§ 14-30.5-5-4 — Procedure if county fails to pay special assessments or direct support

Indiana § 14-30.5-5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 30.5: WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS
• Ch. 5: Funding of a Watershed Development Commission

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(a) If:
(1) a county fails to pay direct support or special assessments to
the watershed development commission when due under section
1(e) or 3(e) of this chapter; and
(2) more than thirty (30) days have elapsed since the due date;
the watershed development commission shall notify the state
comptroller of the county's failure to pay and the amount due from the
county. The commission may request that the state comptroller pay the
amount due from local income taxes otherwise distributable to the
county under IC 6-3.6. The state comptroller shall immediately contact
the county auditor and the commission to confirm whether the county
is unable to make the required payment. Upon confirming the county's
inability to make the payment, the state comptroller shall deduct the
amount due from the next distribution of local income taxes allocated
to the county under IC 6-3.6.
(b) This section shall be interpreted liberally to ensure that the
obligations of the watershed development commission are paid to the
extent legally valid. However, this section does not create a debt of the
state.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.251-2023, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.359.