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of recreational trails open for public use or trails that will be dedicated to public use upon comp…

Sec. 10. (a) The board may grant an applicant's request for preconstruction project planning design and development costs. (b) A request submitted under subsection (a) must be in writing. (c) The board may not grant a request under subsection (a) if the total design and developme…

Sec. 11. (a) The board: (1) shall review each application; (2) may verify the contents of an application; and (3) may visit the trail site that is the subject of an application. (b) The board shall evaluate each complete application on the basis of the following criteria: (1) Whe…

Sec. 12. The board is solely responsible for all funding commitments and shall determine which projects are funded, subject to availability of money in the fund. As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.

Sec. 13. (a) The board may approve, modify, or deny an application for funds. (b) The board may fund all or part of a project. (c) The board may condition funding upon the applicant's adherence to a time schedule or to fulfillment of an agreement. As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.…

Sec. 14. The board is not required to commit all funds available during a fiscal year. The board may reserve unexpended or repaid money for the next programming cycle or for anticipated present or future project needs or for other contingencies. As added by P.L.40-1995, SEC.3.

Sec. 15. Project costs that exceed the amount granted by the board may not be reimbursed from the fund or the state general fund. Reimbursement of project costs is limited to the percentage match approved by the board and actual eligible project costs incurred. As added by P.L.40…