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.