§ 8-21-8-1 — Definitions; preapproval of municipal projects; payment of federal participating funds

(a) The following terms apply throughout this
section:
(1) "Municipality" means any political subdivision, district, public
corporation or authority in this state which is or may be
authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain,
improve or operate airports or other air navigation facilities.
(2) "Public agency" and "sponsor" have the same meaning as set
forth in 49 U.S.C. 47102, as amended.
(3) "Department" refers to the Indiana department of
transportation.
(b) A municipality, whether acting alone, or jointly with another
municipality, the state, or a public agency of another state, may not
submit to the secretary of transportation of the United States a project
application for an airport improvement project grant under the federal
Airport Improvement Program or the Airport and Airway Improvement
Act of 1982, as amended, unless the project and project application
have been first approved by the department.
(c) Payment of federal participating funds for an airport
improvement project in Indiana authorized under the federal Airport
Improvement Program or the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of
1982, as amended, shall be to the municipality.
(d) A municipality may appoint the department to be its agent for
the receipt of federal participating funds in an airport improvement
project if the municipality is not otherwise required to do so.
Formerly: Acts 1947, c.114, s.1; Acts 1975, P.L.95, SEC.1. As
amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.341; P.L.18-1990, SEC.157;
P.L.5-2015, SEC.24; P.L.213-2015, SEC.123.