Sec. 19. (a) The Wabash River heritage corridor commission fund is established for the purpose of paying:

(1) reimbursement of the expenses of members under section 13 of this chapter;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-13-6-19

  • commission: refers to the Wabash River heritage corridor commission established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-13-6-2
  • corridor: refers to the Wabash River heritage corridor. See Indiana Code 14-13-6-3
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Wabash River: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 14-13-6-4

  • Wabash River heritage corridor: means the strip of land in Indiana abutting:

    Indiana Code 14-13-6-5

(2) other administrative costs and expenses reasonably incurred under this chapter, including expenses for publications and postage; and

(3) costs incurred in fulfilling the directives of the Wabash River heritage corridor commission master plan, including multicounty projects and marketing and educational tools such as video tape productions, signs, and promotional literature.

     (b) The fund shall be administered by the director under the direction of the commission.

     (c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.

     (d) The sources of money for the fund are:

(1) appropriations made to the fund; and

(2) any other funds obtained by the commission under section 22 of this chapter.

     (e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

     (f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains in the fund for the purposes of the fund.

     (g) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of the fund.

As added by P.L.135-1997, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.118-2009, SEC.1; P.L.201-2023, SEC.145.