§ 8-21-1-9 — Cooperation with United States; accepting federal aid; deposit of money

(a) The department is authorized to cooperate
with the government of the United States, and any agency or
department of the United States, in the acquisition, construction,
improvement, maintenance, and operation of airports and other air
navigation facilities in this state, and to comply with the provisions of
the laws of the United States and any regulations made under the laws
of the United States for the expenditure of federal moneys upon such
airports and other navigation facilities.
(b) The department may accept, receive, and receipt for federal
money and other moneys, either public or private, for and in behalf of
any municipality or person, for the acquisition, construction,
improvement, maintenance, and operation of airports and other
navigation facilities, where such work is to be done by such
municipalities or persons aided by grants of aid from the United States,
upon such terms and conditions as are or may be prescribed by the laws
of the United States and any rules or regulations made thereunder.
(c) All moneys accepted for disbursement by the department in
accordance with the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the
state treasury, and, unless otherwise prescribed by the authority from
which the money is received, kept in separate funds, designated
according to the purposes for which the moneys were made available,
and held by the state in trust for such purposes. The department is
authorized, whether acting for this state or as the agent of any of its
municipalities, or when requested by the United States government or
any agency or department of the United States, to disburse such
moneys for the designated purposes, but this shall not preclude any
other authorized method of disbursement.
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.360, s.9; Acts 1975, P.L.93, SEC.9. As
amended by P.L.16-1983, SEC.8; P.L.136-2018, SEC.100.