Sec. 4. (a) The alternative transportation construction fund is established for the purpose of:

(1) funding projects under IC 8-15.7 for passenger and freight railroad systems as described in IC 8-15.7-2-14(a)(4); and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-14-17-4

  • authority: refers to the Indiana finance authority established by Indiana Code 8-14-17-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of transportation. See Indiana Code 8-14-17-2
  • 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 alternative transportation construction fund established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-14-17-3
(2) funding distributions under section 5 of this chapter.

     (b) The fund shall be administered by the department.

     (c) Notwithstanding IC 5-13, 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 money is invested by the Indiana public retirement system under IC 5-10.3-5. However, the treasurer of state may not invest the money in the fund in equity securities. The treasurer of state may contract with investment management professionals, investment advisers, and legal counsel to assist in the investment of the fund and may pay the state expenses incurred under those contracts from the fund. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

     (d) The fund consists of the following:

(1) Appropriations to the fund.

(2) Gifts, grants, loans, bond proceeds, and other money received for deposit in the fund.

(3) Payments made to the authority or the department from operators under IC 8-15.7 concerning passenger and freight railroad systems as described in IC 8-15.7-2-14(a)(4).

(4) Interest, premiums, or other earnings on the fund.

     (e) The fund is considered a trust fund for purposes of IC 4-9.1-1-7. Money may not be transferred, assigned, or otherwise removed from the fund by the state board of finance, the budget agency, or any other state agency.

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

     (g) Money in the fund must be appropriated by the general assembly to be available for expenditure.

As added by P.L.203-2007, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.35-2012, SEC.98.

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