Sec. 1. (a) The integrated public safety communications fund is established to be used only to carry out the purposes of this article. The fund shall be administered by the commission.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-26-4-1

  • commission: refers to the integrated public safety commission established under IC 5-26-2-1. See Indiana Code 5-26-1-1
  • 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.
  • fund: refers to the integrated public safety communications fund established under IC 5-26-4-1. See Indiana Code 5-26-1-2
  • system: refers to the Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications system. See Indiana Code 5-26-1-5
     (b) The fund consists of:

(1) appropriations from the general assembly;

(2) gifts;

(3) federal grants;

(4) fees and contributions from user agencies that the commission considers necessary to maintain and operate the system;

(5) amounts distributed to the fund under IC 9; and

(6) money from any other source permitted by law.

     (c) 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.

     (d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

     (e) If federal funds are not sufficient to pay for the system, the commission shall transfer money from the fund to the communications system infrastructure fund established by IC 5-26-5-4 in amounts sufficient to pay rentals and other obligations under use and occupancy agreements or other contracts or leases relating to the financing of the system under IC 4-13.5.

As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2002, SEC.12; P.L.216-2014, SEC.5; P.L.198-2016, SEC.17.

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