Section 8-14-14-6 - Distributions from the fund(a) If the authority enters into a public-private agreement concerning the Indiana Toll Road under IC 8-15.5, the auditor of state shall make the following distributions from the fund for the indicated purposes: (1) One hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) to the treasurer of state for deposit in the motor vehicle highway account established by IC 8-14-1. Notwithstanding IC 8-14-1, on or before October 15, 2006, and on or before October 15, 2007, the auditor of state shall distribute seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) of the money deposited in the motor vehicle highway account under this subdivision to each of the counties, cities, and towns eligible to receive a distribution from the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1 and in the same proportion among the counties, cities, and towns as funds are distributed from the motor vehicle highway account under IC 8-14-1. The auditor of state: (A) shall make the distributions required by this subdivision separately from distributions required by IC 8-14-1; and(B) may not combine the distributions required by this subdivision with distributions required by IC 8-14-1. Money distributed under this subdivision may be used only for purposes that money distributed from the motor vehicle highway account may be expended under IC 8-14-1.
(2) The following amounts to the northwest Indiana regional development authority for deposit in the development authority revenue fund established under IC 36-7.5-4-1: (A) Forty million dollars ($40,000,000) during the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006. During the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, the regional development authority must pay at least twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of the distribution received under this clause to an airport authority that is carrying out an airport expansion project described in IC 36-7.5-2-1(2).(B) Eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) to be distributed in installments of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) during the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and each of the seven (7) state fiscal years thereafter. However, no distributions may be made under clause (B) until the development authority's comprehensive strategic development plan prepared under IC 36-7.5-3-4 has been reviewed by the budget committee and approved by the director of the office of management and budget. In addition, no distributions may be made under clause (B) during the state fiscal years beginning July 1, 2009, July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, unless the budget committee has reviewed the status of the plan and any changes to the plan.
(3) The following amounts to each of the following counties on or before September 15, 2006, for deposit in local major moves construction funds under IC 8-14-16: (A) Forty million dollars ($40,000,000) to each county described in IC 8-14-16-1(1) through IC 8-14-16-1(5). However, if a county described in IC 8-14-16-1(3) becomes a member of the northwest Indiana regional development authority, the distribution to that county is twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) instead of forty million dollars ($40,000,000).(B) Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) to each county described in IC 8-14-16-1(6).(C) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to each county described in IC 8-14-16-1(7).(4) One hundred seventy-nine million dollars ($179,000,000) during the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, to the state highway fund for use by the department for preliminary engineering, purchase of rights-of-way, or construction of highways, roads, and bridges. After review by the budget committee, and subject to the approval of the governor, the budget agency may augment this distribution from balances available in the fund.(5) An amount sufficient to provide for the payments owed by the authority as a result of a written agreement entered into under IC 8-15.5-7-6 to fund reductions in, or refunds of, user fees imposed on Class 2 vehicles, or to establish or replenish the reserves therefore, to the administration account of the toll road fund. The budget agency shall determine the amount of the distributions required to be made by this subdivision for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, and ending with the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.(6) An amount sufficient to make any payments required by IC 5-10.3-6-8.9 as a result of a public-private agreement under IC 8-15.5.(b) There is annually appropriated from the fund an amount sufficient to make any distributions required by subsection (a).Amended by P.L. 189-2018,SEC. 74, eff. 3/21/2018.As added by P.L. 47-2006, SEC.5.