§ 8-14-1-5 — Municipal allocations; permissible uses of funds; requirement; consolidated city

Indiana § 8-14-1-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 14: HIGHWAY FINANCES
• Ch. 1: Motor Vehicle Highway Account Act

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(a) Subject to subsection (c), all funds allocated
to cities and towns from the motor vehicle highway account shall be
used by the cities and towns for the construction, reconstruction,
preservation, repair, maintenance, oiling, sprinkling, snow removal,
weed and tree cutting and cleaning of their highways as herein defined,
and including also any curbs, and the city's or town's share of the cost
of the separation of the grades of crossing of public highways and
railroads, the purchase or lease of highway construction, preservation,
and maintenance equipment, the purchase, erection, operation and
maintenance of traffic signs and signals, and safety zones and devices,
and the painting of surfaces in highways for purposes of safety and
traffic regulation. All of such funds shall be budgeted as provided by
law.
(b) In addition to purposes for which funds may be expended under
subsection (a), monies allocated to cities and towns under this chapter
may be expended for the payment of principal and interest on bonds
sold primarily to finance road, street, or thoroughfare projects.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) and section 5.1 of this
chapter, for funds distributed to a city or town from the motor vehicle
highway account, the city or town shall use at least fifty percent (50%)
of the money for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of
the city's or town's highways.
(d) This subsection applies to a consolidated city. For funds
distributed to a consolidated city from the motor vehicle highway
account, the consolidated city shall use at least sixty-five percent (65%)
of the money for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of
the consolidated city's highways.
Formerly: Acts 1941, c.168, s.5; Acts 1945, c.164, s.1; Acts
1959, c.278, s.1; Acts 1965, c.121, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.111, SEC.3; P.L.61-2000, SEC.1; P.L.218-2017, SEC.64;
P.L.185-2018, SEC.24; P.L.179-2023, SEC.2; P.L.173-2025,
SEC.9.