CHAPTER 8. FEDERAL AID FOR AIRPORTS
IC 8-21-8
Chapter 8. Federal Aid for Airports
IC 8-21-8-1
Municipal projects
Sec. 1. (a) Definitions:
"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.
"Public agency" and "sponsor" have the same meaning as set forth
in the federal Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 Pub.L.
91-258, as amended.
"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 development grant under the
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, unless
the project and project application have been first approved by the
department.
(c) Payment of federal participating funds for an airport
development project in Indiana authorized under the Airport and
Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, shall be as follows:
(1) To the department when the state is a sponsor, or a joint
sponsor with a municipality, of the project; or when the
department has provided state funding for the project;
(2) To the municipality when the secretary of transportation of
the United States and the municipality are sole funding sources
for the project.
(d) When a municipality enters an agreement with the United
States under the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as
amended, for an airport development project for which:
(1) the state is a joint sponsor; or
(2) the department has provided state financial assistance;
the municipality shall designate in the agreement that payment of
federal participating funds be made to the department acting as its
agent, and enter into an agreement with the department appointing it
to receive all federal participating funds as agent for the
municipality.
(e) A municipality may appoint the department to be its agent for
the receipt of federal participating funds in an airport development
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.