CHAPTER 3. CUMULATIVE BRIDGE FUND
IC 8-16-3
Chapter 3. Cumulative Bridge Fund
IC 8-16-3-0.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.113-1989, SEC.11.)
IC 8-16-3-1
Authorization to provide fund
Sec. 1. Notwithstanding IC 8-18-8-5, all municipal corporations
and county executives may provide a cumulative bridge fund to
provide funds for the cost of construction, maintenance, and repair
of bridges, approaches, and grade separations. However, in those
counties in which a cumulative bridge fund has been established, the
county executive is responsible for providing funds for all bridges,
including those in municipalities, within the counties except those
bridges on the state highway system. The county executive may use
this fund for making county wide bridge inspection and safety ratings
of all bridges in a county not on the state highway system. The
inspection and safety ratings shall meet all the criteria of the National
Bridge Inspection Standards promulgated by the Federal Highway
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and shall be
supervised and approved by a competent, qualified engineer,
registered in the state.
(Formerly: Acts 1951, c.299, s.1; Acts 1957, c.76, s.1; Acts 1971,
P.L.101, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.72, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts
1977, P.L.113, SEC.1; P.L.86-1988, SEC.18; P.L.17-1995, SEC.8.
IC 8-16-3-1.5
Definitions
Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Bridge" means any structure designed to carry vehicular
traffic over or under an obstacle to the normal flow of traffic
and including any grade separation, culvert, or approach to a
bridge.
(2) "Approach" means any part of a road or street which is
required to make a bridge a viable part of a county road or city
street system but which does not extend more than five hundred
(500) feet from the bridge.
(3) "Construction" means both construction and reconstruction
to a degree that new, supplementary, or substantially improved
traffic service is provided and significant geometric or
structural improvements are affected.
(4) "Cost" means all expenditures required to construct,
maintain, or repair a bridge, including engineering, equipment,
land acquisition, materials, contracts, and bond interest.
(5) "Municipal corporation" means a city or town.
As added by Acts 1977, P.L.113, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.8-1989,
SEC.54; P.L.104-1993, SEC.1.
IC 8-16-3-2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.)
IC 8-16-3-3
Tax levy
Sec. 3. (a) To provide for the cumulative bridge fund, county
executives and municipal legislative bodies may levy a tax in
compliance with IC 6-1.1-41 not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each
one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation of all taxable personal
and real property within the county or municipality.
(b) The tax, when collected, shall be held in a special fund to be
known as the bridge fund.
(c) An appropriation from the bridge fund may be made without
the approval of the department of local government finance if:
(1) the county executive requests the appropriation; and
(2) the appropriation is for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining, or repairing bridges, approaches, or grade
separations.
(Formerly: Acts 1951, c.299, s.3; Acts 1975, P.L.92, SEC.1.) As
amended by P.L.24-1986, SEC.33; P.L.86-1988, SEC.20;
P.L.118-1989, SEC.1; P.L.17-1995, SEC.9; P.L.6-1997, SEC.136;
P.L.90-2002, SEC.322.