Indiana Code 36-9-43-8. Ability to enter into a supplemental funding agreement with Indiana department of transportation or political subdivision; provisions of an agreement
(b) A supplemental funding agreement must contain at least the following provisions:
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- development board: means the following:
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- Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- regional development authority: includes both:
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- regional transportation infrastructure project: means a project for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, extension, or completion of:
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- supplemental funding agreement: refers to a supplemental funding agreement entered into under section 8 of this chapter between:
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(2) The source of the money committed and pledged by a regional developmental authority for local funding under a supplemental funding agreement shall be from funds provided to the regional development authority under section 9 of this chapter or from other funds provided to the regional development authority for purposes of this chapter.
(3) The supplemental funding agreement must be signed by all members of the regional development authority and the Indiana department of transportation.
(4) The regional development authority must agree to be responsible to pay all cost increases or change orders associated with the project or projects using eligible local funding sources.
(5) The Indiana department of transportation shall treat and prosecute all projects in the same manner as other federal-aid projects or local federal-aid projects, and shall let projects in accordance with its usual procedures.
(6) For projects involving federal-aid funds, land acquisition activities, if any, must be completed in accordance with all applicable federal laws and regulations. The Indiana department of transportation is responsible for acquiring any real property needed for regional transportation infrastructure projects on state highways.
(c) The Indiana department of transportation may establish a cap on contributions to local matching funds under this section. If the department establishes a cap, the cap may be aggregated to reflect the number of members, including cities and counties, of the regional development authority applying for matching funds.
As added by P.L.229-2017, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.352.